James M McPherson

James M McPherson book reviews

• Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam

  Not So Much on the Battle

  by CBruns, Dec 22, 2020

  Basically only one chapter talks about the battle of Antietam. It does read quick, covers the Peninsula Campaign and the making of the battle. The book does cover the the angle of British and ... Read More

• Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution

  How Lincoln Transformed America

  by Gissinglover, Mar 15, 2020

  Books on Abraham Lincoln and on the Civil War abound, but few books explore their significance with the eloquence and erudition of Professor McPherson's "Abraham Lincoln and the Second American ... Read More

• This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War

  The preeminent civil war historian

  by Tim B, Mar 27, 2016

  James McPherson's writings on the civil war help define this conflict like no other writer I've encountered; his insights illuminate the political phenomena that brought about and sustained the war, ... Read More