Download or read book The Decision Was Always My Own written by Timothy B Smith and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2018-07-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vicksburg Campaign, argues Timothy B. Smith, is the showcase of Ulysses S. Grant's military genius. Showing how and why Grant became such a successful general, Smith presents a fast-paced reexamination of the commander and the campaign. His analysis of Grant's decision-making process details the process of campaigning on military, political, administrative, and personal levels.