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1.		Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States) from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $11.00 Customer Review: This is probably the best one volume civil war history there is. I'm giving it one star only so that this review appears alongside some of the genuine one star reviews. As far as I can tell, pretty much all the people who don't like the book object to its political position: it isn't... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.		Personal Memoirs (Penguin Classics) from Penguin Classics Price: $3.14 Customer Review: Ulysses S. Grant was a humble man, and his book is extremely honest. Readers will be hard-pressed to find one word of embellishment or bragging. While there are many fascinating sections to this book, Grant's explanation of the Fugitive Slave act as the trigger of the war (they made the Northerners... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.		Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief from Penguin Audio Price: $21.31 Customer Review: Another excellent book on Lincoln. Received in good condition and in a good timescale. Excellent for my historical research.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.		Abraham Lincoln from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $7.24 Customer Review: More a long essay than a book, "Abraham Lincoln" surveys the life of the 16th president from birth to his fateful night when he was shot. In straightforward English, McPherson lays out Lincoln's life in easy prose and emulates the style of Lincoln himself: concise, eloquent, and profound. The... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $10.50 Customer Review: It's a collection of sixteen independent essays addressing questions and legends relating to the Civil War. McPherson writes in an easily followed popular style, meaning it doesn't look like somebody multiple-footnoted doctoral dissertation. I have no idea what McPherson's reputation is among... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.		Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg from Random House Audio Customer Review: Very easy to understand book that I read just before visiting Gettysburg. It gave me a better appreciation of the battle without having to read a large volumn on the subject. Nicely done.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.		Lee: An Abridgement from Collier Books Price: $11.00 Customer Review: This biography focuses too much on Lee's Civil War military actions, and not enough about his private life. Also, it needs a lot more maps to fully follow the descriptions of the battles. One thing I found unsettling is the erroneous descriptions of Lee's relationship with Montgomery Meigs, the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.		For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $9.95 Customer Review: James McPherson is a fine historian. Many of his works on the Civil War are impressive. This ranks among his more interesting works--and makes a contribution in its own right. The book is an effort to find the answer to a fundamental question (Page 5): "What enabled [Civil War soldiers] to... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.		Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $10.00 Customer Review: This is a collection of the essays which follows the blind adoration of a ego maniac who destroyed the south for his vision of freedom. The slaves were being freed because they were not economically worth the expense.The slaves could have been freed by buying their freedom .This would have... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.		Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam (Pivotal Moments in American History) Price: $12.72 Customer Review: I was disapointed by this book because I was looking for more details on the battle of Antietam. The book is short, 158 pagesof actual reading, you dont get to the battle until around 120. But love the way the book is written and it gives a good overview of what happend before this battle. The book... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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