The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured the imagination of writers, artists and film-makers for decades but the reality of it confuses and divides historians even today.
In this magisterial history of the first modern war, the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. His captivating work promises to be the definitive history of the American Civil War.
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780712616102
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 314 g
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 27 mm
Vivid and compelling - Sunday Times
It is hard to see how Keegan's masterful and thought-provoking book could be beaten - Daily Telegraph
In its range and sweep, this book is difficult to better and promises to become the definitive account of the conflict - Daily Mail
One of our finest military historians, Keegan brings a shrewd and discerning eye to [the] conflict... compelling - Literary Review
The best military historian of our day - New York Times
As a military historian John Keegan has the qualities of the best commanders - Observer
Keegan's historical command is dazzling - Independent
John Keegan brings his subject alive and is particularly good on how unreliably nasty (yes, nasty is surely the word) war can be, and what it does to the men whose job is to take part in it - Nicholas Bagnall, Telegraph
Keegan tells the story of war between the industrial North and the agricultural South, and that's very good. But what I loved most, and what Keegan is always superb at, is analysis - William Leith, The Scotsman
You would be hard pressed to find a better written one-volume history of this epic struggle - Simon Shaw, Guardian
I love American history and thought that this book gave me a most complete history of the American Civil War as seen from both sides. The only down sides were that there were several cut and paste complete... More
I bought this book prior to a trip to Washington and visits to several Civil War battle sites so that I would have at least a background to the conflict. But I got much much more than that. This is an excellent read... More
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