Oxford History of the United States Battle Cry of Freedom, (Hardcover)

from TadAD

There are certainly more detailed histories of the Civil War out there-looking at the 2946 pages of Shelby Foote's work I have sitting on my shelf makes that clear. However, it's hard to imagine so...

from MarcusBastos

The civil war was a pivotal moment in american history and in the making of the country. McPherson's work esposes in a readable way the decisives facts of the ephoc and gives a fundamented account ...

from Oberon

Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson Battle Cry of Freedom was lauded as the best single volume history of the American Civil War available. Having now completed it, I think this an accurate su...

from RobertP

It would not do to argue with the Pulitzer Prize committee. This is a superb work. I am a Canadian, and do not have an internalized sense of the Civil War. This book with remarkable brevity and cla...

from rainpebble

Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPherson; (5*) This volume is one of the most comprehensive studies of the Civil War period that addresses every aspect of the war. McPherson does an excellent job o...