{"product_id":"americas-civil-war-paperback-softback-9780882959290","title":"America's Civil War (Paperback \/ softback) 9780882959290","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerica's Civil War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrooks D. Simpson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780882959290, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 January 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e239 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.1 x 13.7 x 1 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sensible, well-written, and thoroughly grounded in the most recent scholarship, \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e is the best short synthesis of the subject available.\" —Mark Grimsley, Ohio State University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is a fine achievement, and it will be invaluable not only to students but to many other readers—and even Civil War specialists will benefit from its fresh insights.\" —Peter J. Parish\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Simpson has written a lively and interpretive history of the US Civil War. Based on a mastery of the secondary literature, Simpson's narrative weaves the political, military, and social history of this significant period.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, September 1996)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This work finally condenses the story of the War to a manageable size for the beginner and student alike. ...Written in a clear, concise manner, this book belongs on the book shelves of any collector of writings on the Civil War.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Civil War Round Table\u003c\/i\u003e, November 1996)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Students looking for a condensed, clear, and evenhanded summary of a particular campaign would do well to consult this volume. ...\u003ci\u003eAmerica's Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e will be a useful supplemental reading in survey courses and a solid short text for courses on the war itself. Occupying an important niche between the single-chapter accounts of the American history textbooks and much longer single-volume treatments...Simpson's book admirably fulfills the goals of the American History Series.\" (\u003ci\u003eCivil War History\u003c\/i\u003e, June 1997)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSuch is the continuing volume of work on the Civil War that we are regularly in need of an authoritative and accessible brief synthesis to keep us up to date with this endlessly fascinating subject. Brooks Simpson meets that need for the 1990s in America's Civil War, a wonderful feat of compression in which he addresses all the great issues of the war in 200 pages of clear and readable prose. Rightly, he puts the military history of the conflict at the center of the picture, but he excels in relating the drama of the war itself to the politics of both Union and Confederacy, to the stresses and strains-and opportunities-of the home front, and to the great issues of emancipation and reconstruction. This book is a fine achievement, and it will be invaluable not only to students but to many other readers-and even Civil War specialists will benefit from its fresh insights.–Peter J. Parish, Cambridge University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword VII\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments XII\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: On Understanding the Civil War 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter One: Secession and the First Shot 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecession 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Shot 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: War Begins 24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMobilizing For Conflict 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar Aims 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Battles 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe European Response 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: The Limited War 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForts Henry and Donelson 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShiloh 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRebels Resurgents in Virginia 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfederate Escalation 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: War Becomes Revolution 70\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward Emancipation 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfederate Counteroffensives: Lee Moves North 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfederate Counteroffensives: Perryville, Iuka, and Corinth 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmancipation and Elections 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnion Battlefield Standoffs and Rebuffs 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: Gambles Won and Lost 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChancellorsville 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVicksburg and Gettysburg 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChickamauga and Chattanooga 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact of Emancipation 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six: The Home Front 130\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Folks Back Home 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Northern Economy and War Effort 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Southern Economy and War Effort 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and Society: The North 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics and Society: The South 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWartime Reconstruction: Early Steps 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven: The Campaigns of 1864 162\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrant’s Grand Design 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wilderness Campaigns 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Atlanta Campaign 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLincoln’s Bid for Reelection 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVictory on the Battlefield and at the Ballot Box 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight: Victory and Defeat 188\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSherman’s March to the Sea 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFort Fisher and the March through the Carolinas 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmancipation, Reconstruction, and Peace Proposals 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Richmond to Appomattox 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoundations for Peace 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Why the Union Won 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliographical Essay 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps: Major Campaigns of the Civil War 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCampaigns in the West, February to April 1862 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Peninsula Campaign 1862 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCampaigns in Virginia and Maryland, August to December 1862 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar in the East, 1863 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Vicksburg Campaign, April to July 1863 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrant vs. Lee 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCampaigns in the West, 1864-65 190\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501379186968,"sku":"9780882959290","price":20.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780882959290.jpg?v=1786234567","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/americas-civil-war-paperback-softback-9780882959290","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}