Table of Contents

List of Maps
Note on Style
Introduction
1. From Secession to War
2. The Battle Lines Form
3. Groping for Strategy and Purpose
4. Bloodshed and Indecision
5. The Confederacy Takes the Initiative
6. Of Liberty and War
7. Armies and Societies
8. Three Seasons of Battle
9. On the Horizon: The Postwar World
10. Traditional Politics and Modern War
11. Suspense and Resolution
12. The Relentless War
13. The Fires Die
Notes
Notes on Maps
Bibliography
Index

Promotional Information

A Main Selection of the History Book Club; Winner of the Lincoln Prize

About the Author

Russell F. Weigley (1930-2004) was Professor of History at Temple University and author of numerous books, including The American Way of War and Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944–1945 (both published by IUP). He lived in Philadelphia.

Reviews

" ... intellectual virtuosity, regularly repeated in these pages, make this notable book the counterpoint to James McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom."--Publishers Weekly "Weigley always ensures that his discussion of the war keeps the political dimension very much in the foreground... there is much to admire in the breadth of his coverage."--Brian Holden Reid, The Times Higher, June 14, 2002