Bruce Catton
Author
Series
Library of America volume 359
Description
An analysis of the Civil War focuses on Generals McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant, and discusses the final defeat of General Robert E. Lee.
"A masterpiece of historical storytelling and a landmark of Civil War scholarship, The Army of the Potomac Trilogy offers incisive portraits of the Army's generals. But its true heroes are the rank and file, the men who triumphed despite years of death, hardship, and incompetent leadership. While...