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Title: Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain by John Michael Priest ISBN: 0-942597-37-0 Publisher: White Mane Publishing Co. Pub. Date: November, 1992 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $34.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (6 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: Thumbs Up
Comment: Very worth while. Interesting, well written. Spend some time here.

Rating: 2
Summary: Not impressed
Comment: I had heard a lot of good buzz about this book and Priest's fine writing style. I was let down, frankly. I found his prose fairly choppy throughout. And I think he focused on the micro at the expense of the bigger picture. Oh, and terrible, useless maps!

Rating: 4
Summary: A meticulous study of the little known prelude to Antietam.
Comment: Those of us who have enjoyed Priest's other works on Antietam and the Wilderness will find this book comparable.

Advantages: meticulous, hour-by-hour study from a soldier's eye view--- once again, thoroughly researched bringing to light many unpublished materials from diaries, letters, etc. This book differs from others in that it covers a number of little-known cavalry skirmishes that preceeded the battles on South Mountain. Also has some very interesting accounts of marches through Maryland towns and gives a civilians' perspective.

Weaknesses: detailed maps once again are in Priest's hand-drawn style. The events described in the text can be hard to follow because the maps are dominated by terrain features, while military units and road names can be difficult to see. The book also ends much too abruptly-- there is no summary chapter that gives an overview of the events and personalities described in the book.

This said, the book is therefore NOT recommended fo! ! r readers who are new to the subjects at hand. On the other hand, dedicated students of the Civil War and those interested in studying military tactics will find it to be an outstanding contribution to the field.

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