Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War

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Few historians have ever captured the drama, excitement, and tragedy of the Civil War with the headlong elan of Edwin Bearss, who has won a huge, devoted following with his extraordinary battlefield tours and eloquent soliloquies about the heroes, scoundrels, and little-known moments of a conflict that still fascinates America. Antietam, Shiloh, Gettysburg: these hallowed battles and more than a dozen more come alive as never before, rich with human interest and colorful detail culled from a lifetime of study.
Illustrated with detailed maps and archival images, this 448-page volume presents a unique narrative of the Civil War’s most critical battles, translating Bearss’ inimitable delivery into print. As he guides readers from the first shots at Fort Sumter to Gettysburg’s bloody fields to the dignified surrender at Appomattox, his engagingly plainspoken but expert account demonstrates why he stands beside Shelby Foote, James McPherson, and Ken Burns in the front rank of modern chroniclers of the Civil War, as the Pulitzer Prize-winning McPherson himself points out in his admiring Introduction.
A must for every one of America’s countless Civil War buffs, this major work will stand as an important reference and enduring legacy of a great historian for generations to come.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 5, 2007
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426200935
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426200939
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.01 x 1.27 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,559,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #864 in Historical Study Reference (Books) #3,136 in U.S. Civil War History #12,067 in Encyclopedias & Subject Guides
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