The challenge of command and the horror of battle through the words and experiences of Civil War officers. Illustrated with contemporary photographs, artwork of uniforms and equipment, and a specially commissioned series of color photographs of many of the rarest remaining artifacts of the period. Featuring among others the uniforms and personal memorabilia of Generals Lee, Grant, Meade and Jackson.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
0831715057
ISBN-13
9780831715052
Publication Date
Jan 1990
Item Weight
1.00 pounds
Length
13.27 inch
Width
0.75 inch
Height
10.51 inch
First Sentence
"Americans are rarely prepared for their wars when they erupt, and the Civil War was no exception."
William Charles "Jack" Davis (born 1946) is an American historian who was a professor of history at Virginia Tech and the former director of programs at that school's Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. Specializing in the American Civil War, Davis has written more than 40 books on that subject and other aspects of early southern U.S. history, such as the Texas Revolution.
