A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861-1865

"The crowning achievement of one of America's most distinguished military historians." --Lincoln Prize jury

"Readers will find much to debate in this book--including . . . its affirmation that, because of emancipation, 'the Civil War calls for a rethinking of the attitude . . . that war is always futile, that its rewards never match its cost, that any conflict [must be] immediately decisive and virtually without loss of American lives.'" --Gary W. Gallagher

Author: Russell F. Weigley
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 01/30/2004
Pages: 648
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.21w x 1.64d
ISBN: 9780253217066

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 07/01/2004 pg. 43

About the Author

Russell F. Weigley (1930-2004) was Professor of History at Temple University and author of numerous books, including The American Way of War and Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944-1945 (both published by IUP). He lived in Philadelphia.