Author bruce catton (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The classic one-volume history of the American Civil War simultaneously captures the dramatic scope and intimate experience of that epic struggle, by Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Catton. Covering events from the prelude of the conflict to the death of Lincoln, Catton blends a gripping narrative with deep, yet unassuming, scholarship to bring the war alive on the page in an almost novelistic way. It is this gift for narrative that led contemporary critics to compare this book to War and Peace, and call it a modern Iliad. Now over fifty years old, This Hallowed Ground remains one of the best-loved and admired general Civil War books: a perfect introduction to readers beginning their exploration of the conflict, as well as a thrilling analysis and reimagining of its events for experienced students of the war. Includes maps.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: New. A fascinating study of the first modern war and its effect on American Culture. Num Pages: 128 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159. . 1992. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, vi, [2], 372pp. Black cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine. The second printing, lacking the "first edition" statement on the title page. Illustrated endpapers. Some wear to tips of the spine, solid text block. Includes the bookplate of "Wedemeyer" on the front free endpaper. In the publisher's dust jacket, $4.00 on the front flap, wear to tips, light sunning to the spine, a very good example. Signed on the half title: "To General A.C. Wedemeyer / with much admiration / Bruce Catton." General Albert Coady Wedemeyer (1897-1989) was a United States Army officer who served as deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Army in the European Theater under General Eisenhower. In 1944 he was appointed commander of U.S. forces in China, replacing General Joseph Stilwell, and became chief of staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, overseeing operations against Japan and managing the China-Burma-India theater. He retired from the Army in 1951 as a four-star general. The second printing of Mr. Lincoln's Army, inscribed by the author, Bruce Catton, to General A.C. Wedemeyer. (illustrator). Signed.…