Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

The Civil War was not just a conflict of bloodshed. During this time, it pitted technology against raw courage, and showed the true measure of men under pressure. It showed the cruelness of the land of equality, and saw fighting of more bloodshed on the North American contenient then any other conflict.

It is the most contrevorsial war of history. Millions are pitted against each other on which side was right, and which side was wrong. Millions believe that the South had fought a rightous crusade against the evil North, while millions vow that it was the North that fought the holy crusade to rid slavery and make the land of the free a fact, and not just a name.

Battle Cry of Freedom goes up to the challenge of trying to bring a true history of the war. Not a tainted view of the war, which has bias, but fits side by side with The Civil War by Shelby Foote, who is probably the greatest historian of the war to live. The book brings the Civil War to balance by trying to show both sides in thier true light; which is to say that neither one was bad, or wrong, they just had opposing views.

Who is the author to this book? Proffesor James M. McPherson. Years of dedication to this war is vividly shown in this book he has written. Intresting to note is the fact that he had no intrest in history until the Civil Rights Movements, which caught him in the grip which can be aptly described as: Civil War Fever.

This book does not just stick to the normal facts. It brings much more, and for being single book on the war, the 900 pages shows us not just the normal view, but what is not so commonly known.

One intresting fact the book brings to light: More westerners died then easterners to diesase because of most of them never having been exposed to city dieases' which were prevaliant in camps. But, more easterners died in combat then westerners.

But, I do not advise this book to someone who knows nothing about the war. The book is long, and the print is small. I would suggest something a little less detailed for beginners.

My rating of this book: 10 out of 10.