Civil War Book of Lists

A fascinating handbook on the War Between the States, The Civil War Book of Lists is an invaluable source of facts, statistics, data and trivia. The wide variety of lists includes detailed topics of every description. Commanders from both sides are ranked according to the best and worst ever to lead troops during the war. A selection of casualty figures demonstrates the enormous number of lives lost on the fields of the war's bloodiest battles. The composition of the armies is given in terms of state origin, ethnic background and even average height of the troops. Lists also probe social issues, such as the distribution of the African American and White populations, the elections of 1860 and 1864 and the songs and poems sung in the North and South. Lists of the best books available on the Civil War provide a pathway through the mountainous literature on the subject and offer a basis for further study. More frivolous lists detail unusual nicknames, delicacies made from hardtack, the ugliest generals, and generals killed in personal encounters. The Civil War Book of Lists gives the opportunity for readers to view the Civil War with the widest scope possible, to gain a full understanding of the nature of the country that went to the war, the composition of the armies that took to the field and the battles that were fought. Book jacket.Combined Books Editors is the author of 'Civil War Book of Lists' with ISBN 9780785817024 and ISBN 0785817026.