A Great Civil War - by Russell F Weigley (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The crowning achievement of one of America's most distinguished military historians. --Lincoln Prize jury</p><p>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</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>The scale and the sophistication of A Great Civil War put it on a level with James McPherson's epic Battle Cry of Freedom</p>-- "Denis Showalter, President, Society for Military History"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Russell F. Weigley (1930-2004) was Professor of History at Temple University and author of numerous books, including <i>The American Way of War</i> and <i>Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944-1945</i> (both published by IUP). He lived in Philadelphia.</p>
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