Focusing on the Civil War's pivotal events, the book offers a detailed narrative from the initial conflict at Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox. It highlights the profound impact of slavery-related politics on the North-South divide and analyzes the military strategies that culminated in the Union's victory. Enhanced by photographs and profiles of influential generals, this illustrated account vividly captures the war's harsh realities and the experiences of those who lived through this tumultuous period in American history.
Brooks Simpson Boeken
Brooks Donohue Simpson is een historicus gespecialiseerd in de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog. Zijn werk duikt in de complexiteit van dit tijdperk en biedt diepgaande inzichten in de cruciale gebeurtenissen en persoonlijkheden. Simpson's aanpak kenmerkt zich door nauwgezet onderzoek en meeslepende verhalen, die de lezer diep in het verleden trekken.




With more than 700 detailed photographs illustrating moves and countermoves, this book shows how to handle any opponent in virtually any situation. It provides high school and college wrestlers and their coaches with various fundamentals and fresh refinements in wrestling techniques.
Focusing on the Civil War, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the strategies utilized by both the Union and Confederacy in the Eastern theater. It emphasizes the interplay between military operations and various influencing factors such as politics, public perception, geography, and logistics. By offering an integrated interpretation, it sheds light on how these elements shaped the conflict's progression, filling a notable gap in existing literature.
Originally published in 1988 the central issue of this book is city centre decline and the potential of adequate planning and transport for halting and reversing this decline.