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Title: A Stillness at Appomattox : The Army of the Potomac Trilogy by Bruce Catton ISBN: 0-385-04451-8 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 01 October, 1953 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.96 (27 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Catton Follows the Army
Comment: The third book in Bruce Catton's history of the Army of the Potomac takes the narrative from the time Grant assumed command until the end of the war. This was the bloodiest period of the army's history, with more than half of all of its casualties occurring with the last year of the fighting. Catton recounts all of the great battles that helped end the war, from The Wilderness through the tragedy of Cold Harbor to the siege of Petersburg and finally to Appomattox Court House. Along the way, he documents the military genius of Ulysses S. Grant, with whom the Army of the Potomac finally had a commander with the ability and the perserverance to win the war. Catton is one of the best Civil War historians, and this is the author at his finest.
Rating: 5
Summary: History as literature
Comment: Unfortunately, much of Bruce Catton's works are out of print but, most titles are readily available in out of print bookshops. I read this title, which is currently in print, along with the first two, out of print, titles in the great Army of the Potomac trilogy. A Stillness at Appomattox is a great book in it's own right but, it is a particular treat to read the entire three volume set. Not only is the history interesting but, it is so well written that the enjoyment of reading it is incrteased many fold. I particularly thought that Catton's description of Gen. Phil Sheridan's campaign in the Shenedoah Valley was particularly vivid and fascinating. As is Catton's wont, the book ends rather abruptly, leading to the end of the military aspects of the war but not really describing the actual surrender ceremonies at Appomattox Courthouse. He also used this technique in an earlier (out of print) volume as he led the reader to the Gettysburgh Address but then stopped abruptly as Lincoln got up to speak, not describing the address or the reaction to it. Catton does this so well that it really works. He is truly one of my favorite authors. I am now reading my out of print copies of Catton's second great trilogy, The Centennial History of the Civil War.I recommend his out of print as well as his currently available Civil War histories highly.
Rating: 5
Summary: They don't make 'em like Catton anymore
Comment: Bruce Catton is arguably the most readable and accessible author who wrote about the civil war. Whether you are a military historian or a beginner, you will take something meaningful from his work. He writes in a beautiful, yet simple, manner and you really feel as if you are there. When he narrates Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox, it's as if you are sitting in the room during this pivotal moment in American history.
Catton is certainly not without his biases. He is primarily a biographer of Grant and his focus is squarely on him during this book. Catton is arguably the greatest Grant biographer and is largely responsible for changing the negative views about Grant in the 1950's and 60's. He wrote several books about USG and this one weaves in and out of Grants life.
Catton thoroughly understood Ulysses Grant and became his vocal proponent. He correctly grasped that Grant was the preeminent strategist of the civil war and was also the war's greatest, most innovative and most determined general. Those who errantly believe Grant won with brute force or superior numbers need to read this book. Others who espouse the line that Robert E. Lee was the real genius of the war also need to consult this volume. At its conclusion, you will change your mind and realize that Grant was not only a magnificent soldier, he was also a highly intelligent, humorous and marvelously humane man. He has been unfairly maligned and Catton sets the record straight.
This is a "must have" book for anyone interested in U.S. Grant or the American civil war. The narrative flows smoothly from beginning to end. Highly recommended!
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Title: Glory Road by Bruce Catton ISBN: 0844667900 Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Pub. Date: January, 1995 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: Mr. Lincoln's Army by Bruce Catton ISBN: 0844667919 Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Pub. Date: February, 1994 List Price(USD): $22.75 |
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Title: This Hallowed Ground: The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War by Bruce Catton ISBN: 078581552X Publisher: Castle Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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Title: Phoenix: Never Call Retreat: Volume Three in the American Civil War Trilogy by Bruce Catton ISBN: 1842122916 Publisher: Phoenix Press Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Grant Takes Command by Bruce Catton ISBN: 0785812636 Publisher: Castle Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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