Books about the American civil war

mapuc · 01-28-16, 05:02 PM

In a thread made by me in GT, Steve was so nice to give me a link to a historical homepage, where the major events that caused the war. have read most of it.

Here is my own problem- I rather want to sit in my couch with a hot cup of coffee and read a historical book than sit in front of my computer and read on the screen.

Have you some good idea of a book or series of book you would recommend ?

If possible I really want to hear a book than read it, but I can if necessary read a book.

Markus

u crank · 01-28-16, 06:20 PM

Hi Markus. I'm not an expert on this subject but I have read The American Civil War: A Military History by John Keegan. I thought it was pretty good.

mapuc · 01-28-16, 06:52 PM

Thanks for the tip u crank

Have you a workable direct link-tried to press picture to see if a link came up and it did-white screen and words like maybe a misspell try to write the correct address again.

Even though the war itself is interesting to about, it is more the prologue to the war I'm interested in.

Markus

u crank · 01-28-16, 07:36 PM

This is the Amazon link.

http://www.amazon.com/American-Civil...litary+History

Torplexed · 01-28-16, 09:08 PM

Not for the faint of heart, but if you've up for a trilogy there is The Civil War, A Narrative by Shelby Foote. You're probably better off with starting something lighter though.

Aktungbby · 01-28-16, 10:22 PM

Add to it the leather bound 30 volume Time-Life reproductions of original first person accounts of the Civil War which I'm fortunate to own since my CW re-enacting days of the '80's

my favorites; Campaigning with Grant by Horace Porter & Reminiscences of the Civil War by John B. Gordon...Nuthin like first-person accounts! out of print but still available: http://www.researchonline.net/catalog/time2.htm#.VqrW5pX2aM9 And still the show-case of my overburdened household library! @ u-crank: John Keegan is the best imjo! i've read everything from the Face of battle , Six armies in Normandy , The Price of Admiralty, A History of Warfare The First World War incl. The American Civil War and he simply is the best objective non-sugar-coated discourser of military history-bar none.

01-28-16, 05:02 PM	#1
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,540 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Books about the American civil war In a thread made by me in GT, Steve was so nice to give me a link to a historical homepage, where the major events that caused the war. have read most of it. Here is my own problem- I rather want to sit in my couch with a hot cup of coffee and read a historical book than sit in front of my computer and read on the screen. Have you some good idea of a book or series of book you would recommend ? If possible I really want to hear a book than read it, but I can if necessary read a book. Markus

01-28-16, 06:20 PM	#2
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,745 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Hi Markus. I'm not an expert on this subject but I have read The American Civil War: A Military History by John Keegan. I thought it was pretty good. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

01-28-16, 07:36 PM	#4
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,745 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	This is the Amazon link. http://www.amazon.com/American-Civil...litary+History __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

01-28-16, 10:22 PM	#6
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,021 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Add to it the leather bound 30 volume Time-Life reproductions of original first person accounts of the Civil War which I'm fortunate to own since my CW re-enacting days of the '80'smy favorites; Campaigning with Grant by Horace Porter & Reminiscences of the Civil War by John B. Gordon...Nuthin like first-person accounts! out of print but still available: http://www.researchonline.net/catalog/time2.htm#.VqrW5pX2aM9 And still the show-case of my overburdened household library! @ u-crank: John Keegan is the best imjo! i've read everything from the Face of battle , Six armies in Normandy , The Price of Admiralty, A History of Warfare The First World War incl. The American Civil War and he simply is the best objective non-sugar-coated discourser of military history-bar none. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 01-28-16 at 10:36 PM.

01-28-16, 06:52 PM	#3
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,540 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the tip u crank Have you a workable direct link-tried to press picture to see if a link came up and it did-white screen and words like maybe a misspell try to write the correct address again. Even though the war itself is interesting to about, it is more the prologue to the war I'm interested in. Markus

01-28-16, 09:08 PM	#5
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Not for the faint of heart, but if you've up for a trilogy there is The Civil War, A Narrative by Shelby Foote. You're probably better off with starting something lighter though.