by John Keegan
First published 2009
John Keegan brings his military expertise to bear on America's most devastating conflict. He explores the psychological forces that drove both sides, the demographic realities that shaped their strategies, and the economic factors that sustained four years of brutal warfare. Keegan traces how military commanders adapted their thinking as the war progressed, developing new strategic approaches to match the unprecedented scale of the fighting. He shows how American geography created a battlefield unlike any seen before, forcing armies to operate across vast distances and varied terrain. The book reveals how ideology and economics intertwined with military necessity to produce a conflict that transformed the nation. Keegan offers readers fresh perspective on familiar events and deep insight into the forces that determined victory and defeat.
Genres: history, 20th-century, american, military-history, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-fiction
Setting: America
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
416 pages · Hardcover · Knopf