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A Battlefield Atlas of the Civil War
written by Craig L. Symonds
Studio : Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer
by Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer
Release Date : 1993-12-01
Publisher : Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer
Released : 1993-12-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 9781877853258
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 6 reviews)
List Price : $28.95
Our Price : $18.50
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Book Description |
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From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, this military history explains the principal campaigns of the Civil War and all the major battles in lively text. A clear, concise and authoritative volume ideal for battlefield tours or classroom studies. |
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"The" book for learning about how Civil War battles were won |
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This book does in a single page what entire books sometimes fail to do - give you an understandable account of the ebb and flow of Civil War battles, armies, generals, and troop movements. Each battle has a map that is well-marked and explained so you don't have to be a military historian to figure out what is happening. The book is a work of genius to the extent that less is more. Obviously the author saw the need for pearing down the huge volumes of detail that get bogged down in regimental and corporate detail and condensing it into a macro view. Get this book if you want to really understand Civil War battles. All of the major engagements are included. The author obviously knows what he's writing about, becuase it's easily understood by the reader - the hallmark of a good teacher. |
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Great book for a thumbnail look at the war. There is a counterpart for the Revolutionary War as well. Everyone should have these two volumes on their shelves. Many references are made to more detailed sources.. I think I've bought three or four of each. I give them away to friends. WBB |
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An informative text enhanced 24 three-color maps and 30 black/white historical photographs |
The collaborative work of author, educator, and Civil War authority Craig Symonds and expert cartographer William Clipson, this seventh printing of Gettysburg: A Battlefield Atlas features an informative text enhanced 24 three-color maps and 30 black/white historical photographs. Compact, comprehensive, "user friendly", and providing a narrative history along with a complete cartographic display of the famed American Civil War battle of Gettysburg, this 103-pages (plus an additional page offering author biographical synopses) battlefield atlas is a superb supplement for students of the battle rendering the events of the engagement both vividly depicted and comprehensibly understandable. Another very high recommended atlas for personal, academic, and community library American Civil War History reference collections from the team of Symonds and Clipson is A Battlefield Atlas Of The Civil War, Third Edition, (1877853259, $26.95, 128 pages, 51 two-color maps, 32 photos).
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A companion for other Civil War books |
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I am the type of person who needs to see a battle laid out in a map. This is the book to get to help follow Civil War battles. Covers the major battles, most battles get two pages of coverage, the left page has the map, the right page has the narrative. (I say most battles, some battles, for example, Gettysburg get six pages, two per day of the battle). Nothing fancy with the maps but clearly laid out, the narrative uses numbers to reference the map. |
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Excellent |
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I love this book. It is great to have beside you whenever you are reading any other book about Civil War battles. Although some other map books have more elaborate maps, this small volume is so handy to use that I find that it is the one I always consult first. |
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