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Analyzes conundrums attributed to the war from its mismatched sides to the absence of decisive outcomes for dozens of skirmishes, in an account that offers insight into the war's psychology, ideology, and economics while also discussing the pivotal roles of leadership and geography.

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Acclaim for John Keegan's THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

“Keegan excels at explaining the events and circumstances leading up to the Civil War, and explores how it might not have happened. He depicts with great clarity the haphazard nature in which both governments and armies entered the war. Keegan describes President Abraham Lincoln’s frustrations with his generals with such realism that you almost have a sense of being there with Lincoln....an intimate description of Robert E. Lee’s surrender [is] one of the best I have read. Here, Keegan shows his talents as a historian as he states that Americans recognize the Civil War as ‘the struggle which completed the Revolution and made possible the realism of the ideals on which the Founding Fathers launched the Republic in the 1770s.’ Amen....This British historian has thereby nailed the American psyche’s captivation with its Civil War.”
            James T. Course, Times Higher Education
 
“Written in crisp prose [with] a confident, distinctive voice...insightful [and] amusing....On matters of grand strategy Keegan is at his best. He comprehends the Civil War as a whole, as a war won or lost in the vast western theater, and one in which the winners were those few generals, along with Abraham Lincoln, who developed a ‘geostrategic appreciation,’ a national rather than local understanding, of the conflict....Keegan’s own geographic range inspires comparative insights that will prod....Keegan’s exploration of how and why the war was fought the way it was fought leaves us much to ponder.”
            David W. Blight, Slate
 
“an impressive body of ideas for specialists and general readers alike to ponder.”
            Dennis Showalter, American History Magazine
 
“Even buffs steeped in the subject will find value in Keegan’s observations and conclusions, especially about the nature of battle....The one-volume approach is refreshing and, these days, unusual.”
            Joe Mysak, Bloomberg News
 
“an intelligent survey of the conflict....Keegan offers many trenchant asides....is shrewd about Ulysses Grant’s ability to leverage ‘evolving technologies’ [and] draws an interesting parallel between the approaches of Stonewall Jackson and the German World War II leader, Erwin Rommel....Keegan is fresh, stimulating and even provocative.”
            Alan Cate, Cleveland Plain Dealer

“[A]ssiduously researched and comprehensive...Keegan gives us a vivid, panoramic overview of dynamic, mid-19th century America.... Besides providing an insightful description of the more urban, industrial North and the slaveholding, agricultural South, Keegan takes us on an authoritative grand tour of Civil War battles.... He has walked these killing grounds [which] he clearly and knowingly describes.... Keegan pays close attention to the geography and logistics of battles and how they related to grand military strategy....Aside from the cinematic battle descriptions, Keegan delves deeply into the psychological makeup of the leading generals.... he is able to examine American history more objectively and with insights that might elude an American historian....Written for the general reader, The American Civil War is a wonderfully concise, comprehensive and insightful work. It is also heartfelt history.”
            Chris Patsilelis, Philadelphia Inquirer
 
“Keegan takes the long view of [the Civil War], putting it into broad historical context amid history’s great conflicts, from the Napoleonic wars and World War I to Vietnam.”
            Dwight Garner, New York Times 

“[Keegan] applies his outstanding grasp on the nature of human conflict to offer a fresh evaluation of the American Civil War....Among the numerous areas he explores are psychology, ideology, and demographics, but most tellingly, the role of geography in the unfolding course of the war.”
            Nicholas Basbanes, Fine Books Magazine
 
“[T]houghtful, incisive, and so much more than repetitious accounts of which regiment went where.... From the first paragraph it is evident that this is a thoughtful work.... [Keegan] breaks down the elements of battle in the war, noting the unusual fact that they were so frequent compared to other wars of the time, and so intense, and ponders how a single democratic society could produce such a ferocious intensity of war against itself....cogent, well-argued and insightful book, which approaches so much of the story from a vantage different than that of most of our Civil War scholarship.”
            William C. Davis, The Military Book Club
 
“[In t]his sophisticated survey....Keegan places battle strategy at the core of his narrative but does not get mired in the sandbox of the mechanics of war. His balanced interpretation illuminates changes shaped by combat, but his analysis moves beyond battlefield outcomes....With fluid assurance Keegan distils the challenging literature that has made the Civil War one of the 19th century’s most popular subjects [and] weaves together America’s rebirth of freedom with the transformative powers of a war that turned home guards into warriors when citizen soldiers replaced professional combatants.... Keegan’s encyclopaedic knowledge pays rich dividends, as he invokes examples, from Waterloo to the Somme, from Sherlock Holmes to Churchill [while his] asides offer fresh insight.... The precision and punch of Keegan’s narrative will please a broad audience.”
            Catherine Clinton, BBC History Magazine

“Keegan’s observations on the human and logistic factors are fascinating [and] contain the essence of what made the war different. Keegan’s lifelong study of war and engagement with American history from his earliest years endow his prose with a majesty of judgment....it is hard to see how Keegan’s masterful and thought-provoking book could be beaten.”
           Allan Mallinson, The Times (London)

“Instead of adding to the pile of chronicles of the American Civil War, [Keegan] has written a critique of them, from the point of view of a deep-thinking, distinguished military historian [with] penetrating insight, a trenchant style and unexpected angles of approach....a delightful conceit, elegantly executed....The emphasis on geography is...most original....full of unexpected treasures....All Civil War buffs will enjoy this study and learn something from it.”
            Hugh Brogan, Telegraph (London)

“One of our finest military historians, Keegan brings a shrewd and discerning eye to [the Civil War].... [Keegan’s] grasp of how the generals wrested to formulate grand strategy in a context of evolving resources, an uncertain appreciation of topography in the absence of good maps, and definitive developments on the battlefield [exemplify his] commanding grasp of warfare in the modern era. The American Civil War derives much of its freshness from the author’s broad perspective across time and place.”
            Richard Carwardine, Literary Review
 
“Sir John’s achievement is to bring an international perspective....As well as looking back at European influences, Sir John looks forward to how the civil war changed European warfare.”
            Economist
 
“one of the world’s most eminent military historians....[presents] a new overview of what can truly be regarded as the first modern war....In its range and sweep, this book is difficult to better and promises to become the definitive account of the conflict from this side of the Atlantic.”
            John Crossland, Daily Mail
 
“[The] leading military historian of the English-speaking world....has now turned this hand to writing a comprehensive military history of the American Civil War....rich and nutritious book....fascinating....excellent portraits of all the principal commanders on both sides....every page of this book is incisive and readable. Even American experts on this terrible and absorbing conflict will learn much from Keegan’s account of it.”
            Paul Johnson, Standpoint
  
“a captivating narrative, huge in scope.”
            Elizabeth Grice, Telegraph

“engaging....The master of military history [writes] a highly readable overview of the war that goes far beyond merely describing who fought where. Through Keegan’s book, one gains an understanding of why the battles happened as they did, where they did, and how they fit into the whole story of the war and its resulting influe...
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John Keegan was for many years senior lecturer in military history at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and has been a fellow at Princeton University and a visiting professor of history at Vassar College. He is the author of twenty books, including the acclaimed The Face of Battle and The Second World War. He is the defense editor of The Daily Telegraph (London). He lives in Wiltshire, England.

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  • Data di pubblicazione2009
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  • Numero di pagine396
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