Women's War: Fighting and Surviving the American Civil War (McCurry Stephanie)(Paperback)

Women's War: Fighting and Surviving the American Civil War (McCurry Stephanie)(Paperback)

Winner of the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award 'A stunning portrayal of a tragedy endured and survived by women.'--David W. Blight, author of Frederick Douglass 'Readers expecting hoop-skirted ladies soothing fevered soldiers' brows will not find them here...Explodes the fiction that men fight

Confederate Reckoning: Power and Politics in the Civil War South (McCurry Stephanie)(Paperback)

Pulitzer Prize FinalistWinner of the Frederick Douglass Book PrizeWinner of the Merle Curti Award 'McCurry strips the Confederacy of myth and romance to reveal its doomed essence. Dedicated to the proposition that men were not created equal, the Confederacy had to fight a two-front war. Not only

American Civil War (Keegan John)(Paperback / softback)

The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. In this magisterial history of the first modern war, the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the

Exploding Bullets in the American Civil War (Stamm Lisa M.)(Paperback)

Exploding Bullets in the American Civil War explores the history, use and manufacturing of this devastating round in one of the United States most brutal conflicts. Also included is a discussion of mistaken identity bullets as well as northern and southern perspectives and personal accounts from

1812: The War That Forged a Nation (Borneman Walter R.)(Paperback)

Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of national purpose; and set the stage for westward expansion from Mackinac Island to the Gulf of Mexico

Union Sharpshooter Vs Confederate Sharpshooter: American Civil War 1861-65 (Yee Gary)(Paperback)

This fully illustrated study assesses the fighting techniques, armament, and combat record of the Union and Confederate sharpshooters who clashed in battles and sieges throughout the American Civil War. During the American Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy both fielded units of

A Short History of the American Civil War (Anderson Paul Christopher)(Paperback)

The American Civil War (1861-65) remains a searing event in the collective consciousness of the United States. It was one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history, claiming the lives of at least 600,000 soldiers and an unknown number of civilians. The Civil War was also one of the world's first

Confederate Soldier of the American Civil War (Hambucken Denis)(Paperback)

As 1862 dawned, the Civil War, the conflict that had started the year before and that most Americans thought would last only a few months, showed no signs of ending. Hundreds of thousands of men across the divided nation enlisted in state volunteer regiments that poured into the sprawling military

Guts & Glory: The American Civil War (Thompson Ben)(Paperback)

History comes alive for kids like no textbook can in this epic account of the American Civil War that's perfect for history buffs and reluctant readers Contains awesome illustrations From courageous cavalry rides deep into enemy territory to harrowing covert missions undertaken by spies and

The Civil War (Caesar Julius)(Paperback)

The Civil War is Caesar's masterly account of the celebrated war between himself and his great rival Pompey, from the crossing of the Rubicon in January 49 B.C. to Pompey's death and the start of the Alexandrian War in the autumn of the following year. His unfinished account of the continuing

Armies of Russia's War in Ukraine (Galeotti Mark)(Paperback)

Illustrated investigation of the forces fighting today's civil war in Ukraine, including Russian regular and clandestine units. Using his extensive contacts in both Russia and Ukraine, and access to a mass of official and unofficial sources, Mark Galeotti presents a thorough and intriguing primer

Varina (Frazier Charles)(Paperback / softback)

A stunning and timely novel about the chaos and devastation of the American Civil War, as seen through the memories of one woman looking back over it from old

Level 5: Cold Mountain (Frazier Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Contemporary / American English Inman leaves the horrors of the American Civil War and begins a long, dangerous journey home to Ada, the woman he loves. Along the way, he witnesses great poverty, cruelty, and violence. Will he ever see Ada again? And if he does, will she recognize the man he has

Civil War (Lucan)(Paperback)

Lucan's epic poem on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, unfinished at the time of his death, stands beside the poems of Virgil and Ovid in the first rank of Latin epic. This newly annotated, free verse translation conveys the full force of Lucan's writing and his grimly realistic view of the

Bloody Ground (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

The fourth volume of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series on the American Civil War and featuring rebel Nathaniel Starbuck - a yankee fighting for the Southern

Spanish Civil War - Reaction, Revolution and Revenge (Preston Paul)(Paperback / softback)

UPDATED EDITIONA rousing and full-blooded account of the Spanish Civil War and the rise to prominence of General

!No Pasaran! - Writings from the Spanish Civil War(Paperback / softback)

International writing from the Spanish Civil War, from both behind and at the front

Faces of Civil War Nurses (Coddington Ronald S.)(Pevná vazba)

During the American Civil War, women on both sides of the conflict, radiating patriotic fervor equal to their male counterparts, contributed to the war effort in countless ways: forming charitable societies, becoming nurses, or even marching off to war as vivandi res, unofficial attach s to the

Short History of The American Civil War (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Decisive Battles of the English Civil War (Wanklyn Malcolm)(Paperback / softback)

In this stimulating and original investigation of the decisive battles of the English Civil War, Malcolm Wanklyn reassesses what actually happened on the battlefield and as a result sheds new light on the causes of the eventual defeat of Charles I. Taking each major battle in turn - Edgehill,

The Spanish Civil War: Revised Edition (Thomas Hugh)(Paperback)

'Mr. Thomas has understood the Spanish Civil War] incredibly well and has written it superbly. A full, vivid and deeply serious treatment of a great subject.'--Vincent Sheean, The New York Times Book Review A masterpiece of the historian's art, Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War remains the best,

Secrets of the U.S. Civil War (Leboutillier Linda)(Pevná vazba)

The U.S. Civil War was a war that changed the face, body, and heart of the United States forever. Secrets of the U.S. Civil War reveals little-known stories of the people, weapons, and battles that have affected the maps on our walls and the allegiances in our

The Enduring Civil War: Reflections on the Great American Crisis (Gallagher Gary W.)(Pevná vazba)

In the seventy-three succinct essays gathered in The Enduring Civil War, celebrated historian Gary W. Gallagher highlights the complexity and richness of the war, from its origins to its memory, as topics for study, contemplation, and dispute. He places contemporary understanding of the Civil War,

The Red Badge of Courage (Crane Stephen)(Paperback)

Henry Fleming dreams of the thrill of battle and performing heroic deeds in the American Civil War. But his illusions are shattered when he comes face to face with the bloodshed and horrors of war. Now he's a raw recruit, Henry experiences both fear and self-doubt. Will war make Henry a coward or a