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I went to the Library, and took out Harry Turtledove's 'How Few Remain', as it's apparently the prequel to his 'Great War' series. Thing is, I have little/no knowledge of the way the Actual Civil war progressed, which will probably hinder my reading.
I've searched the internet, and aside from the two stypes of sites which result ('SOUTH 4EVER!! ZZTOP! DOWN WITH COLORED!', and 'The Civil War is not over. We still must plant car bombs and kill babies to stop the opression'.) Niether of which help much.
So does anyone have a concise summary of the Civil War in their heads, or sites with same?
------------------ "Instructed by history and reflection, Julian was persuaded that, if the diseases of the body may sometimes be cured by salutary violence, neither steel nor fire can eradicate the erroneous opinions of the mind."
-Edward Gibbons, The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire.
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[This message has been edited by Ritten (edited April 19, 2001).]
Thanks taco grande, these are fairly unbiased, and just what I wanted.
------------------ "Instructed by history and reflection, Julian was persuaded that, if the diseases of the body may sometimes be cured by salutary violence, neither steel nor fire can eradicate the erroneous opinions of the mind."
-Edward Gibbons, The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire.
I could name lots books too. However, I'll just say along those lines that the best one volume treatment of the period is James McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom.
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[This message has been edited by Jay (edited April 20, 2001).]
------------------ "Instructed by history and reflection, Julian was persuaded that, if the diseases of the body may sometimes be cured by salutary violence, neither steel nor fire can eradicate the erroneous opinions of the mind."
-Edward Gibbons, The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire.
------------------ "One's ethics are determined by what we do when no one is looking" Nugget Star Trek: Gamma Quadrant Star Trek: Legacy Read them, rate them, got money, film them
"...and I remain on the far side of crazy, I remain the mortal enemy of man, no hundred dollar cure will save me..." WoV
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