Book description
The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern
wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured the
imagination of writers, artists and film-makers for decades but the
reality of it confuses and divides historians even today. 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 conflict. His
captivating work promises to be the definitive history of the American
Civil War. John Keegan, who was knighted in the Millennium Honours
List, is the Defence Editor of the
Daily Telegraph
and Britain's foremost military historian. The Reith Lecturer in 1998,
he is the author of many bestselling books including The Face of Battle
, The Mask of Command
, The Second World War
, A History of Warfare
(awarded the Duff Cooper Prize), The First World War
, Intelligence in War
and The Iraq War
. John Keegan died in August 2012.
