Books : Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
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by: Edwin C. Bearss
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9781426200939
ISBN: 1426200935
Label: National Geographic
Manufacturer: National Geographic
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: June 05, 2007
Publisher: National Geographic
Release Date: June 05, 2007
Sales Rank: 228841
Studio: National Geographic
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Product Description:
Few historians have ever captured the drama, excitement, and tragedy of the Civil War with the headlong elan of Edwin Bearss, who has won a huge, devoted following with his extraordinary battlefield tours and eloquent soliloquies about the heroes, scoundrels, and little-known moments of a conflict that still fascinates America. Antietam, Shiloh, Gettysburg: these hallowed battles and more than a dozen more come alive as never before, rich with human interest and colorful detail culled from a lifetime of study.
Illustrated with detailed maps and archival images, this 448-page volume presents a unique narrative of the Civil War's most critical battles, translating Bearss' inimitable delivery into print. As he guides readers from the first shots at Fort Sumter to Gettysburg's bloody fields to the dignified surrender at Appomattox, his engagingly plainspoken but expert account demonstrates why he stands beside Shelby Foote, James McPherson, and Ken Burns in the front rank of modern chroniclers of the Civil War, as the Pulitzer Prize-winning McPherson himself points out in his admiring Introduction.
A must for every one of America's countless Civil War buffs, this major work will stand as an important reference and enduring legacy of a great historian for generations to come.
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Rating:  - A good book with some flaws
Bearss obviously knows his material, and for those familiar with the Civil War his almost endless recitations of every brigade commander involved in every battle may be useful, but for someone trying to get a grasp on events, the endless recitations seriously bogs down the narrative. The book also suffers from weak writing. A good book, it just could have been so much better.
Rating:  - Fields of Honor is a tour of major Civil War battlefields conducted with aplomb by Master Historian Edwin C. Bearss
Ed Bearss is quite simply a phenomenon! Ed is in his 80s but still going strong on leading almost 300 historical tours each year to Civil War and other historical sites. He is the retired historian emeritus of the National Park Service, a combat wounded veteran of the Pacific theatre in World War II and holds a Master's Degree in History from Indiana University where his thesis was on General Pat Cleburne C.S.A.
In this 400 page guide to major Civil War battlefields such as Bull Run, Antietam, ... Read More
Rating: - Um...Say Again?
I've never had the pleasure of hearing the Grand Old Man of Civil War history in person, although I have watched videotapes of him. His knowledge of the Civil War is encyclopediac, and he's an absolute master story teller. His facial expressions, the inflections of his voice, at times an almost poetic cadence, and an extraordinary talent for the dramatic, make him spellbinding on tape. I can only imagine what he's like in person.
But it's not always the case that what sounds good will come ... Read More
Rating:  - Please more maps!!
This book would have been so much better if the authors included many more battle maps!! Showing only one or 2 of each battle was not enough. It can be difficult to follow the battles, as well as who is who and who do they fight for. If they couldn't include maps it would have helped immensely if after they mentioned a solider, which they do quite frequently, they should have put which army he fought for. For example, Lt. General John Smith (CSA) or Colonel William Jones (USA). As written without these ... Read More
Rating: - A Must Read for Civil War Enthusiasts
I enjoyed this book. It is clear and easy to understand. A very interesting read.
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