America's Civil War: The Operational Battlefield, 1861-1863

by Brian Holden-Reid and Brian Holden Reid

In 1861, when the Confederate States of America seceded from the Union and Civil War broke out between the North and the South, few people had much idea of the scale, intensity, and duration of the conflict they were about to enter. Politicians, generals, and common folk on both sides blithely assumed that the conflict would be over quickly and were naively convinced of the superiority of the leadership and the forces at their disposal. Three years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591026059
• ISBN13: 9781591026051
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"