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The Civil War Battlefield Guide, Second Edition
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by Frances H. Kennedy
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 528 pages
Published by: Mariner BooksEdition: 2nd Edition November 2, 1998
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0395740126
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0395740125
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
Weighs: 2.5 pounds
Book Description
This new edition of the definitive guide to Civil War battlefields is really a completely new book. While the first edition covered sixty major battlefields, from Fort Sumter to Appomattox, the second covers all of the 384 designated as the "principal battlefields" in the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report. As in the first edition, the essays are authoritative and concise, written by such leading historians as James M. McPherson, Stephen W. Sears, Edwin C. Bearss, James I. Robinson, Jr., and Gary W. Gallager. The second edition also features 83 new four-color maps covering the most important battles. The Civil War Battlefield Guide is an essential reference for anyone interested in the Civil War.
About The Author
The Conservation Fund, a national non profit organization based in Arlington, Virginia, works in partnership with other programs and organizarions to acquire land for conservation. Frances H. Kennedy is director of the Fund's Civil War Battlefield project, which is devoted to the preservation and restoration of Civil War historic sites. She currently resides in Washington, D. C. and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Reader Reviews
If you must only purchase one Civil War battlefield guide, make it this one, a beautifully produced volume by The Conservation Fund, a national battlefield preservation group. Plus, proceeds from every purchase go back to help the preservation effort, so there you go. The book lists campaigns and battles in chronological order, covering a total of 384 separate engagements. Each campaign/battle has a short but usefully detailed narrative overview, and the most important battles have accompanying maps. These maps are a thing of beauty and a joy to use. The editors wisely took current U.S. Geological Survey maps (complete with highway numbers and terrain features - very useful) of the battle areas and superimposed upon them Civil War- era landmarks and troop movements. This excellent technique makes the maps useful for navigating to and around the battlefields, and standing on the ground to visualize the fighting, especially for the less well-preserved sites where markers and interpretations may not exist. The only recommendation I would make for future editions is for the binding-- putting the book in a ring binding similar to a road atlas, with the larger maps as fold-outs, would make this already outstanding book even more useful. A series of short essays on various topics, and appendices with statistical information, complete the package. While the battle summaries themselves may not stand alone for analysis, that is certainly not the book's purpose (neither, I might add, is the book designed to interest folks who have "no interest in the trenches"- get real! This is a Civil War battlefield guide!). It succeeds completely and admirably in its guidebook function. I am currently purchasing copies for use by West Point cadets in an intensive Civil War battlefield study and staff ride. Highly recommended.
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