Great Civil War Heroes and Their Battles

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Dramatic biographies of 50 famous generals and admirals of the Union and Confederacy, with full-colour portraits. Exciting illustrations of nearly seventy important battles, including the complete series of Kurz and Allison prints. Informative chronology of significant events illustrated with authentic documents. Accurate full-page maps show the location of every momentous battle of the Civil War. Official uniforms with rank and grade insignia and buttons. Authentic drawings of all the major weaponry, including muskets, rifles, revolvers, swords, and artillery.And more!

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-04-14
Mått:224 x 282 x 24 mm
Vikt:1 288 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:303
Förlag:Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
ISBN:9780789210647

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Walton Rawls is the author of several celebrated books on American popular culture, including Abbeville’s Great Civil War Heroes and Their Battles and Wake Up, America!: World War I and the American Poster. Trained at Harvard in American history and literature, Rawls was a contributor to the Oxford Companion to American Military History.

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"Resplendent."--The Philadelphia Inquirer "Fascinating first-person anecdotes from little-known 19th-century publications make this book a treasure for Civil War buffs."--Smithsonian Magazine "Thoughtfully assembled with an obvious talent for editorial craftsmanship... an excellent gift."--Dallas Morning News "Military buffs will delight in this book."--Publishers Weekly "This work is a treasure." --Times-Picayune, New Orleans

Innehållsförteckning

The Commanders-in-Chief Introduction Map of the Civil War in Virginia Map of the Northern and Southern States Chronology of the Civil War Generals and Admirals of the Union (Remaining chapters are the 50 soldiers profiled)