1st Edition
The American Civil War The War in the West 1861 - July 1863
By Stephen D. Engle
Copyright 2002
96 Pages
by
Routledge
The American Civil War's vast Western Theater witnessed enormously important military campaigning during the period 1861-1863. This book, the third in a four-volume series, examines the geographical, logistical, and strategic factors that shaped fighting in this theater of the American Civil War, as well as assessing officers who played key roles. It covers the story of Ulysses S Grant's... Read more
Introduction, Chronology, The North and South compared, A nation at war, Struggle for the heartland, Billy Yank and Johnny Reb at war, John Beatty, a Union soldier, Societies at war, Kate Stone, a Confederate civilian, The promise of summer, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Stephen D. Engle
"A very useful resource, especially, but by no means exclusively, in school and college libraries...these books offer very useful standardised accounts and are presented in very attractive and approachable volumes." -- Reference Reviews
