Excellent series | The Civil War: A Narrative (3 Volume Set)

Great Set | The Civil War: A Narrative (3 Volume Set) | Shelby Foote

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	• The Civil War: A Narrative (3 Volume Set) Shelby Foote Random House, 2006 - 2936 pages average customer review:based on 37 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The definitive Civil War history

There's a reason why you see Shelby Foote in every Civil War documentary. He's the best and these three books are evidence to back up that assertion. Besides, once you hear his Southern drawl, you won't be able to imagine a better voice for the conflict.

Excellent series

Here is writing which makes history come alive. I have read other civil war books, but I would say this is bar far the best, most comprehsive books I have read. I beleive it is equal in representation of both the north and the south but there is a slight bias towards the south in some respects. The author puts more a human face to Davis whereas Linclon is not always afforded this. But conversely, the author lauds Grants, even more so then Lee.

The book is written so narrtively that the reader actually feels he is standing there on the field with the generals and sitting amng the soldiers. The battles were throroughly gripping. And as much attention was given to the Virginia theater as to the Wetsern theaters. The depth and breadth of the coverage is awa inspiring.

My only two complaints would be the lack of pictures. I would like to actually put a face to the generals and so forth while reading about them. Secondly, I would like some more maps. There were some battles in whcih I wound up looking on the inside cover to find where I was.

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An amazing literary achievement

Shelby Foote has managed to do what most fail to do with a History Book. He brings the Civil War to life and gives the characters presence and energy. Superbly written and wonderful to read.

For me as an Englishman living in the Southern States, I am now beginning to have an understanding of the real politics and social background to the Civil War.

And What it felt like to be a Confederate!

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Civil War was anything but civil.

Shelby Foote is THE master of the genre and while it is detailed verbally, I would have appreciated more maps and
illustrations of where the actions occurred in better detail. Still the set rates 5 stars!.

The Civil War: A Narrative (Hardcover, 3 Vol. Gift Set)

A stunning literary and historical achievement, the three volumes of Shelby Foote?s THE CIVIL WAR vividly bring to life the four years of torment and strife that altered American life forever. Presented in a handsome boxed set, these three beautifully bound hardcovers are an essential addition to every American history collection.

Taking the reader from the drama of Jefferson Davis?s resignation from the United States Senate and Abraham Lincoln?s arrival in the nation?s capital to Davis?s final flight and capture and Lincoln?s tragic death, Foote covers his subject with astonishing depth and scope. Every battle, every general, and every statesman has its place in this monumental narrative, told in lively prose that captures the sights, smells, and sounds of the conflict. Never before have the great battles and personalities of the Civil War been so excitingly presented, and never before has the story been told so completely.

With a novelist?s gift for narrative and a historian?s commitment to research, Shelby Foote?s epic retelling is the definitive account of the Civil War, a trilogy that has earned a place of honor on the bookshelves of all Americans.

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