War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta

“One of the finest Civil War books in years.”—Mobile Press-Register

“Excellent. . . . a memorable and moving portrait of a besieged city.”—Booklist

“An absolute pleasure to read.”—Civil War News

“Mr. Bonds correctly notes that recent revisionist historians have tried to play down or even deny Sherman’s role in the burning.”—Winston Groom in the Wall Street Journal

“The freshness of the writing style, the pace of the story, and the handling of an entire campaign is as compelling as Bruce Catton’s landmark Army of the Potomac trilogy.”—Civil War Librarian

“Well-researched and well-written. . . . excellent character sketches. . . vivid and moving. . . . maps and diagrams of the battles are outstanding.”—Bowling Green Daily News

“Magnificent.”—Civil War Notebook

“Russell S. Bonds has an impressive ability to combine combat narrative with shrewd analyses of commanders’ performances.”—James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War

“Using his skills as both historian and storyteller, Russell S. Bonds has given us what might have seemed impossible—a fresh, new look back at Atlanta.”—Robert Hicks, author of The Widow of the South

A masterpiece of prose and research, the definitive history of the struggle for Atlanta during the Civil War, an episode immortalized by the novel Gone with the Wind.

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War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta

“One of the finest Civil War books in years.”—Mobile Press-Register

“Excellent. . . . a memorable and moving portrait of a besieged city.”—Booklist

“An absolute pleasure to read.”—Civil War News

“Mr. Bonds correctly notes that recent revisionist historians have tried to play down or even deny Sherman’s role in the burning.”—Winston Groom in the Wall Street Journal

“The freshness of the writing style, the pace of the story, and the handling of an entire campaign is as compelling as Bruce Catton’s landmark Army of the Potomac trilogy.”—Civil War Librarian

“Well-researched and well-written. . . . excellent character sketches. . . vivid and moving. . . . maps and diagrams of the battles are outstanding.”—Bowling Green Daily News

“Magnificent.”—Civil War Notebook

“Russell S. Bonds has an impressive ability to combine combat narrative with shrewd analyses of commanders’ performances.”—James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War

“Using his skills as both historian and storyteller, Russell S. Bonds has given us what might have seemed impossible—a fresh, new look back at Atlanta.”—Robert Hicks, author of The Widow of the South

A masterpiece of prose and research, the definitive history of the struggle for Atlanta during the Civil War, an episode immortalized by the novel Gone with the Wind.

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War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta

War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta

by Russell S. Bonds
War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta

War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta

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“One of the finest Civil War books in years.”—Mobile Press-Register

“Excellent. . . . a memorable and moving portrait of a besieged city.”—Booklist

“An absolute pleasure to read.”—Civil War News

“Mr. Bonds correctly notes that recent revisionist historians have tried to play down or even deny Sherman’s role in the burning.”—Winston Groom in the Wall Street Journal

“The freshness of the writing style, the pace of the story, and the handling of an entire campaign is as compelling as Bruce Catton’s landmark Army of the Potomac trilogy.”—Civil War Librarian

“Well-researched and well-written. . . . excellent character sketches. . . vivid and moving. . . . maps and diagrams of the battles are outstanding.”—Bowling Green Daily News

“Magnificent.”—Civil War Notebook

“Russell S. Bonds has an impressive ability to combine combat narrative with shrewd analyses of commanders’ performances.”—James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War

“Using his skills as both historian and storyteller, Russell S. Bonds has given us what might have seemed impossible—a fresh, new look back at Atlanta.”—Robert Hicks, author of The Widow of the South

A masterpiece of prose and research, the definitive history of the struggle for Atlanta during the Civil War, an episode immortalized by the novel Gone with the Wind.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781594161278
Publisher: Westholme Publishing
Publication date: 09/02/2010
Edition description: 2
Pages: 536
Sales rank: 430,745
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

Russell S. Bonds is an attorney in Atlanta and author of Stealing the General, also available from Westholme Publishing.

What People are Saying About This

James M. McPherson

"This gripping story of the battles for Atlanta in 1864 provides new insights on a campaign that ensured Lincoln's reelection and the ultimate destruction of the Confederacy. Russell S. Bonds has an impressive ability to combine combat narrative with shrewd analyses of commanders' performances."--(James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief)

Robert Hicks

"Through the power of Margaret Mitchell's words and the film they inspired, the struggle for Atlanta became all that most folks needed to know about our nation's four-year bloodbath. In War Like the Thunderbolt, using his skills as both historian and storyteller, Russell S. Bonds has given us what might have seemed impossible-a fresh, new look back at Atlanta."--(Robert Hicks, author of The Widow of the South)

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