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| Author | : James L. Stokesbury |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2011-03-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0062064789 |
The Definitive One-Volume History of the American Civil War The American Civil War (1861–1865) was the pivotal conflict of the nation’s history. It was a war defined by savage brutality, untold human costs, and monumental political crises that left the literal and social landscape of the nation forever changed. One hundred fifty years later, it continues to hold a powerful grip on the American psyche. In A Short History of the Civil War, noted historian James L. Stokesbury dramatically and concisely chronicles the important events leading up to the war and, using maps, recounts its decisive battles while describing the strategies and tactics of the North’s and South’s prominent commanders. Drawing on fascinating details and little-known facts, Stokesbury also brings to life the generals—Grant, Lee, Hooker, McClellan, Jackson—and the unsung heroes of this great struggle between the Union and the Confederacy.
| Author | : James L. Stokesbury |
| Publisher | : Harper Paperbacks |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 1997-03-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780688151294 |
Noted historian James L. Stokebury, author of the acclaimed "Short History" series of books, now provides the definite, one-volume history of the Civil War, the pivotal war of America's history and one that continues to exert a powerful grip on the American pysche. A Short History of the Civil War discusses all the important military campaigns, the significant battles and command strategies, the historical highlights and the central events of America's most devastating war. Stokesbury analyzes weaponry and provides little-known and fascinating details that help bring to life Generals Grant, Lee, and McClellan, as well as unsung heroes of this great struggle between the Union and the Confederacy. Also included are eleven original maps of major battle sites.
| Author | : Drew Gilpin Faust |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2009-01-06 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0375703837 |
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • An "extraordinary ... profoundly moving" history (The New York Times Book Review) of the American Civil War that reveals the ways that death on such a scale changed not only individual lives but the life of the nation. An estiated 750,000 soldiers lost their lives in the American Civil War. An equivalent proportion of today's population would be seven and a half million. In This Republic of Suffering, Drew Gilpin Faust describes how the survivors managed on a practical level and how a deeply religious culture struggled to reconcile the unprecedented carnage with its belief in a benevolent God. Throughout, the voices of soldiers and their families, of statesmen, generals, preachers, poets, surgeons, nurses, northerners and southerners come together to give us a vivid understanding of the Civil War's most fundamental and widely shared reality. With a new introduction by the author, and a new foreword by Mike Mullen, 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
| Author | : Bruce Catton |
| Publisher | : New Word City |
| Total Pages | : 200 |
| Release | : 2014-08-05 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1612307906 |
Here is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bruce Catton’s unsurpassed account of the Civil War, one of the most moving chapters in American history. Introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. McPherson, the book vividly traces the epic struggle between the Blue and Gray, from the early division between the North and South to the final surrender of Confederate troops.
| Author | : Christopher J. Olsen |
| Publisher | : Hill and Wang |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2007-04-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0374707316 |
Succinct, with a brace of original documents following each chapter, Christopher J. Olsen's The American Civil War is the ideal introduction to American history's most famous, and infamous, chapter. Covering events from 1850 and the mounting political pressures to split the Union into opposing sections, through the four years of bloodshed and waning Confederate fortunes, to Lincoln's assassination and the advent of Reconstruction, The American Civil War covers the entire sectional conflict and at every juncture emphasizes the decisions and circumstances, large and small, that determined the course of events.
| Author | : Paul Christopher Anderson |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2019-12-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 178672667X |
The American Civil War (1861-65) remains a searing event in the collective consciousness of the United States. It was one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history, claiming the lives of at least 600,000 soldiers and an unknown number of civilians and slaves. The Civil War was also one of the world's first truly industrial conflicts, involving railroads, the telegraph, steamships and mass-manufactured weaponry. The eventual victory of the Union over the Confederacy rang the death-knell for American slavery, and set the USA on the path to becoming a truly world power. Paul Christopher Anderson shows how and why the conflict remains the nation's defining moment, arguing that it was above all a struggle for power and political supremacy but was also a struggle for the idea of America. Melding social, cultural and military history, the author explores iconic battles like Shiloh, Chickamauga, Antietam and Gettysburg, as well as the bitterly contesting forces underlying them and the myth-making that came to define them in aftermath. He shows that while both sides began the war in order to preserve - the integrity of the American state in the case of the Union, the integrity of a culture, a value system, and as slave society in the case of the Confederacy - it allowed the American South to define a regional identity that has survived into modern times.
| Author | : Jefferson Davis |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 554 |
| Release | : 1890 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : DK |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 931 |
| Release | : 2021-05-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0744048311 |
A gripping and informative visual guide to one of the bloodiest conflicts in US and world history Journey through the Vietnam War; exploring detailed accounts of the men and women that were there. Explore their stories of struggle, sacrifice, and bravery through the iconic events that defined this conflict. This visual guide is the perfect read for any military history enthusiast. Inside the pages of this retelling of America’s bloodiest conflict, you’ll discover: • A vivid, moving, and informative read, written in an engaging style • Offers a clear and compelling account of the conflict, in short, self-contained events from the Battle of Ia Drang to the Tet Offensive and The Khmer Rouge • Biography spreads highlight major military and political figures • Features on everyday life in the war offering additional context • Stunning image spreads display weapons, spy gear, and other equipment that defined the war • Maps and feature boxes provide additional information on major events during the conflict A carefully constructed, in-depth guide to Vietnam This definitive history of the Vietnam War was written in conjunction with the Smithsonian. SI A Short History of the Vietnam War showcases every aspect of the fighting and the wider political landscape from both the side of the Viet Cong and the US military. Compelling text, diagrams, and maps show exactly how decisive moments and battles unfolded to help the reader to visualize the conflict. Eyewitness accounts and iconic photographs bring events to life - from the creation of the Ho Chi Minh Trail to Operation Passage to Freedom and the evacuation of the US embassy in Saigon. From weapons and aircraft to armored vehicles and spy gear, explore the machinery used in the war through breathtaking photography. Lastly, biographical entries give a fuller insight into the minds of key figures and the decisions they made and include Henry Kissinger, President Nixon, Pol Pot, and more. More in the series Combining expert historical insight, eyewitness accounts, and archive photography, A Short History series seeks to summarise key historical events and provide a wider context to what was happening around these events. Titles include SI A Short History of World War II, SI A Short History of the American Civil War, and SI A Short History of Flying and are the perfect addition to any history enthusiast’s library.
| Author | : Fletcher Pratt |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 496 |
| Release | : 1935 |
| Genre | : United States |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Elizabeth R. Varon |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 470 |
| Release | : 2008-11-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0807887188 |
In the decades of the early republic, Americans debating the fate of slavery often invoked the specter of disunion to frighten their opponents. As Elizabeth Varon shows, "disunion" connoted the dissolution of the republic--the failure of the founders' effort to establish a stable and lasting representative government. For many Americans in both the North and the South, disunion was a nightmare, a cataclysm that would plunge the nation into the kind of fear and misery that seemed to pervade the rest of the world. For many others, however, disunion was seen as the main instrument by which they could achieve their partisan and sectional goals. Varon blends political history with intellectual, cultural, and gender history to examine the ongoing debates over disunion that long preceded the secession crisis of 1860-61.
