The Civil War, 3-Volume Box Set (Hardcover)

from charrod

Read it from cover to cover and couldn't put it down, especially the 3rd volume. I suppose only Civil War enthusiasts would really enjoy it. I still like to go back and read Foote's treatment of the battle of Gettysburg now and then.

from Tracy_Tomkowiak

A very challenging read, but worth it.

from ValSmith

Most detailed account of these four years I think I've read, although he drives me crazy by not always saying the "name" of a battle, just who the protagonists were. I have reade volume 1 and have started volume 2.

from fourbears

I couldn't find a listing for just Volume 3: Red River to Appomattox which I finished this year. Last year I read the first two volumes. This is the last volume which covered Grant arriving in Washington to take up duties as commander-and looking like a scruffy nonentity who was offered a room in...

from Coalsoffire

I have read these volumes (I have two sets of them for some reason) and also have the Audible.com versions, and I enjoy listening to them. Foote has created an historical tour de force, but even more impressive for me is the sheer artistry of his narrative. His command of the language is so good ...