Great Battles Of The Civil War

Author : John MacDonald
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1992-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0020345542

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Great Battles of the Civil War by John MacDonald Pdf

17 of the Greatest Battles of the Civil War Come Alive as Never Before For the first time, breakthrough computer graphics re-create every detail of the Civil War's most important battles. A team of experts has researched every aspect of every battle—from topography to troop strength—and, using the computer's latest capabilities, reconstructs the battlefields in vivid detail and analyzes why and how the winners won. Also included is a wealth of contemporary anecdotes, eyewitness accounts, character studies, paintings, drawings and period photographs that reveal a uniquely accurate picture of the most memorable battles of the Civil War. An amazing commander's view. Had the generals possessed these graphics, history might have changed. Here's how it works: From a standard 2-dimensional map, the computer constructs a sophisticated 3-dimensional graphic of the battle site. Then the artists overlay all the details of the battle: troop movement, weapon deployment, the state of the terrain, even the exact weather conditions.

Author : John Macdonald
Publisher : Booksales
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000051409272

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Great Battles of the Civil War by John Macdonald Pdf

Examines great battles of the American Civil War, from the first battle at Bull Run in 1861 to the Battle of the Five Forks in 1865.

Author : Jay Wertz,Edwin C. Bearss
Publisher : Quill
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999-04
Category : Historic sites
ISBN : 0688170242

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Smithsonian's Great Battles and Battlefields of the Civil War by Jay Wertz,Edwin C. Bearss Pdf

Historic buildings, and newly discovered and developing sites open to the public today. For the armchair historian or the avid sightseer, here are the stunning dramas that unfolded on the battlefields, with historical maps, photographs, and illustrations that bring the scenes to life.

Author : Chester G. Hearn
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 0786462477

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Mobile Bay and the Mobile Campaign by Chester G. Hearn Pdf

In the Civil War, both sides understood that closing the South's ports would halt the introduction of war materiel to the industrially weak region. Though the North captured New Orleans in 1862, they did not attack the Confederate navy in Mobile Bay or the city of Mobile, Alabama, until 1864. The two-year delay allowed much needed supplies to enter the Confederacy and changed the face of the ensuing Mobile Campaign, as technological advances in ships submarines, mines and fortification made a striking difference in the fighting. This book examines the politics, preparations, leaders, and battles that made the Mobile Campaign a microcosm of the overall conduct of the Civil War.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:1035306592

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Great Battles of the Civil War by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas Lawrence Connelly
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : 0870492616

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Civil War Tennessee by Thomas Lawrence Connelly Pdf

SEVENTH PRINTING. 1996 Tennessee Three Star Books trade paperback, Thomas L. Connelly (Five Tragic Hours Battle Of Franklin). A concise version of the Battle of Tennessee and those who played a major role in it.

Author : Peter Cozzens
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0252028791

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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War by Peter Cozzens Pdf

Volume 6 brings readers more of the best first-person accounts of marches, encampments, skirmishes, and full-blown battles, as seen by participants on both sides of the conflict. Alongside the experiences of lower-ranking officers and enlisted men are accounts from key personalities including General John Gibbon, General John C. Lee, and seven prominent generals from both sides offering views on "why the Confederacy failed." This volume includes 120 illustrations, including 16 previously uncollected maps of battlefields, troop movements, and fortifications.

Author : Jack Steinberg
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1534816593

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Great Battles of the Civil War by Jack Steinberg Pdf

Great Battles of the Civil War How could a civil war come to pass only eighty-five years after the forming of a wickedly hard-sought-after unified nation? What could be so irresolvable that the people of that nation decided to tear it apart and go to war, rather than do everything possible to fix the problem? Ironically, the problem was that individual states wanted the freedom to govern themselves, which is precisely what said nation went to war over eighty-five years previously: the right of American colonies to rule themselves, instead of being subject to England. The United States fought a long, bitter, deadly war from 1861-1865 over secession, states' right to govern themselves, and the right to keep a way of life based on slavery. Great Battles of the Civil War is the story of that war, of its most shocking and violent battles: Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Atlanta, Petersburg and Sherman's March to the Sea. It is the story of the deaths of 620,000 men, catastrophe that 9/11 didn't begin to touch, and great leaders like Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Stonewall Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Ambrose Burnside and Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. This is the story of an easy, one-day war suitable for a picnic and waving the flag that turned into four long years of disillusionment, destruction and surrender.

