Atlas of the Civil War, Month by Month : Major Battles and Troop Movements

Mark Swanson and Jacqueline D. Langley have done students of the Civil War a great service in producing this excellent atlas. Even at a glance, readers are able to get a much better grasp of the sweeping movements of the war and their overall significance. --North and South More than fifty crisply rendered maps show the broad sweep of military campaigns and naval operations in chronological order. . . . There is much useful information here and the careful search will be rewarded. --America's Civil War Creating and detailing such a large number of maps and preparing the accompanying text was a huge undertaking, and author Mark Swanson . . . has done it well. The research is extensive, the writing is crisp and concise, and the maps are first rate. Atlas of the Civil War, Month by Month is a very valuable addition to Civil War scholarship. --Arkansas Historical Quarterly [A] clear, engaging overview of the Civil War. --Midwest Book Review Atlas of the Civil War, Month by Month is unique among works of its type in its graphic representation of the grand sweep and movement of the war. No student of the Civil War will want to be without this valuable resource. --Steven E. Woodworth "author of Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign " There is nothing like this atlas, which illustrates with great clarity the month-by-month political changes of the Civil War. It makes a notable contribution in allowing readers to look at the entire strategic landscape of the war, placing various events and movements in geographical context. --Gary W. Gallagher "author of Lee and His Army in Confederate History "