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• Date Posted: 11/04/09

Reflections on the Civil War by Bruce Catton (copyright 1981). This edition (copyright 1987) is part of The Library of Military History from Easton Press. The book, which is no longer available from the publisher, is in excellent condition.
Easton Press volumes are among the most beautiful and durable books available today. Each volume is bound in genuine leather with a hubbed spine and accented with 22-karat gold, and printed on acid-neutral paper. The Smyth-sewn pages have gilded edges and are complemented by a sewn-in satin ribbon page marker and distinctive endleaves.
From editor John Leekley’s foreword: Reflections is a summation of the Civil War themes with which Bruce Catton was most concerned. On every page and between every line one can sense the intimate way in which Bruce understood the experience of that war…We feel his work as much as read it. It is as close as we could come to having a conversation with Bruce Catton.
“In this work, Bruce reflects on a wide range of subjects, including the cause and meaning of the Civil War; the actual experience of army life for the common soldier; and the major campaigns. This is not a detailed, formal military history, something that Bruce has already done so well.
“Much of this text is based on tape recordings Bruce made some time ago for educational distribution. I had joined him in the process of editing the transcripts of these tapes shortly before his death, at which time I assumed the role of editor. Some reworking and restructuring of the material was necessary to bring what had originated as oral history into a more orderly written presentation, but every effort has been made to preserve the sense of intimacy and warmth of tone.”
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