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from port22

A book about the Civil War is rarely the first to introduce its reader into that subject. John Keegan is a well know British military historian, research into the nature of battle makes his "The American Civil War" a valuable contribution to the body of work written on that topic. What I found ne...

from oldman

A very military review of the Civil War, Reviewed the historical backround and the various battles with a synpsis of the generals and the armies involved. All events were clearly dated and the reasons for success or failure well-documented. Great boook to give an overview of the whole event of th...

from davidpwhelan

This is an excellent one volume look at the American Civil War. Unlike some other histories of this period of upheaval in the United States, Keegan's initial chapters talk mostly about the military aspects - it's a military history, after all - of the conditions prior to the beginning of the war....

from timspalding

I loved this book for the same reasons some others hated it. It's not a narrative history of the war, but a work of analytical history. Events are often described and there's a very rough chronological motion, but most chapters are thematic and Keegan's interests are broader-and, to this reviewer...

from jcbrunner

John Keegan authored wonderful books. For at least a decade now, the quality of his books has been slipping. The motivation to write the books has been more commercial than getting a message across. This book reads like the publishers pestered the author until he took pen in hand and wrote someth...