James S. Pula is a professor emeritus of history at Purdue University Northwest. The author of numerous books, his work has been recognized with honorary membership in the Iron Brigade Society, three Oskar Halecki Prizes, the Gambrinus Prize in History, the U.S. Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, and the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, among others.

“Exceptionally well written, organized and presented...an impressive overview of the American Civil War”—Midwest Book Review.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction1. “To Form a More Perfect Union”2. An Expanding Nation Leads to Expanding Divisions3. The Crucial Decade4. The Crisis of the Union5. 1861—War Becomes Reality6. 1862—The Year of Missed Opportunities7. 1863—The Tide Begins to Turn8. 1864—Closing the Vice9. 1865—The Union Restored10. A Void of Leadership11. Radical Reconstruction12. The Legacy of Sectionalism, Civil War and ReconstructionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

James S. Pula is a professor emeritus of history at Purdue University Northwest. The author of numerous books, his work has been recognized with honorary membership in the Iron Brigade Society, three Oskar Halecki Prizes, the Gambrinus Prize in History, the U.S. Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, and the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, among others.

“Exceptionally well written, organized and presented...an impressive overview of the American Civil War”—Midwest Book Review.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction1. “To Form a More Perfect Union”2. An Expanding Nation Leads to Expanding Divisions3. The Crucial Decade4. The Crisis of the Union5. 1861—War Becomes Reality6. 1862—The Year of Missed Opportunities7. 1863—The Tide Begins to Turn8. 1864—Closing the Vice9. 1865—The Union Restored10. A Void of Leadership11. Radical Reconstruction12. The Legacy of Sectionalism, Civil War and ReconstructionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

James S. Pula is a professor emeritus of history at Purdue University Northwest. The author of numerous books, his work has been recognized with honorary membership in the Iron Brigade Society, three Oskar Halecki Prizes, the Gambrinus Prize in History, the U.S. Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award, and the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, among others.

“Exceptionally well written, organized and presented...an impressive overview of the American Civil War”—Midwest Book Review.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction1. “To Form a More Perfect Union”2. An Expanding Nation Leads to Expanding Divisions3. The Crucial Decade4. The Crisis of the Union5. 1861—War Becomes Reality6. 1862—The Year of Missed Opportunities7. 1863—The Tide Begins to Turn8. 1864—Closing the Vice9. 1865—The Union Restored10. A Void of Leadership11. Radical Reconstruction12. The Legacy of Sectionalism, Civil War and ReconstructionChapter NotesBibliographyIndex