An American Iliad: The Story of the Civil War

" An updated edition of this concise yet comprehensive history of the Civil War, written by a distinguished historian of the conflict. Charles Roland skillfully interweaves the story of battles and campaigns with accounts of the major political, diplomatic, social, and cultural events of the epoch and insightful sketches of the leading actors. Of prime interest are the contrasts he draws between the opposing presidents and generals. What traits, he asks, made Lincoln superior to Davis as a war leader? How were Union military leaders able to forge a more effective fighting force, a more comprehensive strategy than their opponents? Roland's thoughtful anwers and his recognition of the contadictions of human nature and the interpaly of intention and chance raise this book above a mere recounting of military events. The story of the Civil War is the epic of the American people. Never has it been told more movingly.

• A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and Its War with the United States
• North against South: The American Iliad, 1848-1877
• Warpaths: Invasions of North America
• Reflections on Lee
• My Odyssey through History: Memoirs of War and Academe
• History Teaches Us to Hope: Reflections on the Civil War and Southern History
• The Causes of the Civil War: Revised Edition (Touchstone)
• Albert Sidney Johnston: Soldier of Three Republics
• The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861
• Drawn with the Sword: Reflections on the American Civil War