Synopses & Reviews
17 of the Greatest Battles of the Civil War Come Alive as Never Before For the first time, breakthrough computer graphics re-create every detail of the Civil War's most important battles. A team of experts has researched every aspect of every battlefrom topography to troop strengthand, using the computer's latest capabilities, reconstructs the battlefields in vivid detail and analyzes why and how the winners won. Also included is a wealth of contemporary anecdotes, eyewitness accounts, character studies, paintings, drawings and period photographs that reveal a uniquely accurate picture of the most memorable battles of the Civil War. An amazing commander's view. Had the generals possessed these graphics, history might have changed. Here's how it works: From a standard 2-dimensional map, the computer constructs a sophisticated 3-dimensional graphic of the battle site. Then the artists overlay all the details of the battle: troop movement, weapon deployment, the state of the terrain, even the exact weather conditions.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195) and index.
Table of Contents
Foreword (John Keegan).
The nation divided.
First Bull Run: July 21, 1861.
Shiloh: April 67, 1862.
Seven Pines: May 31June 1, 1862.
Seven Days: June 25July 1, 1862.
Second Bull Run: August 2930, 1862.
Antietam: September 17, 1862.
Fredericksburg: December 13, 1862.
Stones River: December 31, 1862January 2, 1863.
Chancellorsville: May 14, 1863.
Gettysburg: July 13, 1863.
Chickamauga: September 1920, 1863.
Chattanooga: November 2325, 1863.
Wilderness: May 56, 1864.
Spotsylvania: May 819, 1864.
Atlanta: July 20September 2, 1864.
Nashville: December 1516, 1864.
Five Forks: April 1, 1865.
The surrender at Appomattox: April 9, 1865.
The nation reunited.
Gazetteer.
Bibliography.
Index.
Acknowledgments.