The Civil War

by Robert Paul Jordan

Book Overview

Historical overview of the events, history, and significance of the Civil War This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870440772
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

GOOD SOLID OVERVIEW - WELL RESEARCHED AND WELL DONE

I enjoyed this one and am glad to have added it to my library. The book is quite well organized and gives a splended overview of the civil war, year by year. As has been pointed out by other reviewers, this work stays pretty neutral on even political sensitive subjects, even slavery in the south and the near slavery in the north manifested in the northern factories. There are of course thousands of books out there on the Civil War, some good, some not so good. For a good quick overview though, I do not think you could go wrong with this one and I highly recommend it. It think this one may be out of print (I purchased mine back in 1980) but it is worth the hunt.

An overview of the War between the States.

National Geographic has great pictures and this book produced by the Society is no different. The book is a short summary of the war between the states. The author is very neutral in his historical summary, trying to not offend any Southerner. The writing is concise and neatly summarizes the war. I actually learned something even though I have read dozens of books about this war. The book is divided by years, and includes a prelude. The war's battles are detailed with battlefield maps. This was a nicely done book. As I said, the one thing that is lacking is the author's neutrality. This is disconcerting, especially when the author describes the institution of slavery. Slavery was wrong, and the author should have stated it so. I guess he didn't want to offend the Southern population. Everything else about the book was great.

The National Geographic Society's Publification, 1969.

A fine book with numerous color photographs. Good for modellers. 212 pages carry us year by year through the U.S. civil war. Slavery, battles, politics, leaders, daily life and its expenses, etc. are some of the topics touched upon. The book gives a good outline of the war and should be read by all beginners in this historical field.

A Book Worth Fighting for

The Civil War by Robert Paul Jordan is a GREAT book about the Civil War. It guides you through the prelude to the Civil War and all 4 years of the grueling war we know so well. An amazing collection of Civil War paintings and pictures only enrich your experience. It includes drawn maps of the major battlefields and what happened on them. Also it includes pictures of what these places look like today, allowing you to visualize what they used to look like. Overall this is the source of information for Civil War veterans and to newbies as well.