With My Face to the Enemy: Perspectives on the American Civil WarRobert Cowley In 35 essays, this volume examines the American Civil War from the perspectives critical to its outcome: the larger-than-life personalities of the important players from Lincoln to Lee, and the national strategies and key battle tactics that shaped the four-year-long crisis. |
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Lincoln Takes Charge David Herbert Donald | 3 |
The West Point Corps Thomas Fleming | 27 |
The Ordeal of General Stone Stephen W Sears | 41 |
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