Krig

In his gripping fourth volume on the spring 1864 Overland campaign - which pitted Ulysses S. Grant against Robert E. Lee for the first time in the Civil War - Gordon Rhea vividly recreates the battles and manoeuvres from the North Anna stalemate through the Cold Harbor offensive.

The final year of the Civil War witnessed a profound transformation in the practice of modern warfare, a shift that produced unprecedented consequences. Steven Sodergren examines the transition to trench warfare, the lengthy campaigns of attrition that resulted, and how these new realities affected the mindset and morale of Union soldiers.