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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Keegan, John, 1934-     Subjects     Military geography -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.     United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Strategic aspects.     United States -- Geography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Keegan, John, 1934-       by title:      The American Civil W...       by call number:      973.73 K26a     Search the Web     Keegan, John, 1934-     Military geography -- United States -- History -- 19th century.     United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.     United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Strategic aspects.     United States -- Geography.       MARC Display

The American Civil War : a military history / John Keegan. by Keegan, John, 1934- Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Call #: 973.73 K26a Subjects Military geography -- United States -- History -- 19th century.   United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.   United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Strategic aspects.   United States -- Geography. ISBN:  9780307263438 0307263436 Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xvi, 396 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  North and South divide -- Will there be a war? -- Improvised armies -- Running the war -- The military geography of the Civil War -- The life of the soldier -- Plans -- McClellan takes command -- The war in middle America -- Lee's war in the East, Grant's war in the West -- Chancellorsville and Gettysburg -- Vicksburg -- Cutting the Chattanooga-Atlanta link -- The overland campaign and the fall of Richmond -- Breaking into the South -- The battle off Cherbourg and the Civil War at sea -- Black soldiers -- The home fronts -- Walt Whitman and wounds -- Civil War generalship -- Civl War battle -- Could the South have survived? -- The end of the war. Summary:  Analyzes many puzzling aspects of the Civil War, from its mismatched sides to the absence of decisive outcomes for dozens of skirmishes, and offers insight into the war's psychology, ideology, and economics while discussing the pivotal roles of leadership and geography. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 973.73 K26a Adult books Trace Add Copy to MyList

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