B.H. Liddell Hart's 1929 biography of General William T. Sherman — arguing that Sherman's indirect strategy (March to the Sea) was more decisive than Grant's direct approach — the most influential military biography of the 20th century.
Creates the indirect strategy argument in military biography — Liddell Hart's Sherman argues that Sherman's strategy of attacking the enemy's will and supply lines (rather than its armies) is superior to direct attrition; this argument shaped Liddell Hart's own strategy theory and through it 20th century military doctrine.
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