Shelby Foote 1916-2005
Noted on the news that historian Shelby Foote passed away Monday night in Memphis. The PBS Ken Burns series entitled "The Civil War" was largely based on Mr. Foote's three-volume work. A truly fine historian, writer and storyteller.
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"The American military is like a finely crafted sword. To be effective, it must be wielded by a discerning, skilled and merciless hand."
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