Description
"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
A Main Selection of the History Book Club; Winner of the Lincoln Prize
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.
Reviews
The scale and the sophistication of A Great Civil War put it on a level with James McPherson's epic Battle Cry of Freedom
* Denis Showalter, President, Society for Military History *Book Information
ISBN 9780253217066
Author Russell F. Weigley
Format Paperback
Page Count 648
Imprint Indiana University Press
Publisher Indiana University Press
Weight(grams) 875g
