Focuses on the Saratoga battle that would be the turning point of the American Revolution, describes it in the context of the entire war, and examines related sites that can be visited today.
Discusses the strategy, tactics, actual fighting, aftermath, and key figures involved in one of the Civil War's pivotal battles at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Provides an account of the Civil War battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi on June 28, 1863, and includes maps, profiles of military leaders, and general information about the war.
Reviews the military career of the man who, at the start of the Civil War, refused an offer to take command of all Union armies and, instead, became a hero of the Confederacy.