The Compact History of the Civil War
Publisher: Hero Books
Published: December 1985
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9780915979134
Subjects: History; Warfare & Defence
First sentence: At 4:30 A.M., on April 12, 1861, a 10-inch mortar shell screamed in a high arc halfway across Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.