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American Civil War, The (1) - The War in the East 1861-May 1863

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Essential Histories - North American Conflicts including the ACW & ARW

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Product Info

Title
American Civil War, The (1) - The War in the East 1861-May 1863
Publisher
Category
Dimensions
9x11x.75"
NKG Part #
1204777827
MFG. Part #
OSPESS004
Type
Softcover
Series
ESS4

Description

The United States saw long-simmering sectional tensions erupt into fighting at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, in April 1861, beginning what would become the most cataclysmic military struggle in the western world between Waterloo and the First World War. This volume focuses on events in the Virginia theater during the conflict's first two years, highlighting Union and Confederate strengths and weaknesses, leadership and strategy on each side, and the ways in which events on the battlefield influenced politics, diplomacy, and debates about emancipation.