There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but boys it is all hell.
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About William T. Sherman

William T. Sherman was a 19th-century united states army general. William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), earning recognition for his command of military strategy but criticism for the harshness of his scorched-earth policies, which he implemented in his military campaign against the Confederate States. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war

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