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Title: A Short History of the Civil War by James L. Stokesbury ISBN: 0-688-15129-9 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good short work
Comment: This is a nice introduction to Civil War history. The author does not take sides which is refreshing since a bias is often evident in Civil war books. Between narratives of movements and battles are several short essays about the cause of the war, the economies of the respective nations, and analysis of military doctrine of the period.
The author does a bit of analysis of the key characters and its interesting to see a foreigner's take on the war (Stokesbury is Canadian). One criticism is that the battle descriptions are so short that it is easy to get confused about what took place in the action, and whole complex campaigns can be glossed over. To be fair, this is difficult to avoid in a "short" history of such a protracted war.
The writing is good and some of it stands out (the last paragraph of the book gave me goosebumps). This is a good primer on the Civil war and is recommended.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great review of the civil war
Comment: I bought this book for a nice summary, but not too detailed summary of the Civil War....and thats exactly what I got. Professor Stokesbury writes this wonderful, well researched book on one the most key points in our history. After reading this book I have a new outlook on how close we were to becoming two nations. Each key battle is cleary and methodically discussed, along with some of the stuff outside the battlelines. He is very objective, not favoring either side, and explains the causes of the start and the final collapse of the Confederacy. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a quick, easy-read summary of the Civil War, or to a history buff.
Rating: 3
Summary: Great starting point for learning about the Civil War
Comment:
James L. Stokesbury was a professor of history at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has written numerous short histories of some of the most important wars of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
In this book on the Civil War, Stokesbury takes a vast amount of information (over 50,000 books have been published on the subject) and condenses it into a slim book of just over 300 pages. He covers the broad horizon of this period in a meaningful and entertaining way. Of course, sacrifices must be made. Some of the battle narratives are confusing in their shortened form, but the ebb and flow of the campaigns are accurately portrayed.
Stokesbury's account is remarkably objective generally; however, every Civil War buff has his own opinions about the best and worst of the generals. Stokesbury makes no attempt to hide his feelings about his candidates for the worst.
Many of the trivial details a typical soldier's life are incorporated in the narrative. Also covered are some of the economic, social, and political events which shaped the course of the war.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about this pivotal point in our history but doesn't have the time to commit to some of the larger tomes.
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Title: A Short History of the American Revolution by James L. Stokesbury ISBN: 068812304X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 27 January, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: A Short History of World War I by James L. Stokesbury ISBN: 0688001297 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 February, 1981 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Short History of World War II by James L. Stokesbury ISBN: 0688085873 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 01 January, 1980 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: A Short History of the Korean War by James L. Stokesbury ISBN: 0688095135 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 01 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman (Library of America) by William Tecumseh Sherman ISBN: 0940450658 Publisher: Library of America Pub. Date: 01 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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