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Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War

Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War

by Edwin C. Bearss | James McPherson

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

A former chief historian of the National Parks Service and a renowned Civil War historian, Bearss details fourteen of the war's major battles, including Gettysburg and Vicksburg. (WAR124, $15.95)

Sherman, A Soldier's Life

Sherman, A Soldier's Life

by 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)

Decision in the West, The Atlanta Campaign of 1864

by Albert Castel

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 670 PAGES

A detailed history told in present tense of the bloody invasion of Atlanta in 1864. (USS282, $19.95)

The March

The March

by 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)

 

Fields of Glory, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864


by Jim Miles

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

A comprehensive guide with maps and key to the battlefields of the Atlanta Campaign. (USS288, $16.95)

Atlanta 1864, Last Chance for the Confederacy


by Richard M. McMurry

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

A short, but thorough analysis of the Union victory in Atlanta. (WAR14, $17.95)

Battling for Manassas


by Joan M. Zenzen | Edwin C. Bearss

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

The difficulties and politics involved in establishing a battlefield park at Manassas. (USS291, $52.95)

Full Duty, Vermonters in the Civil War


by Howard Coffin | Edwin C. Bearss

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 376 PAGES

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


by Ken Burns

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • DVD

The landmark eleven-hour PBS miniseries in a digitally overhauled five-disc set. (WAR123, $89.99)

Sherman's March


by Burke Davis | Jeff Stone | Carolyn Reidy

  • HISTORY
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

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


by John Gilchrist Barrett

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 325 PAGES

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


by Anne J. Bailey

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 236 PAGES

The strategic campaigns waged on the battlefields of Georgia and Tennessee in late 1864. (USS281, $40.00)

The Civil War, An Illustrated History

The Civil War, An Illustrated History


by Geoffrey C. Ward | Ken Burns

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

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


by Richard M. McMurray

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 239 PAGES

A biography of the confederate commander (1831-1879). (USS287, $17.95)

Joseph E. Johnston, A Civil War Biography


by Craig L. Symonds

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 450 PAGES

A portrait of the enigmatic Confederate military commander of the Army of Tennessee. (USS289, $17.95)

Sherman, A Soldier's Passion for Order


by John F. Marszalek

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 688 PAGES

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


by B.H. Liddell Hart

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

Highlights the innovation and creativity of the Civil War general. (USS283, $20.00)

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