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Highly Recommended
Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War  •  Edwin C. Bearss  •  James McPherson
HISTORY •  2007 •  PAPER  • 488 PAGES
A former chief historian of the National Parks Service details fourteen of the war's major battles, including Fort Sumter, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg and Gettysburg. With 80 black-and-white photographs and 19 maps. (WAR124, $15.95)		   Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
Sherman, A Soldier's Life  •  Lee B. Kennett
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2002 •  PAPER  • 426 PAGES
In this psychobiography of the Civil War general, Kennett argues that Sherman's narcissistic personality motivated his achievements. (USS284, $14.99)		   Sherman, A Soldier's Life
Decision in the West, The Atlanta Campaign of 1864  •  Albert Castel
HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 670 PAGES
A detailed history told in present tense of the bloody invasion of Atlanta in 1864. Reconsiders Sherman's performance and other misconceptions in this decisive battle. Part of the Modern War Studies series. (USS282, $19.95)		  
The March  •  E. L. Doctorow
LITERATURE •  2006 •  PAPER  • 363 PAGES
In this powerful historical novel, Doctorow captures the drama and import of General William Tecumseh Sherman's devastating march through Georgia and the Carolinas during the final years of the Civil War. (USS373, $16.00)		   The March



Also Recommended

Fields of Glory, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864  •  Jim Miles   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide with maps and key to the battlefields of the Atlanta Campaign. (USS288, $16.95)
 		  
Atlanta 1864, Last Chance for the Confederacy  •  Richard M. McMurry   • HISTORY  •  A short, but thorough analysis of the Union victory in Atlanta. (WAR14, $17.95)
 		  
Battling for Manassas  •  Joan M. Zenzen  •  Edwin C. Bearss   • HISTORY  •  The difficulties and politics involved in establishing a battlefield park at Manassas. (USS291, $52.95)
 		  
Full Duty, Vermonters in the Civil War  •  Howard Coffin  •  Edwin C. Bearss   • HISTORY  •  Renowned Civil War historian Bearss recounts in lucid and fascinating detail the history of Vermont's participation in the Civil War. (USE148, $24.95)
 		  
Ken Burns' The Civil War  •  Ken Burns   • HISTORY  •  The landmark eleven-hour PBS miniseries in a digitally overhauled five-disc set. (WAR123, $89.99)
 		  
Sherman's March  •  Burke Davis  •  Jeff Stone  •  Carolyn Reidy   • HISTORY  •  This moving account of Sherman's devastating march is noteworthy for its fairness and breadth of research. Davis incorporates eyewitness testimonies of soldiers and civilian survivors. (WAR107, $16.00)
 		  
Sherman's March through the Carolinas  •  John Gilchrist Barrett   • HISTORY  •  A history of Sherman's Carolina campaign, less well known than his march through Georgia, but just as devastating. Barret is a professor and an expert on the Civil War in the Carolinas. (WAR104, $23.00)
 		  
The Chessboard of War, Sherman and Hood in the Autumn Campaigns of 1864  •  Anne J. Bailey   • HISTORY  •  The strategic campaigns waged on the battlefields of Georgia and Tennessee in late 1864. (USS281, $40.00)
 		  
The Civil War, An Illustrated History  •  Geoffrey C. Ward  •  Ken Burns   • HISTORY  •  An illustrated, comprehensive social history of the Civil War by the now-famous team of Ward and Burns. With 500 photographs and maps, extensive text and original essays by contributing experts. (USS27, $29.95)
 		  
John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence  •  Richard M. McMurray   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A biography of the confederate commander (1831-1879). (USS287, $17.95)
 		  
Joseph E. Johnston, A Civil War Biography  •  Craig L. Symonds   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A portrait of the enigmatic Confederate military commander of the Army of Tennessee. (USS289, $17.95)
 		  
Sherman, A Soldier's Passion for Order  •  John F. Marszalek   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A prize-winning biography of Sherman in the Vintage Civil War Library. Marszalek examines not only his role as General but also his pre- and post-war career. (USS286, $24.95)
 		  
Sherman, Soldier, Realist, American  •  B.H. Liddell Hart   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Highlights the innovation and creativity of the Civil War general. (USS283, $20.00)
 		  
 
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