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The Civil War: In the Words of Its Greatest Commanders Hardcover – January 1, 2005

by Ulysses S Grant (Author)

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This new edition of two of the greatest works to chronicle the Civil War provides the unique perspective of that great conflict as it appeared to its greatest generals. It is illustrated with over 400 drawings and photographs drawn from historically contemporary sources. The illustrated abridgement of the Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is contained in this work. Fast-paced, colorful, lucid and laced with flashes of humor, it provides the most authoritative of all contemporary accounts. All the topics that are not covered in the excerpts are summarized by the editor. Historians have always lamented the fact that Lee, who died only five years after his surrender to Grant, was never able to write his personal memoir of his role in the Civil War. The most detailed and revealing view of this great general in action is by General Armistead L. Long in his classic Memoirs of Robert E. Lee. The edition of Long's Memoirs contained in this work is a shortened version of the original. Peripheral matter has been summarized and full texts of official correspondence and extended quotations by other writers have been deleted. What remains is vivid first-hand portraits of Lee just as the author set it down over a century ago.

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400 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Jg Press
Publication date

January 1, 2005
Dimensions

14.8 x 10.5 x 1 inches
ISBN-10

1572153946
ISBN-13

978-1572153943
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jg Press (January 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1572153946
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1572153943
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.8 x 10.5 x 1 inches

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brianna

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Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2016

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Grant's "Memoirs" and Memories of Lee in one nice Gift Book

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2002

This is a lavishly illustrated abridgement of Grant's wonderful "Personal Memoirs" and of Confederate Officer Armistead Long's "Memoirs of Robert E. Lee", two of the major works of the Civil War (Lee never did get around to writing his own memoirs).
While it must be stressed that this is an abridgement, and the actual volumes themselves are worth purchasing on their own, especially Grant's, the clear text and the extraordinary and realistic illustrations makes this volume a perfect gift for the Civil War buff this holiday season, or a worthy addition to one's own Civil War Library even if you already have the separate volumes - as I do.