The Civil War : A Visual History

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Near Fine
Dust Jacket:	No
Dust Jacket Condition:	Very Good
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Dorling Kindersley
Publication Year:	2011
Publication Place:	UK
ISBN:	9780756671853
Book ID:	004232
Catalogue(s):	History - General ◇ War, Military History and Weapons

380pp. Profusely illustrated in colour, indexed. Small folio. Crisp and clean laminated card covers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original, illustrated dust jacket (just very slightly bumped on edges with tiny nick at base of spine. With maps, portraits and artifacts from the Smithsonian's unrivalled collection, this volume traces the course of major engagements, strategies and the rapidly changing nature of warfare during the American Civil War. Broader topics such as slavery and the economy are interspersed with detailed profiles of those who played a significant part in the Civil War and eye-witness accounts from ordinary soldiers, with galleries of weapons and uniforms.

Keywords:

american civil war war military army uniform weapons guns slavery american history united states of america