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The Civil War Dictionary (Hardcover)

by Mark Mayo Boatner (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 990 pages
  • Publisher: Times Books; Revised edition edition (19 Aug 1988)
  • ISBN-10: 081291726X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0812917260
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible reference book, 12 Dec 2001
By G H Thorne Esq (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Civil War Dictionary (Paperback)
It is very hard to imagine being able to condense such a vast subject into comparatively few pages, but Mark Boatner certainly succeeded. His book was published in 1959 originally, and I have that edition. It has been a constant source of information for over thirty years.

Yes, the biographical detail is sparse, but there are specific biographical dictionaries which cater for that aspect. This book is an attempt, and a very successful one, to cover battles, campaigns, armies, regiments, generals, politicians, and almost all aspects of the struggle.

I cannot think of a subject which is not covered by the book, and, as usual with Mr Boatner's books, it has an extremely comprehensive bibliography.

This is absolutely indispensible to anyone who has an interest in the subject.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT REFERENCE BOOK FOR BOTH NOVICE AND OLD PRO, 30 Nov 1998
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This review is from: The Civil War Dictionary (Paperback)
I found Boatners book (hardcover)at a garage sale about 10-12 years ago. I placed the book in storage and rediscovered it just before a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield. I highly recommend this book to the novice just getting started on the battlefields of the Civil War or the old pro who needs to refresh or jog their memory. Anyone that must have small details of any battlefield, troop placement and or commanders that lead them, locations of assults, you name it, this book is a must. Take it with you as you walk the lines of battle, its invaluable!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Lots of entries, not much information, 1 Jul 1998
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When compiling a work of this sort, the author must necessarily choose what balance between number of entires and substantiveness they want to have. The more entries there are, the less thorough each entry can be. This work seems to go too far in the number of entries it includes. It's useful if you need to know a sentence or two of information about an obscure boat or officer or something like that. However, such inclusiveness only leaves room for a few hundred words or less on major people and battles. Since the majority of people are more interested in the larger people and issues, this limits the usefulness of this work.
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