Civil War A Narrative Fredericksburg to Meridian

"Though the events of this middle year of the Civil War have been recounted hundreds of times, they have rarely been re-created with such vigor and such picturesque detail as in Mr. Foote's 'Civil War: A Narrative'. In this second volume Mr. Foote proves that his work deserves to rank, along with Allan Nevins's 'War for the Union'...and Bruce Catton's 'Centennial History'...as one of the three major comprehensive histories to be produced during the current centennial celebration....[Mr. Foote] usually sees a battle from the Southern side of the lines; ...he is only truly eloquent when he writes of Southern heroism....While Mr. Nevins clearly regards battles as a troublesome interruption and Mr. Catton is concerned with the broad outlines of strategy, Mr. Foote takes great delight in the tactical details of major engagements."Foote, Shelby is the author of 'Civil War A Narrative Fredericksburg to Meridian' with ISBN 9780394746210 and ISBN 039474621X.