Civil War Journal The Battles v. 2 (Hardcover)

	Autor: William C. Davis, Brian C. Pohanka, Don Troiani Data publikacji: 1998-01-00 ISBN: 9781558534384 (1558534385) Wydawca: Rutledge Hill Press Wymiary: 25.4 x 20 x 4 cm Oprawa: twarda Liczba stron: 468 69.00 zł
	Ilość:
W przypadku braku książki w magazynie, czas realizacji zamówienia może wynieść 3-6 tygodni.

Opis produktu:
Opis w j. angielskim: One of three volumes based on the popular History Channel series, ``Civil War Journal,’’ this book presents accounts of five Confederate victories (Fort Sumter, First Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chicamauga, and Franklin), five Union victories (New Orleans, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and Nashville), and three stalemates (Monitor v. Virginia, Antietam, and Charleston). Also recounts the soldier life, the Iron Brigade, and the first volunteer African-American combat troops recruited in the North, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. Draws on personal letters, diaries, and newspaper reports as it portrays the frequently overlooked human side in recounting troop movements and engagements. Full of archival black-and-white and two-color photographs and illustrations and maps. "Of more than one thousand battles fought during the war," William C. Davis notes, "a few have risen to lasting fascination and prominence, some even regarded as ’turning points.’ The battles included in this book are those that caused the greatest casualties, produced the greatest feats of heroism, and won or lost major campaigns. They decided the course of the war in the East and the West, set the standard for valor and sacrifice, defined who the American soldier was to be in this war and in the future, and established the American military tradition." This volume presents accounts of five Confederate victories (Fort Sumter, First Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga, and Franklin), five Union victories (New Orleans, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and Nashville), and three stalemates (Monitor v. Virginia, Antietam, and Charleston). Also included are chapters on solder life, the steadfast Iron Brigade, and the first volunteer African-American combat troops recruited in the North—the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry. From the first shot in Charleston Harbor to the one-day decimation of the Southern army on the outskirts of Nashville, these pages are colored with the wide range of expectation and disappointment that frustrated the country during four years of war. A really good book even if your not really a history buff. The book touches on many different things not just the battles, such things as the foot soldier’s life, the Iron Brigade, Gettysburg: the civilians. The book however still talks about many important and significant battles of the war like, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, First Manassas, and Fort Sumpter. Every topic you read about will only be about 25 pages long but it is still indepth enough to give you as much information as you could want out of the topic your reading about. I personally enjoyed reading this book, and even if your not big into the Civil War their are plenty of interesting stories and pictures that will keep your interest in reading. You can hardly go wrong reading this because their are 17 different topics so if you don’t like one you can go to the next. This is a great book and it fits in with the two others that complete the series. The History Channel and William C. Davis out do themselves again.