Title: So You Think You Knew About The Civil War?
Review: If one were to read only one book about the Civil War, this would be the book. Short on battle details but long on creating human beings out of historic characters.I live on the ground upon which the Battle of The Wilderness was fought and Winik brought new insight and feeling concerning the latter part of the war. He also did well in explaining the Confederate position in not demonizing all the Rebs.I did not award 5 stars because early on he made it clear that the peace could have turned out badly (as it did in many other civil wars) and I feel he reiterated this point more than necessary throughout the book. It is, however, a great book that I strongly recommend to all.
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