A Civil War Treasury Being A Miscellany Of Arms And Artillery, Facts And Figures, Legends And Lore, Muses And Minstrels And Personalities And People

by Nofi, Albert A.

• ISBN13: 9780306806223
• ISBN10: 0306806223
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-03-22
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Books about the Civil War are as numerous as the war's casualties. This one is different. "A Civil War Treasury "goes beyond the battle histories and memoirs to offer a unique, intimate, and informative portrayal of this nation's greatest catastrophe, the War Between the States.

Author Biography

Albert A. Nofi has a Ph.D. in Military History from the City University of New York and was associate editor for many years of the ground-breaking military journal Strategy and Tactics. He was a founder of wargaming, the conflict simulation system used both by hobbyists and military planners. Dr. Nofi has written numerous books and articles on military history and was a news media military commentator during the Persian Gulf War. He is also the author of The Gettysburg Campaign and The Waterloo Campaign.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
The Eve of War	p. 13
Incidents of War	p. 19
The Men	p. 22
The Women	p. 32
Lincoln	p. 33
The Units	p. 36
War and Society	p. 39
Army Life	p. 47
War and the Muses	p. 48
861	p. 51
Incidents of War	p. 56
The Men	p. 69
Lincoln	p. 86
The Units	p. 87
War and Society	p. 94
The Ways of War	p. 101
Army Life	p. 117
War and the Muses	p. 122
862	p. 129
Incidents of War	p. 136
The Men	p. 144
The Women	p. 160
Lincoln	p. 161
The Units	p. 163
War and Society	p. 169
The Ways of War	p. 172
The Ships	p. 183
Army Life	p. 190
War and the Muses	p. 193
863	p. 201
Incidents of War	p. 206
The Men	p. 215
The Women	p. 232
Lincoln	p. 234
The Units	p. 238
War and Society	p. 243
The Ways of War	p. 246
The Ships	p. 256
War and the Muses	p. 262
864	p. 265
Incidents of War	p. 271
The Men	p. 276
The Women	p. 290
Lincoln	p. 294
The Units	p. 297
War and Society	p. 302
The Ways of War	p. 306
The Ships	p. 316
Army Life	p. 322
War and the Muses	p. 326
865	p. 333
Incidents of War	p. 337
The Men	p. 340
The Women	p. 355
Lincoln	p. 361
The Units	p. 365
War and Society	p. 368
The Ships	p. 375
Army Life	p. 381
War and the Muses	p. 385
Aftermath	p. 389
Incidents of War	p. 394
The Men	p. 400
War and Society	p. 402
War and the Muses	p. 411
The Civil War Today	p. 416
The Civil War Scholar	p. 419
Index	p. 425
Other Titles of Interest	p. 432
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