The war that divided the nation receives a complete examination in a single encompassing volume, including information on every significant battle, as well as the vital social and economic aspects of the war and reconstruction, three-dimensional campaign maps, period photographs, scholarly essays, and other valuable features.
Timelines provide detailed, play-by-play maneuvers, and the accompanying text highlights the strategic aims and tactical considerations of the men in charge.
Plates. engravings drawings, maps.
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Contains 45 full page maps showing military positions. Includes accompanying description.
Illustrated atlas of the Civil War with maps of battles and campaigns in the eastern and western theaters, the coast, and the far west.
This book explains the seeds of the conflict, and examines important topics such as the development and use of new tactics and weapons, the roles of the great commanders, the maritime war, and the war’s painful aftermath.
Watson, L., A more exact relation of the late battell neer York; fought by the English and Scotch forces, against Prince Rupert and the Marquess of Newcastle (London, 1644). Thomason / 1:E.2[14]. Weare, J., The apologie of Colonell John ...
A guide to over five hundred historic Civil War battlefield sites includes maps, walking tours, suggested readings, and histories of the battles.
The English Civil War is a subject which continues to excite enormous interest throughout the world.
This definitive, lavishly illustrated book from National Geographic features an astonishing array of vintage and newly created maps, rare photographs, covert documents, and eyewitness accounts that illuminate the world's greatest conflict.