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Title: Excellent Summary of the Chattanooga Campaign
Review: Cozzens' book on an overlooked battle contains excellent descriptions of the battle and how the campaign contributed to the end of the Civil War.Cozzens does a good job of describing the battle from the point of view of both officers and the common soldier - the reader can sense the desperation of both sides as the Union Army fights starvation while the Rebel Army suffers from strained relationships between its generals.The reasons I did not give the book a 5-star was because of the lack of maps and pictures. While I had no problem reading through the details of the battle and campaign, I would like to have seen more maps (the ones in the book are well-drawn, but too few) and illustrations (having more pictures would add a more personal touch to a well-written book).Complaints aside, I recommend the book as the best summary of the Chattanooga Campaign!
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