Synopses & Reviews
The Civil War was the defining event in American history. To explain why this is, The Civil War 100 uses a truly novel approach to analyze the respective importance of the events, leaders and battles of America's most important war.
Starting with the Battle of Antietam, celebrated veteran and military expert Michael Lee Lanning explains why it is the war's single most influential occurrence. Thus introducing the war's various causes and its primary players, Lanning embarks upon ranking the remaining 99 entries as a way of evaluating their relative influence over the outcome of the war. These subsequent entries include more battles, outspoken politicians, military heroes, causes of the conflict as diverse as the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin and, of course, monumental events such as the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address.
With its totally unique approach, The Civil War 100 presents an unprecedented perspective on America's transformative event.