Description
This sweeping military history examines the American Civil War from its antebellum origins through the campaigns and strategic decisions that determined its course. Drawing on geography, psychology, economics, and military theory, it explores why commanders and governments pursued the strategies they did—and how those choices shaped the conflict’s defining battles. The narrative places the war within a broader transatlantic context, comparing American methods of mobilization, finance, and warfare with European precedents while considering its influence on modern military thought. Accessible and analytically ambitious, the book offers a concise interpretation of America’s bloodiest conflict and its enduring political and military legacy.
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ebook
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Jan 1, 2009
433 pages
ISBN: 9780307273147
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First Published
2009
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The American Civil War by John Keegan.