The Lost Cause was not lost, it was thrown away by a South not prepared to win the war it wanted, the American Civil War. People choose to make war but their cu

The Union's advantages as a large industrial power and its leaders' political skills contributed to decisive wins on the battlefield and ultimately victory agai

A well-written book on the strengths (the soldiers) and weaknesses (leadership) of the CSA. Out of a story gaudy and baffling, a former plans analyst and combat

A well-written book on the strengths (the soldiers) and weaknesses (leadership) of the CSA. Out of a story gaudy and baffling, a former plans analyst and combat

Discusses the events leading up to the surrender of Conferderate general Robert E. Lee to Union lieutenant general Ulysses S. Grant.