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This Hallowed Ground
The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War. Bruce Catton. This
fascinating book tells the story of the Civil War as seen from the Union
side. Through his brilliant and stirring narrative, the author conveys the
human aspect of history and translates meticulously researched historical
fact into an absorbing chronicle of the war. Expansive in scope, it is a
deeply moving analysis of the issues. 450 pgs., 7 maps, 6¼"x 9¼", hdbd.
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The Cause Lost
Myths and Realities of the Confederacy. William C. Davis. This book brings
into sharp focus the facts and fictions of the South's victories and
defeats, its tenacious struggle to legitimize its cause and defeat an
overpowering enemy, and its ultimate loss of will. It debunks
long-standing legends, offers irrefutable evidence explaining Confederate
actions, and contemplates the idealism, naiveté, folly, and courage of the
military leadership and would-be founding fathers. 224 pgs., 20 B&W
photos, 6"x 9", hdbd.
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Civil War Generals in Defeat
Stephen E. Woodworth, ed. Rejecting the view that significant defeats were
due simply to poor generalship, the authors show you how Albert Johnston
failed in the face of extreme conditions and inadequate support, how Joe
Hooker and John Pemberton were outmatched in confrontations with Lee and
Grant, how George McClellan in the Peninsula Campaign and Don Carlos Buell
at Chattanooga faced political as well as military complications, and how
Joseph Johnston failed to adapt to challenges in Virginia. 248 pgs., 6"x
9", hdbd.
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With My Face to the Enemy
Perspectives on the Civil War
Robert Cowley, ed. More than 150 years after the first shots echoed over
Fort Sumter, the Civil War continues to loom large in America's identity.
It was a conflict that defined who we were as a nation. This collection of
essays by James McPherson, Stephen Sears, David Donald, Gary Gallagher and
others examines the pivotal people and events of the Civil War as told by
some of the most respected names in Civil War scholarship. 544 pages, 6"x
9", softcover.
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The Price of Freedom
Volume 1: The Demise of Slavery. Greenberg & Waugh, ed. This two-volume
anthology of 48 articles covers the political, social, and military
aspects of slavery and the Civil War. This first volume addresses
abolition and emancipation and the various roles played by African
Americans, men and women, in this tragic chapter of the nation's history.
512 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd.
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The Price of Freedom Vol 2
Volume 2: The Preservation of Liberty. Greenberg & Waugh, ed. This second
volume addresses the extraordinary implications of the conflict for
African-American communities in the North and in the South and the
opportunities borne of the war by which African Americans, as citizens of
the republic, demonstrated their desires and abilities to participate in
the society and the country that emerged from the cauldron of conflict.
416 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd.
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One War at a Time
The International Dimensions of the American Civil War. Dean B. Mahin. One
war at a time - Lincoln's axiom for diplomacy - reveals his continuing
efforts to avoid a war with England or France while using the threat of
war to prevent European recognition of Confederate independence. This book
offers a thorough review of Union and Confederate relations with Britain,
and also provides the first full analysis of U.S. and Confederate
reactions to the French intervention in Mexico. 352 pgs., 15 B&W photos,
6"x 9", sfbd.
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The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
Gallagher & Nolan, ed. The myth of the Lost Cause posits the following
notion: that the Confederacy was doomed from the start in its struggle
against the superior might of the Union, but its forces fought heroically
against all odds for the cause of states' rights. Unfortunately, this
romanticized view has assumed a life of its own, leaving truth in the
dust. Here, nine historians describe and analyze the Lost Cause,
identifying the ways in which it falsifies history. 256 pgs., 6"x 9¼",
hdbd.
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Somebody's Darling
Essays on the Civil War. Kent Gramm. This book examines the meaning of the
Civil War experience in our lives and explores philosophical aspects of
the war that lie outside the scope of traditional historical study. He
probes the meaning of Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Antietam; the lives
of Grant, Lee, O.O. Howard, and Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce; and the
legacy of the unknown participant, "somebody's darling," for whom the war
would come to encompass all things. 208 pgs., 6"x 9¼", hdbd.
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Retreat to Victory?
Confederate Strategy Reconsidered. Robert G. Tanner. Many have come to
believe that the South might have won the Civil War if it had only avoided
head-on battles and conducted an aggressive guerrilla campaign. Here, the
author challenges that widely held theory, arguing that deep retreats and
battle avoidance were not available to Southern leaders in planning their
strategy. The South fought as it did for valid reasons, according to the
author, and this book examines those reasons in detail. 186 pgs., 5½"x
8½", sfbd.
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An Honorable Defeat
The Last Days of the Confederate Government. William C. Davis. This is the
story of the four months that saw the surrender of the South and the
assassination of Lincoln by Southern partisans. It is also the story of
two men who struggled to achieve their own differing visions for the
South: Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States, who vowed
never to surrender; and General John C. Breckinridge, Secretary of War,
who hoped pragmatism would save the shattered remnants of the land he
loved so dearly. 512 pgs., 25 B&W photos, 6"x 9", sfbd.
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The Limits of Dissent
Clement L. Vallandigham & the Civil War. Frank L. Klement. This book is
the first full-length study of the Civil War career of Clement L.
Vallandigham, a famous and controversial critic of Lincoln's policies who
insisted that no circumstance, even war, could deprive a citizen of his
right to oppose governmental policy freely and openly. The consequence was
a furor that shook the nation's legislative halls and filled the press
with vituperation. 369 pgs., 6"x 9", sfbd. |
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Homeward Bound
The Demobilization of the Union and Confederate
Armies, 1865-1866. Holberton. This book looks at what happened to the
hundreds of thousands of men in the Union and Confederate armies after
they laid down their arms. Beginning with the surrender at Appomattox, it
takes you through all the aspects and phases of demobilization including
the bureaucratic red tape and mishandled orders, and in some cases, tragic
accidents. 224 pgs., 17 B&W photos, 6"x 9", hdbd. |
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