description: The American Civil War was the largest war of the 19th century - the bloodiest and the most prolonged - and it marked a crossroads in American history. Three million men fought in it and over 600,000 died. This book includes a narrative history of the war, essays on various aspects of the war and extracts from contemporary diaries, letters and newspapers which help to evoke the times, events and people of this period in history.
language: English
title: The Civil War : An Illustrated History of the War Between the States
titlecomplete: The Civil War : An Illustrated History of the War Between the States
genres: Historical, Military Fiction, History, Reference, American History, Military History, War, American Civil War, Civil War, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 3846
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Lincoln Prize
publisher: Pimlico