The listing, National Geographic "Eyewitness To The Civil War" has ended.
Fast-paced, authoritative text captures the drama and pathos of the Civil War from a unique first-person point of view.
440 remarkable photos, sketches, paintings, and artifacts vividly document conditions on and off the battlefield.
Scores of personal accounts, letters, and diary entries reveal what life was like for soldiers and civilians.
Photo essays and sidebars provide an unflinching look at slavery; medical care; arms and equipment; Lincoln's assassination; the tactics of cavalry, artillery, and infantry. Rare historical maps combine with photography and the art of the period to give an eyewitness perspective on 11 major battles.
100's of quotes throughout define each critical event in the words of those who were there.
14 superb National Geographic maps pinpoint the movement of troops and the location of key battles.
A distinguished Board of Advisers offers expertise on Civil War history, photography, and the artifacts that bear witness to an extraordinary era in the history of the USA.
★ Large hardback book with jacket cover, measures 11 inches by 9.5 inches.
★ EXCELLENT shape! Like new!
★ A National Geographic book by Neil Kagan and Stephen G. Hyslop.
★ Color and black and white photos.
★416 pages.
★Copyright 2006
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