The American Civil War
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Author: John Keegan
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 416
This magisterial history of the first modern war is on the scale of John Keegan's classics, A History of Warfare and The First World War. In his sweeping, unputdownable narrative he highlights geography, leadership and strategic logic at the heart of the conflict. John Keegan writes- The geography of the battlefield is to me a living reality. I know the appearance of the battlefields, I know the distances between them, I know the cemeteries in which the dead were buried. What constantly puzzles me, however, is to relate the landmarks of the war to its events, chronology, strategy and logic. That war went on for so long four years over such an enormous space the Confederacy covered an area as large as Europe west of Russia and involved so many battles 260 is the common reckoning and so many people that its events conform to no pattern at all. 'How to make sense of the war is the question. In recent years, this became the primary concern of historians, after nearly a century of writing concerned either with arguing the rights or wrongs or simply re-telling the story chronologically. 'The story of America is, in one of its dimensions, that of man and wilderness. The sto
Author: John Keegan
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 416
This magisterial history of the first modern war is on the scale of John Keegan's classics, A History of Warfare and The First World War. In his sweeping, unputdownable narrative he highlights geography, leadership and strategic logic at the heart of the conflict. John Keegan writes- The geography of the battlefield is to me a living reality. I know the appearance of the battlefields, I know the distances between them, I know the cemeteries in which the dead were buried. What constantly puzzles me, however, is to relate the landmarks of the war to its events, chronology, strategy and logic. That war went on for so long four years over such an enormous space the Confederacy covered an area as large as Europe west of Russia and involved so many battles 260 is the common reckoning and so many people that its events conform to no pattern at all. 'How to make sense of the war is the question. In recent years, this became the primary concern of historians, after nearly a century of writing concerned either with arguing the rights or wrongs or simply re-telling the story chronologically. 'The story of America is, in one of its dimensions, that of man and wilderness. The sto
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: John Keegan
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 416
This magisterial history of the first modern war is on the scale of John Keegan's classics, A History of Warfare and The First World War. In his sweeping, unputdownable narrative he highlights geography, leadership and strategic logic at the heart of the conflict. John Keegan writes- The geography of the battlefield is to me a living reality. I know the appearance of the battlefields, I know the distances between them, I know the cemeteries in which the dead were buried. What constantly puzzles me, however, is to relate the landmarks of the war to its events, chronology, strategy and logic. That war went on for so long four years over such an enormous space the Confederacy covered an area as large as Europe west of Russia and involved so many battles 260 is the common reckoning and so many people that its events conform to no pattern at all. 'How to make sense of the war is the question. In recent years, this became the primary concern of historians, after nearly a century of writing concerned either with arguing the rights or wrongs or simply re-telling the story chronologically. 'The story of America is, in one of its dimensions, that of man and wilderness. The sto
Author: John Keegan
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 416
This magisterial history of the first modern war is on the scale of John Keegan's classics, A History of Warfare and The First World War. In his sweeping, unputdownable narrative he highlights geography, leadership and strategic logic at the heart of the conflict. John Keegan writes- The geography of the battlefield is to me a living reality. I know the appearance of the battlefields, I know the distances between them, I know the cemeteries in which the dead were buried. What constantly puzzles me, however, is to relate the landmarks of the war to its events, chronology, strategy and logic. That war went on for so long four years over such an enormous space the Confederacy covered an area as large as Europe west of Russia and involved so many battles 260 is the common reckoning and so many people that its events conform to no pattern at all. 'How to make sense of the war is the question. In recent years, this became the primary concern of historians, after nearly a century of writing concerned either with arguing the rights or wrongs or simply re-telling the story chronologically. 'The story of America is, in one of its dimensions, that of man and wilderness. The sto
The American Civil War
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