The greatness of Grant is one of the few areas in which I'd agree with Josh Marshall. My own essays on Grant have taken a broad view of his presidency in particular: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/rethinking-president-ulysses-grant-stature-rising/ … https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/ulysses-grant-presidency-economy-corruption-foreign-policy/ … https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/06/in-defense-of-ulysses-s-grant/ …https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1435761495862878208 …
Napoleon was renowned as the master of foraging beyond supply lines. Grant was more cautious on that score than Napoleon, or than Sherman. Grant's use of operational tempo, however, was revolutionary & stood in contrast to the common practices of his time https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA609302.pdf …
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