The Civil War: An Illustrated History

by Kelly Knauer, Time Magazine (Editor)

Join the editors of TIME to observe the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War in a richly illustrated chronicle of the confl ict that changed America. It's an immense subject-a battle between freedom and slavery, waged across the breadth of the still-expanding nation over a period of four years-and TIME has created an oversized volume to tell the story in the grand
style it deserves. To bring the tale to life, the book focuses on little-seen photographs and original artifacts from the period: sketches from soldier's diaries, unusual and rare military and political memorabilia. And it brings us face-to-face with those who lived through the period, presenting scores of excerpts from the letters and diaries of soldiers, offi cers and statesmen. Yet the book also captures the full sweep of the war, telling the tale in chronological fashion, as the war evolves from a quiet beginning to become a mammoth struggle that consumed the divided nation. Here are the great generals: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson. Here are the great battles, from Bull Run and Antietam to Gettysburg and Shiloh. Here are the latest discoveries and analysis by scholars of the conflict. And here are fascinating, informative graphics that reveal the war in fresh, clarifying detail. Here is a larger-than-life conflict, reported and illuminated in a larger-than-life oversized edition from TIME.

Genres: Civil War, History, Nonfiction, American History

208 pages, Hardcover

First published April 12, 2011

Reviews

[Kim Dennis · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the most part, I really enjoyed this book. I liked the pictures mixed in with the information. There were a couple of minor historical inaccuracies, but not enough that I even remember them. I did think some of the things that were emphasized -- and not emphasized -- were odd. Appomattox Court House, kind of blew by. Before I knew it, we were talking about the surrender, and we'd missed the battle. There were also some oddities in the timing. We got the surrender before we really talked about Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address which was a month before the surrender. Other than that, this was pretty good.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The following review was for Adam Goodheart's 1861. I never read this Time book and don't know how its picture got on my review. My full review is on Goodheart, Adam, 1861

As a Civil War buff, I thought there was all to know about 1961. Boy, I was wrong. This meticulously researched and engagingly written history teaacges you all you didn't know, including some new insights into Lincolm--and I really believed I knew all about Lincoln! No, Goodheart d0esn't smash idols, but by careful analyses of what people actually wrote--including Lincoln--he sheds new light on them and on the conflict itself.

I read this on a NOOKcolor ereader.

[Phillip · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pictures Illustrate topics covered nicely. Lots of space dedicated to infrequently emphasized themes of the war such as The Role Of Women, Technology, and Ex Slaves. Concise, but with sufficient detail to elucidate the topics discussed.

[Daniel Wojciechowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

im not sure if this is the exact book i read..but i read a time-life civil war book back in 2006-2007 and it was a great book..very informative and i learned alot from it.hundreds of pictures also..

[Katie Chavez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me like pictures.

[Camden.cota11-12 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is very intersting shows you a bunch of stuff about the civil war.