Featured battle : Nashville

Part of American Civil War

Date : 15 December 1864 - 16 December 1864

Thomas, in command of 50,000 Union troops behind the stout defences of Nashville watched Hood's confederates approach after their shattering at Franklin. When he decided the time was right he attacked from Nashville, several divisions pinning down the rebel right flank while the majority of his force smashed into their left flank. Hoods men held on grimly till nightfall, when they fell back to a shorter defensive line. The following day Thomas repeated his tactics of yesterday, but this time managing to get cavalry with repeating carbines right round the Confederate left flank to attack from the rear. This was the final straw and Hoods men folded. Thousands simply gave up, the rest fled south.

Waterloo Archive Volume III: British Sources

Gareth Glover [Ed]
Just like the first two volumes another fascinating read. There are many many books which give one the strategy, and an over view of the action in the battle, some excellent in their way. But these volumes tell us, or more correctly the men themselves tell us, about real lives of real individuals who were involved in that momentous event. If you want to know who fought Quatre-Bras and Waterloo then these volumes tell you of some of the men. We can guess that most of the others, whose voices are not recorded, had similar varied lives. Also in the three British sourced volumes there are eight superb illustrations reproduced from William Mudford's history of Waterloo published in 1817.
If you want to know the men read these books.
Frontline Books, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2011