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Free Download Adam Goodheart, "1861: The Civil War Awakening"
English | 2011 | pages: 481 | ISBN: 1400040159, 1400032199 | EPUB | 4,2 mb
As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of our defining national drama, 1861 presents a gripping and original account of how the Civil War began.

Free Download Richard Hook, "The Confederate Army 1861-65, Vol. 2: Florida, Alabama & Georgia"
English | 2005 | pages: 51 | ISBN: 1841768502 | PDF | 5,9 mb
The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865)is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of officers and men wearing the gray and butternut associated with the CS regulations and quartermaster issues. This sequence of books examines a much wider field: the original uniforms of the state and volunteer companies which were brought together to form the Confederate field armies, and the continuing efforts to clothe troops as wear-and-tear gradually reduced the originally wide range of uniforms. A mass of information from contemporary documents is illustrated with rare photographs and meticulous color reconstructions.

Free Download Ron Field, Richard Hook, "The Confederate Army 1861-65, Vol. 1: South Carolina & Mississippi"
English | 2005 | pages: 51 | ISBN: 1841768499 | PDF | 32,0 mb
The common image of the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865) is dominated by a limited number of early photographs of soldiers wearing the gray and butternut associated with the CS regulations and quartermaster issues. This sequence of books examines a much wider field: the original uniforms of the state militia and volunteer companies which were brought together to form the Confederate armies, and the continuing efforts by individual states to clothe their troops as wear-and-tear reduced the originally wide range of uniforms. A mass of information from state papers and other contemporary documents is illustrated with rare photographs and meticulous color reconstructions.

Free Download Stephen Engle, "The American Civil War (2): The war in the West 1861-July 1863"
English | 2001 | pages: 96 | ISBN: 1841762407, 1579583636 | PDF | 13,0 mb
The American Civil War’s vast Western Theater witnessed enormously important military campaigning during the period 1861 – 1863. This book, the third in a four-volume series, examines the geographical, logistical and strategic factors that shaped fighting in this theater, as well as assessing officers who played key roles . It covers the story of Ulysses S Grant’s important capture of rebel positions before marching south to win the battle of Shiloh, as well as that of Albert Sidney Johnston, the pride of the Confederacy. Finally, it details the dramatic events of the siege of Vicksburg, the Confederates final fortress.

Free Download Tony Bryan, "Confederate Submarines and Torpedo Vessels 1861-65"
English | 2004 | pages: 51 | ISBN: 1841767204 | PDF | 12,8 mb
The primary Union strategy during the American Civil War was a massive naval blockade of the entire Southern coastline of the Confederacy, and it was in the effort to counter this blockade that the Confederates developed their first submarines and torpedo boats. This book traces the development of these new technologies, including the CSS ‘Little David’ and ‘Hunley’ – respectively the first torpedo boat and submarine to sink an enemy warship. The wreck of the ‘Hunley’ was raised in 2000, and this is the first book ever to integrate details of its recovery with an account of Confederate submarines in action.

Free Download Tony Bryan, "Confederate Blockade Runner 1861-65"
English | 2004 | pages: 51 | ISBN: 1841766364 | PDF | 18,0 mb
The lifeblood of the Confederacy, the blockade runners of the Civil War usually began life as regular fast steam-powered merchant ships. They were adapted for the high-speed dashes through the Union blockade which closed off all the major Southern ports, and for much of the war they brought much-needed food, clothing and weaponry to the Confederacy.