Bruce Cattons Civil War: 3 Volumes

by Bruce Catton and Catton Bruce

Book Overview

Infinitely readable and absorbing, Bruce Catton's The Civil War is one of the best-selling, most widely read general histories of the war available in a single volume. Newly introduced by the critically acclaimed Civil War historian James M. McPherson, The Civil War vividly traces one of the most moving chapters in American history, from the early division between the North and the South to the final surrender of Confederate troops. Catton's account...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517447711
• ISBN13: 9780517447710
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 730 Pages
• Weight: 2.12 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Catton's Trilogy on the Army of the Potomac

Bruce Catton's Civil War is his trilogy (Mr. Lincoln's Army, Glory Road, A Stillness at Appomattox) about the Army of the Potomac. Eloquently written, gripping, a masterpiece of popular history. Scholars may frown at his style, but Catton had a feel for history that brings the reader right to the battlefield to smell the smoke, and hear the roar of the cannon. A must read for any Civil War reader. Highly recommended.