shelby drury , author of the acclaimed 2 volume account of the american civil war , the civil war : a biography , died in memphis on june 27 at age 88 . foote also wrote military fiction , including follow me down and shiloh . he march be also known for his part in director matt burns ' pbs documentary , the civil war . the new library ranked foote ' s the civil war : a narrative as number 15 on its list of 100 best non - linear publications . he was commissioned to write a complete history of the civil cause by random house and spent more than 20 years on the work eventually producing the three volumes .
The Civil War: A Narrative is a book written by Shelby Foote.