The American Civil War

Vivid and compelling * Sunday Times *
It is hard to see how Keegan's masterful and thought-provoking book could be beaten * Daily Telegraph *
In its range and sweep, this book is difficult to better and promises to become the definitive account of the conflict * Daily Mail *
One of our finest military historians, Keegan brings a shrewd and discerning eye to [the] conflict... compelling * Literary Review *
The best military historian of our day * New York Times *
As a military historian John Keegan has the qualities of the best commanders * Observer *
Keegan's historical command is dazzling * Independent *
John Keegan brings his subject alive and is particularly good on how unreliably nasty (yes, nasty is surely the word) war can be, and what it does to the men whose job is to take part in it -- Nicholas Bagnall * Telegraph *
Keegan tells the story of war between the industrial North and the agricultural South, and that's very good. But what I loved most, and what Keegan is always superb at, is analysis -- William Leith * The Scotsman *
You would be hard pressed to find a better written one-volume history of this epic struggle -- Simon Shaw * Guardian *