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Major new interpretation of the events which continue to dominate the American imagination and identity

Trade Review

The scale and the sophistication of A Great Civil War put it on a level with James McPherson's epic Battle Cry of Freedom

* Denis Showalter, President, Society for Military History *

Table of Contents

List of Maps
Note on Style
Introduction
1. From Secession to War
2. The Battle Lines Form
3. Groping for Strategy and Purpose
4. Bloodshed and Indecision
5. The Confederacy Takes the Initiative
6. Of Liberty and War
7. Armies and Societies
8. Three Seasons of Battle
9. On the Horizon: The Postwar World
10. Traditional Politics and Modern War
11. Suspense and Resolution
12. The Relentless War
13. The Fires Die
Notes
Notes on Maps
Bibliography
Index

A Great Civil War A Military and Political

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/01/2004
      ISBN13: 9780253217066, 978-0253217066
      ISBN10: 0253217067

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Major new interpretation of the events which continue to dominate the American imagination and identity

      Trade Review

      The scale and the sophistication of A Great Civil War put it on a level with James McPherson's epic Battle Cry of Freedom

      * Denis Showalter, President, Society for Military History *

      Table of Contents

      List of Maps
      Note on Style
      Introduction
      1. From Secession to War
      2. The Battle Lines Form
      3. Groping for Strategy and Purpose
      4. Bloodshed and Indecision
      5. The Confederacy Takes the Initiative
      6. Of Liberty and War
      7. Armies and Societies
      8. Three Seasons of Battle
      9. On the Horizon: The Postwar World
      10. Traditional Politics and Modern War
      11. Suspense and Resolution
      12. The Relentless War
      13. The Fires Die
      Notes
      Notes on Maps
      Bibliography
      Index

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