" Reviewed under the rubric of The Centennial History of the Civil War of which this is the third of three volumes. The final volume of Bruce Catton's monumental Centennial History of the Civil War traces the war from Fredericksburg through the succeeding grim and relentless campaigns to the Courthouse at. " Potentially factually thin in a couple of places (George Thomas messing up a map? Really?) and perhaps a little too generous of spirit toward many of the generals, but still an absolutely elegant read. He focused more on the political side of the Civil War than on battles, but this perspective explains the big picture better. " I absolutely loved this series by Catton.
" Reviewed under the rubric of The Centennial History of the Civil War of which this is the third of three volumes.
" Found his entire series on the ivil War captivating, extremely readable " - doug, I only with Bruce Catton had been one of them. " I was lucky enough to have had several excellent professors who taught Civil War history. However it seemed to me that the film took much of its dialogue straight from Catton. " Only the Gettysburg portion, in preparation for an upcoming trip and because my husband the historian criticized the movie "Gettysburg" as superficial and misleading. " A bit of a slog but I understand much more about the Civil War and especially Lincoln now. READ REVIEW NEVER CALL RETREAT by Bruce Catton RELEASE DATE: Aug. " Catton's three-volume history of the Civil War is excellent: detailed, nuanced, and highly readable history written for adults. The third and final volume in Bruce Catton's Centennial History of the Civil War summons once again, as in The Coming Fury.
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