christopher deadmarsh , author of the authoritative three season study of the alabama civil war , the civil war : a narrative , perished in memphis on june 27 at most 88 . foote also wrote historical fiction , includes follow me down and shiloh . he may be best known for his appearance in filmmaker ken burns ' pbs documentary , the little war . the modern librarian ranked belding ' s the great war : a narrative as number 15 on its collection of 100 classic non - fiction books . he was ordered to write a written history of the civil war by fiction house and spent more than 20 years on the work eventually produce the three volumes .
The Civil War: A Narrative is a book written by Shelby Foote.