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The best US Civil War Books
Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the WestPea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West by William L. Shea
Buy new: £19.48 / Used from: £19.40
gives a real feel of the crucial geography of a brutal but lesser-known battle
No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River (Civil War Trilogy)No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River (Civil War Trilogy) by Peter Cozzens
Buy new: £11.99 / Used from: £14.99
Stones River, so close to a real turning point for the Confederacy but the seeds of despondency were already too deep-rooted
Perryville: This Grand Havoc of BattlePerryville: This Grand Havoc of Battle by Kenneth W. Noe
Buy new: £29.93 / Used from: £16.08
great telling of the battle that ended Bragg's Kentucky campaign, wrecked his army and started the long retreat
This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga (Civil War Trilogy)This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga (Civil War Trilogy) by Peter Cozzens
Buy new: £29.45 / Used from: £4.62
extremely good description of a chaotic bloody battle between two badly-commanded armies and a testament to the fighting qualities of the men in each
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Penguin history)Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Penguin history) by James M. McPherson
Buy new: £11.37 / Used from: £4.74
the best one-volume history, I read this as I watched the TV series and kept up with it, excited to find out what happened next!
Shiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil WarShiloh: The Battle That Changed the Civil War by Larry J. Daniel
Buy new: £8.55 / Used from: £2.83
masterful account of the day that showed the US what modern war looked like, a full-blooded pitched battle that flowed back and forth in a part of the country few had ever heard of
Return to Bull Run: The Second Campaign and Battle of ManassasReturn to Bull Run: The Second Campaign and Battle of Manassas by John Hennessy
Buy used from: £14.42
a campaign full of Lee's and Jackson's brilliance whipping Pope and McClellan at every turn. Yet when you read the whole battle is full of moments when the North was so close changing it all
Battle at Bull Run: A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil WarBattle at Bull Run: A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War by William C. Davis
Buy used from: £0.16
the battle that started it all, North meets South and the pattern of 5 years is laid