West Point Atlas of the Civil War

Praeger, Frederick A., 1962. Oversize Hardback. Fine/Very Good. 14"" wide x 10.5"" tall book in excellent condition.with very handsome blue spine and grey cloth covers with large gilt print. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind with full page very detailed maps on heavy paper, text on opposite page. Dust jacket shows edge wear, small tears, price clipped. From flyleaf: ""Utilizing a technique revolutionary in military writing, that of combined map and adjoining text, Col. Esposito and his staff present clearly and concisely, ., the events of the military campaigns and the factors that influenced the course of action and the outcome of the civil War. The battle maps do not merely portray static situations; they are dynamic, with many map sequences clearly showing the movements of the opposing forces from day to day, sometimes from hour to hour. Moreover, each map is accompanied by text on the opposite page; while the theme is developed in the map, this supplementary narrative explains and comments on the situation pictured. The nineteen major campaigns of the war are carefully detailed in this manner. Explanatory symbols in color make clear troop movements, time sequences, numerical strength of units, boundaries, fortifications, and all the other elements necessary for an understanding of the strategies and tactics involved in the campaigns and specific battles."" Chronological chart, large bibliography, plus maps of the Colonial wars, Revolutionary War, 1812, Mexicqn war,