The Confederate Nation: 1861–1865: 1861-1865 (The New American Nation Series)

Name: The Confederate Nation: 1861–1865: 1861-1865 (The New American Nation Series)
Price: 12.25 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (88 reviews)
Author: Emory M. Thomas

by Emory M. Thomas

Nonfiction

4.5 (88)

4.5 stars from 88 reviews

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You want a rigorous but readable history of the American Civil War that moves beyond the battles to examine Southern society, politics, and strategy.
You're interested in how institutions collapse under existential pressure, and what that tells us about power and survival.
You trust scholars who've spent decades on their subject and want the book historians still cite as the standard reference.

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You're looking for a narrative-driven story centred on individual personalities rather than systemic analysis.
You want an account that dwells primarily on battle tactics and military movements.
You prefer recent scholarship that challenges older orthodoxies rather than the foundational work that established the field.

About this book

Emory M. Thomas's chronicle of the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865 examines the political and military events of the Civil War from the Southern perspective. The work presents a portrait of the Southern experience during these years, drawing on Thomas's background in studying Robert E. Lee and other Confederate generals. This volume is part of The New American Nation Series and includes a new introduction by the author. The book covers the South's war effort and remains recognized as a standard history of the Confederacy during the Civil War period.

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Currently 4.5★ from 88 reviews

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