An American Iliad : the story of the Civil War / Charles P. Roland
Imprint
New York : McGraw-Hill, c1991
Descript
xii, 289 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Parting of the ways -- Resort to arms -- Mobilization and early campaigns -- Emerging generals and escalating combat -- Union government, administration, and emancipation -- Confederate government and administration -- Strategic balance -- Turn of the tide of battle -- Contest for European favor -- Military success and political victory -- Resurgent north -- Beleaguered south -- Union triumphant -- Reflections on men and measures