The Battle of Gettysburg

It was a good overview of the battle. Not too in-depth and not too long. It you’re looking to gain a good idea of the battle itself and nothing else, no context, few personal details, and very little political commentary, just war plans executed, then this is a good place to begin reading about the......more

It is easy to see, in reading this book, why Bruce Catton received and was worthy of a Pulitzer Prize for his historical writing.  As a child I first became familiar with the author due to his illustrated history of the Civil War, a book I repeatedly checked out of my elementary school library and w......more

Bruce Catton was the most famous Civil War historian of his era and mastered the art of writing narrative history for the masses. I freely admit that I am an unabashed fan of Catton. I am quite sure that he kick-started my interest in the Civil War that has caused me to fill my shelves with over 100......more