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The American Civil War
John Keegan
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Description for The American Civil War
Paperback. The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. This book unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured the imagination of writers, artists and film-makers for decades but the reality of it confuses and divides historians even today.
In this magisterial history of the first modern war, the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. His captivating work promises to be the definitive history of the American Civil War.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712616102
SKU
9780712616102
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Ref
99-1
About John Keegan
John Keegan is the Defence Editor of the Daily Telegraph and Britain's foremost military historian. The Reith Lecturer in 1998, he is the author of many bestselling books including The Face of Battle, Six Armies in Normandy, Battle at Sea, The Second World War, A History of Warfare (awarded the Duff Cooper Prize), Warpaths, The Battle for History, The First ... Read more
Reviews for The American Civil War
Vivid and compelling
Sunday Times
It is hard to see how Keegan's masterful and thought-provoking book could be beaten
Daily Telegraph
In its range and sweep, this book is difficult to better and promises to become the definitive account of the conflict
Daily Mail
One of our finest military historians, Keegan brings a shrewd ... Read more
Sunday Times
It is hard to see how Keegan's masterful and thought-provoking book could be beaten
Daily Telegraph
In its range and sweep, this book is difficult to better and promises to become the definitive account of the conflict
Daily Mail
One of our finest military historians, Keegan brings a shrewd ... Read more