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Title: The beginning point of Civil War study...
Review: If you have any serious interest in the Civil War, this is the place to start. With the possible exception of McPherson's "Battle Cry of Freedom", this is the best narrative of the Civil War ever written. Shelby Foote, the gray-bearded, southern-accented man who added so many insights to Ken Burn's "Civil War" presented on PBS, presents a comprehensive picture of politics, battles, strategy, personnel, and the utter devestation the war wreaked across the south. There are hundreds and hundreds of books that have been written about this tragic period in American history but few draw the reader into the events like this trilogy. Mr. Foote's research is daunting and evidence of a life poured into the study of this time period. His prose is concise and a joy to read. This is the gold standard that all Civil War books are judged by.
