The Civil War

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WINNER OF THE NEW YORK CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE'S FLETCHER PRATT AWARD
From the firing on Fort Sumter to the shot that killed Abraham Lincoln, this fascinating compendium of the Civil War conveys the sights, sounds, and emotions of the conflict that shaped our history and our national consciousness. Here is the vivid and compelling commentary of generals, common soldiers, politicians, and ordinary civilians from both sides of the conflict.
This important work explores the long-standing social issues that plunged the nation into war, providing an in-depth analysis of the politics of the war years and the colorful personalities of Federal and Confederate leaders. Here in one comprehensive, utterly engrossing volume is the Civil War as it really was—the forces and events that caused it, the soldiers and civilians who fought it, and the ideas and values that are its legacy today.
"The last chapter about the Civil War is never likely to be written, but Harry Hansen produced a... Tovább

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WINNER OF THE NEW YORK CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE'S FLETCHER PRATT AWARD
From the firing on Fort Sumter to the shot that killed Abraham Lincoln, this fascinating compendium of the Civil War conveys the sights, sounds, and emotions of the conflict that shaped our history and our national consciousness. Here is the vivid and compelling commentary of generals, common soldiers, politicians, and ordinary civilians from both sides of the conflict.
This important work explores the long-standing social issues that plunged the nation into war, providing an in-depth analysis of the politics of the war years and the colorful personalities of Federal and Confederate leaders. Here in one comprehensive, utterly engrossing volume is the Civil War as it really was—the forces and events that caused it, the soldiers and civilians who fought it, and the ideas and values that are its legacy today.
"The last chapter about the Civil War is never likely to be written, but Harry Hansen produced a historical survey that has withstood the test of time. Here we have a fast-paced narrative that follows the Civil War's military and political progression, rendered with a plainspoken prose that will appeal to general reader and educator alike."
—Morgan N. Knull, Editor, Civil War Book Review
"A fact-packed review of the battles and leaders of the eighteen sixties .The political and historical background make the military action meaningful."
—The New York Times Book Review
Cover design by Richard Hasselberger
Cover Paintings: Fight/or the Colors (front) and Rode of Erin (back) by Don Troiani, www.historicalprints.com
ISBN 0-451-20503-0 Vissza