Author : Abraham Lincoln
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141956633

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The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln Pdf

The Address was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg. In just over two minutes, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefined the Civil War as a struggle not merely for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation in which states' rights were no longer dominant. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Author : Joe Giorello
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-10
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1947076108

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Great Battles for Boys by Joe Giorello Pdf

Filled with historic photographs, maps, and short, powerful chapters, "Great Battles for Boys" captures the attention of even reluctant readers. History leaps off the page through the blood, sweat, and sacrifice of soldiers fighting America's earliest battles, from Bunker Hill and San Juan Hill to The Alamo and The Lost Battalion of WWI.

Author : Katie Marsico
Publisher : Britannica Digital Learning
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781625130105

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Great Battles of the Civil War by Katie Marsico Pdf

Experience great battles of the Civil War through engaging text, detailed illustrations, and photos of artifacts.

Author : Swafford Johnson
Publisher : Crescent
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1992-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0517065207

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Great Battles of the Civil War by Swafford Johnson Pdf

Author : Harold Holzer
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 1266 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780679604303

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Hearts Touched by Fire by Harold Holzer Pdf

In July 1883, just a few days after the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a group of editors at The Century Magazine engaged in a lively argument: Which Civil War battle was the bloodiest battle of them all? One claimed it was Chickamauga, another Cold Harbor. The argument inspired a brainstorm: Why not let the magazine’s 125,000 readers in on the conversation by offering “a series of papers on some of the great battles of the war to be written by officers in command on both sides.” The articles would be written by generals, Union and Confederate alike, who had commanded the engagements two decades earlier—“or, if he were not living,” by “the person most entitled to speak for him or in his place.” The pieces would present both sides of each major battle, and would be fair and free of politics. In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the most enduring entries from the classic four-volume series Battles and Leaders of the Civil War have now been edited and merged into one definitive volume. Here are the best of the immortal first-person accounts of the Civil War originally published in the pages of The Century Magazine more than a hundred years ago. Hearts Touched by Fire offers stunning accounts of the war’s great battles written by the men who planned, fought, and witnessed them, from leaders such as General Ulysses S. Grant, General George McClellan, and Confederate captain Clement Sullivane to men of lesser rank. This collection also features new year-by-year introductions by esteemed historians, including James M. McPherson, Craig L. Symonds, and James I. Robertson, Jr., who cast wise modern eyes on the cataclysm that changed America and would go down as the bloodiest conflict in our nation’s history. No one interested in our country’s past will want to be without this collection of the most popular and influential first-person Civil War memoirs ever published.

Author : Curt Johnson,Mark McLaughlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000044399351

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Battles of the Civil War by Curt Johnson,Mark McLaughlin Pdf

The accounts of twelve Civil War battles, preceded by a concise background to the war, explaining causes and summarizing weapons, equipment, organization and tactical aims of both armies, as well as profiles of the leading generals.

Author : Joe Giorello
Publisher : Great Battles for Boys
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1947076337

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Great Battles for Boys by Joe Giorello Pdf

Unforgettable History! Great Battles for Boys is the bestselling history series that sends young readers "into the fight." Boys learn about military leaders, weapons, and strategies that won--or lost--history's most important battles. The American Civil War More Americans died in this war than all other wars combined--more than 600,000 soldiers. But what REALLY happened? From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to the South's surrender at Appomattox, young readers move chronologically through 20 crucial battles that cover all four years of the Civil War. Boys will learn about the leaders, strategies, tactics, and weapons that earned victory--or suffered defeat. Battle of the Ironclads: One of America's deadliest naval battles, right off the coast of Virginia Vicksburg: Ulysses S. Grant bombs, terrorizes, and starves a southern city into surrender. Antietam: Robert E. Lee invades the North, and pays a terrible price Petersburg: The North literally blows a hole in the South--and still loses the battle. And more! Why was Robert E. Lee considered a military genius, even after he lost the war? What made Ulysses S. Grant such a powerful general--and a difficult man? Sherman's March--who, what, when, where, and why. Reviews of the Great Battles for Boys series "This book should be in school libraries everywhere. It is a treasure trove of information that is engagingly written that makes one feel they are in a great classroom with a great instructor sharing his knowledge in a fun way." -- 5 Stars, Top 10 Amazon Reviewer "My nine-year-old son absolutely love this book! Full of great facts and enjoyable to read! He finished it in two nights and was asking for another!" 5 Stars Richard Dodson