Their Last Full Measure
The Final Days of the Civil War

In the interest of full disclosure, I started but did not finish this book. Also, I have a PhD in U.S. History and have taught college courses on the Civil War. On the positive side I found the book to be very readable and was looking forward to reading it. Unfortunately though, the author provides......more

While this book is a re-hash of several previous works, it was still a great read. The author tells the story of the final weeks of the conflict, with plenty of first hand accounts and a sparkling narrative throughout. He posits that the end result was still in doubt in spring 1865. While I wouldn't......more

A very readable, enjoyable history of the final days of the Civil War. As with other accounts, it speaks well of the main players such as Lee and Grant. Although many of the Confederate leaders and generals recognized that the war was lost in the waning months and the desertion rate was zooming, th......more

I'm a bit disappointed in how short this was, but it wasn't a terrible book by any means. As a person who has a great interest in the American Civil War, I didn't really learn very much from this book and I don't believe there was a new perspective presented. It serves as a fine general history of t......more

Thoroughly enjoyable book with one small blip: in the chapter detailing the Lincoln assassination the author writes of Booth leaping from the president's box and getting his spur caught in the bunting decorating the box. Landing awkwardly Booth injures his leg possibly breaking his ankle. A few sent......more