The Divided Union - The Story of the American Civil War, 1861-65 by Peter J. Batty; Peter Parish

$20.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War

"The Divided Union" is an account of five of the most dramatic and tragic years in the history of the U.S. The families and neighbors of a fledgling superpower were pitted against each other in a war concerned with the most fundamental of human motivations: freedom, identity, and nation. While great lea ders like Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant found their moment, millions of ordinary Americans suffered terribly and more were killed than during the First and Second World Wars combined. The victory of the North determined the indivisibility of the Union and ensured its development as a nation, yet deep scars remained, and the ideals outlined by Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address failed to become a blueprint for the modern U.S. This is an accessible and compelling account both of the conflict itself and of its wider implications. ...Show more

General James Longstreet : The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier : A Biography by Jeffry D. Wert

$20.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War | Reading Level: Scholarly/Undergraduate

American Civil War Day by Day

$30.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War

The New Civil War Handbook by Mark Hughes

$10.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War

The New Civil War Handbook: Facts and Photos from America's Greatest Conflict is a complete up-to-date guide for American Civil War enthusiasts of all ages. Author Mark Hughes uses clear and concise writing, tables, charts, and more than 100 photographs to trace the history of the war from the beginning of the conflict through Reconstruction. Coverage includes battles and campaigns, the common soldier, technology, weapons, women and minorities at war, hospitals, prisons, generals, the naval war, artillery, and much more. In addition to these important areas, Hughes includes a fascinating section about the Civil War online, including popular blog sites and other Internet resources. Additional reference material in The New Civil War Handbook includes losses in battles, alternate names for battles, major causes of the deaths of Union soldiers (no data exists for Confederates), deaths in POW camps, and other rare information. Civil War buffs will find The New Civil War Handbook to be an invaluable quick reference guide, and one that makes an excellent addition for both the Civil War novice and the Civil War buff. About the Author: Mark Hughes is an electronics instructor widely recognized as the authority on Civil War cemeteries. He has written several books, including Bivouac of the Dead, The Unpublished Roll of Honor, and Confederate Cemeteries (2 vols.). An electronics instructor at Cleveland Community College, Mark, his wife Patty, and their daughter Anna Grace live on the family farm near Kings Mountain, NC. ...Show more

The Illustrated Directory of Weapons, Uniforms and Equipment of the Civil War by Ray Bonds

$20.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War

The American Civil War - first of the 'modern' wars - continues to fascinate military enthusiasts. This magnificent array of artefacts, specially photographed at the finest collections in the United States, will appeal especially to collectors of military paraphernalia, war-gamers, and those interested in military history. With superb photographs of rifles, muskets and handguns, ammunition, swords, bayonets, artillery pieces and shells, caps, badges of rank, medals, belt buckles and buttons, uniforms and general accoutrements of the soldiers of North and South, there are also carefully researched artworks appraised and approved by experts at West Point Military Academy and other military history establishments. All are described in detail. ...Show more

Commager Henry Ed. : Blue & the Gray Vol 1 (Rev. Edn) by Henry Steele Commager

$5.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War | Series: Mentor Series

The Battlefields of the Civil War by William C. Davis

$25.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War | Series: Rebels and Yankees Ser.

"The Battlefields of the Civil War" tells the stories of thirteen of the most important battles, including First Manassas, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. William C. Davis not only describes the events and outcomes of those great engagements, but also delves into the charact ers of the army commanders, revealing in many cases just how much their personalities influenced the actions of their subordinates - and ultimately the outcome of the battles themselves. Rounding out the narrative are 35 full-page color photograph spreads of Civil War artifacts (including flags, uniforms, artillery projectiles, and arms), 28 color paintings of soldiers in various regiment uniforms, and 166 historical photographs. ...Show more

The American Civil War

$90.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson

$35.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War | Series: Oxford History of the United States Ser.

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that cro wded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry--and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. The book's title refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern and Southern views of the conflict: the South seceded in the name of that freedom of self-determination and self-government for which their fathers had fought in 1776, while the North stood fast in defense of the Union founded by those fathers as the bulwark of American liberty. Eventually, the North had to grapple with the underlying cause of the war--slavery--and adopt a policy of emancipation as a second war aim. This "new birth of freedom," as Lincoln called it, constitutes the proudest legacy of America's bloodiest conflict. This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty. ...Show more

The American Civil War and the Nineteenth Century by Brian Holden Reid

$30.00 NZD

Category: American Civil War | Series: Cassell History of Warfare Ser.

The Civil War was the bloodiest in America's history, comprising 149 engagements of importance and 2200 skirmishes. The author narrates the history of the war and also describes how such factors as generalship, staff work, organization, intelligence and logistics affect the shape and decisions of the ba ttlefield. He looks at the strengths, and weaknesses of the opposing sides - the North's industrial strength and the South's material shortages, for example - and the effect of new weapons on tactics. He explores the crucial role of the industrial revolution on the course of 19th-century warfare, first in the Crimean War, then in Prussia's wars with Austria and France, and most dramatically in the American Civil War. ...Show more