The Civil War / by Bruce Catton
1987, First Edition. Boston : Houghton Mifflin. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Foxing to page edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #404118
ISBN: 0828103054
Series; The American Heritage library. Physical description; 382 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm. Contents; 1. A house divided -- 2. The opening guns -- 3. The clash of amateur armies -- 4. Real warfare begins -- 5. The navies -- 6. Confederate high-water mark -- 7. A search for allies -- 8. Stalemate, east and west -- 9. The South's last opportunity -- 10. The armies -- 11. Two economies at war -- 12. The destruction of slavery -- 13. The Northern vise tightens -- 14. The politics of war -- 15. Total warfare -- 16. The forlorn hope -- 17. Victory -- 18. End and beginning -- 19. Sound of distant drums -- Chronology of the Civil War -- Index to the chronology -- The leading participants -- Picture credits -- Index -- Maps. Subjects; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865. U.S. history. War economies. Slavery.
Price: €12.95