Synopsis
* The planning, manoeuvring and emotions of the people involved in the war that changed America With a foreward and introductory essays by leading Civil War historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson, The Atlas of the Civil War provides an unparalleled portrait of the war that changed the moral, economic, and political foundation of America. No other reference brings to life the strategic planning, manoeuvring, and emotions of the people involved with more detail, accuracy, and compassion. Gripping eyewitness accounts by revered Civil War historians Kenneth Winkle and Steven Woodworth vividly describe the human experience of war. Complete with 200 specially commissioned full-color maps detailing troop movement, battlefield terrain, and communication lines, dynamic reconstructions depicting all of the campaigns and skirmishes fought on land, river, and ocean, and time-line descriptions providing play-by-play commentary of battlefield action. More than 200 photographs and illustrations bring the settings and key figures to life.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
Here is the definitive reference to the battles of the Civil War, written by America's leading military historians and edited by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War expert James M. McPherson. This authoritative volume includes gripping eyewitness accounts plus 200 specially commissioned, full-color maps that detail all of the major campaigns and many of the smaller skirmishes of the war between the states. Maps provide a superb visual reference to troop movement, battlefield terrain, and communication lines. Dynamic reconstructions depict battles fought on land, river, and ocean, and time-line descriptions provide play-by-play commentary of the action. With more than 200 photographs and many personal accounts that vividly recount the experiences of soldiers in the fields, this book brings to life the human drama that pitted the north against the south.
Biographie de l'auteur
James McPherson
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