{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-the-civil-war-9780062064783","title":"A Short History of the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Stokesbury's rare combination of scholarship and readability merits the highest recommendation.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn commemoration of the 150\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary of America's bloody War Between the States, Harper Paperbacks is republishing \u003cem\u003eA Short History of the Civil War \u003c\/em\u003eby noted historian James L. Stokesbury with a new photo insert. A concise and compelling full account of the brutal conflict that redefined the nation, Stokesbury covers the war's causes and major battles (Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, etc.), the important players and generals (Grant, Lee, McClellan and others), as well as the weaponry, the unsung heroes, and a wealth of fascinating, little-known details in what is \u003cem\u003ethe \u003c\/em\u003edefinitive, one-volume history of the momentous struggle between the Confederacy and the Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStokesbury, James L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - James L. Stokesbury is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Short History of World War I, A Short History of World War II, A Short History of the Korean War, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e A Short History of the American Revolution.\u003c\/em\u003e Before his death in 1995 he was a professor of history at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada.","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513750524178,"sku":"9780062064783","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ce9eea6-c5ec-43ec-8e90-0155f5bcd3ec.jpg?v=1730966385","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-the-civil-war-9780062064783","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}