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| Author: Jeff Shaara |
Shaara, America’s premier
Civil War novelist, gives a guided tour of the ten Civil
War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh,
Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the Wilderness/Spotsylvania,
Cold Harbor, and Petersburg/Appomattox. Shaara explores
the history, the people, and the places that capture
the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict and provides
- engaging narratives of the war’s crucial
battles
- intriguing historical footnotes about each site
- photographs of the locations–then and now
- detailed maps of the battle scenes
- fascinating sidebars with related points of interest
From Antietam to Gettysburg to Vicksburg, and to
the many poignant destinations in between, Shaara’s Civil
War Battlefields is the ideal guide for casual
tourists and Civil War enthusiasts alike.
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From Booklist
Shaara is the author of two "nonfiction novels" that completed
the Civil War trilogy begun by his late father, Michael, with the Pulitzer
Prize-winning The Killer Angels (2001). Here Shaara provides a guide to
10 of the most significant Civil War battlefields. He begins with the first
great bloodletting at Shiloh, and he concludes with Petersburg, a sustained
seige with World War I-style trench warfare. Shaara superbly provides context
for the actual battles by describing the physical settings as well as the
military environment that precipitated the battles. Shaara is at his best,
however, in describing the ebb and flow of the fighting. He describes in
vivid--and often necessarily gruesome--detail episodes like the death of
Albert Johnston at Shiloh, the famed charge of the 20th Maine at Gettysburg,
and the machinelike mowing down of Union troops at Cold Harbor. The text
is amply supported by maps and photos. This is an informative and moving
examination of "hallowed ground" that will appeal to both scholars
and Civil War buffs, especially those planning to visit these sites. Jay
Freeman
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$18.95 (softcover)
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