Much sympathies, Hawkeye. I have walls of CW books. I have no way of judging one.John Winn,
I have a large bookshelf at home and it is already overflowing! I need to sell off some books I don't read to make room for some new books I'll be buying. I have always loved books and as a result have had overfull shelves throughout my life. I appreciate the great booklist! Thanks, Dan
Interesting list -- and I appreciate being introduced to a couple of books I hadn't even heard of that look like very worthwhile reading.This is a top 12 list. I make no judgement of it, I just present it: The top 12 Civil War books ever written
Interesting list -- and I appreciate being introduced to a couple of books I hadn't even heard of that look like very worthwhile reading.
However, most of these are not in the category of comprehensive histories of the war, but rather are treatments of one or another aspect of it -- which is valuable, but maybe not what the OP was asking for.
For a great, dazzling read that just takes your breath away, Bruce Catton's This Hallowed Ground is hard to beat.