{"title":"James R. Arnold","description":"\u003cp\u003eJAMES R. ARNOLD is a military historian and the author of more than thirty books on military history and leadership. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eJungle of Snakes: A Century of Counterinsurgency Warfare from the Philippines to Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Moro War\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJeff Davis’s Own: Cavalry, Comanches, and the Battle for the Texas Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold’s \u003cem\u003eAmericans at War: Eyewitness Accounts\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2018 Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Writing Award. He has also written more than forty library reference books for young adults on topics ranging from colonial America to the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArnold is the founder of Napoleon Books, a niche publishing venture devoted to Napoleonic studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames lives on a working farm near Lexington, Virginia, with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames R. Arnold’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"grant-wins-the-war","title":"Grant Wins the War: Decision at Vicksburg","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\"Vicksburg is the key. . . . Let us get Vicksburg, and all that country is ours.\"--President Abraham Lincoln, 1862\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn a brilliantly constructed and powerfully rendered new account, James R. Arnold offers a penetrating analysis of Grant's strategies and actions leading to the Union victory at Vicksburg. Approaching these epic events from a unique and well-rounded perspective, and based on careful research, \u003cem\u003eGrant Wins the Wa\u003c\/em\u003er is fascinating reading for all Civil War and military history buffs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAcclaim for \u003cem\u003eGrant Wins the War\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Nicely details the coordination of Union military and naval operations and the boldness and genius of General U. S. Grant that brought Union victory, and he offers an excellent discussion of the technology and tactics of siege warfare. . . . a good drums-and-bugle account of an important event.\"--Library Journal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"A particular strength of this work is its demonstration that modern weapons left no shortcuts to victory, and little room for command virtuosity.\"--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Throughout, Arnold backs up his assessments with solid facts and sound reasoning, engagingly presented. He has produced a useful and enjoyable brief history of the Vicksburg campaign, helpful to scholars and general readers alike.\"--Journal of Military History\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Powerfully and persuasively argues that the Union victory at Vicksburg in 1863 was in fact the actual turning point of the Civil War.\"--Helena (Mont.) Independent Record\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1620457008\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781620457009\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"James R. Arnold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43212278694104,"sku":"9781620457009","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212278726872,"sku":"9781620456729","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470255452_FC_mockup_v2_1740147563_05d83b03-9df9-419d-bfb5-1af233af9f92.jpg?v=1790993260"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-james-r-arnold.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}