The War for the Union: The Improvised War, 1861-1862

by Allan Nevins

Book Overview

THIS account of the first year of the Civil War is much more than a merely military chronicle in which politicians stride on and off the stage. This volume, the first of four dedicated to the War, is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684104261
• ISBN13: 9780684104263
• Release Date: January 1950
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An improvised war,not an improvised book.

This history of the Civil War is far better than any other I have read in that Nevins looks behind the actions to seek reasons and explanations for them. Before I have wondered why so many of the decisions were made the way they were. This book looks at the men and the situations to analyse the whys and wherefores of the apparent inability of the Union to get organized, and the stupid decisions made. It presents Lincoln in a fair and reasonable light.