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The American Civil War: The Soldier's Story
The American Civil War The Soldier's Story Author:Hans Halberstadt The American Civil War was a particularly poignant conflict, with countryman fighting countryman and sometimes brother against brother, giving a cruel twist to the usually heightened motions of wartime. The narrative of THE The American Civil War: The Soldier's Story is provided by the voices of ordinary fighting men, starting with their ... more »enlistment and moving on to their training, their entry into battle, and their final cease-fire or death. The text is lavishly illustrated with archival photographs, many never before published, that provide a unique view of the way the war was fought.
This beautifully produced book, a tribute in words and pictures, confronts the reader with the physical and mental state of the common soldier.« less