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the civil war a narrative fort sumter to perryville fredericksburg to meridian red river to appomattox
footes comprehensive history of the civil war includes three compelling volumes fort sumter to perryville fredericksburg to meridian and red river to appomattox . collected together in a handsome boxed set this is the perfect gift for any civil war buff . br fort sumter to perryville br here for a certainty is one of the great historical narratives of our century a unique and brilliant achievement one that must be firmly placed in the ranks of the masters . van allen bradley chicago daily news br anyone who wants to relive the civil war as thousands of americans apparently do will go through this volume with pleasure ... . years from now footes monumental narrative most likely will continue to be read and remembered as a classic of its kind . new york herald tribune book review br br fredericksburg to meridian br this then is narrative history a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition ... . the writing is superb ... one of the historical and literary achievements of our time . the washington post book world br gettysburg ... is described with such meticulous attention to action terrain time and the characters of the various commanders that i understand at last what happened in that battle ... . mr. foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and a novelists skill in directing the readers attention to the men and the episodes that will influence the course of the whole war without omitting items which are of momentary interest . his organization of facts could hardly be bettered . atlantic br red river to appomattox br an unparalleled achievement an american iliad a unique work uniting the scholarship of the historian and the high readability of the first class novelist . walker percy br i have never read a better more vivid more understandable account of the savage battling between grants and lees armies ... . foote stays with the human strife and suffering and unlike most southern commentators he does not take sides . in objectivity in range in mastery of detail in beauty of language and feeling for the people involved this work surpasses anything else on the subject ... . it stands alongside the work of the best of them . new republic
follows the course of the war from 1862 to 1864 discusses the strategies of both sides in major battles and assesses the performance of the union generals