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The photographic history of the Civil war (Volume III) The Decisive Battles

The photographic history of the Civil war (Volume III) The Decisive Battles

Trevelyan Miller, Francis

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19th Century United States HistoryPhotographers

ISBN10: 9353800757
ISBN13: 9789353800758
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.80
Height: 0.73 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Smoke, mud, and shattered fences: the Civil War at its most pivotal. In Volume III of Francis Trevelyan Miller's landmark series, the camera follows the conflict into the battles that changed the map and the nation. War changes everything, for everyone. This illustrated civil war history gathers a historical war photograph collection from the era's greatest lenses, including the Matthew Brady civil war circle, alongside crisp narrative context. As a military history photo archive, it sets images of camps, commanders, and ruined towns against clear accounts of decisive civil war battles, tracing battlefield tactics and strategy as plans collide with terrain, weather, and will. The result is union confederate battle narratives you can see: faces in formation, artillery positions, the aftermath that reports cannot soften. For readers of the 1861-1865 American Civil War and the wider nineteenth century United States, it stands as an American history reference book with the immediacy of primary evidence. Long valued by historians and collectors, Miller's photographic record helped define how modern audiences visualise the war, drawing on material associated with the Library of Congress civil war holdings and other period archives. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Whether you need a civil war study resource for serious research or a compelling volume to return to on quiet evenings, this book belongs within reach. Open it; let the photographs do the talking.

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