American Civil War

Gettysburg. Antietam. Bull Run. Shiloh. Between 1861 and 1865, the small towns, little-known streams, and obscure meadows in the American countryside transformed into names we will always remember. In those great battles, streams ran red with blood. Go beyond the Civil War lessons you learned in school, delving deeply into every aspect of the war - from its causes to its still- lingering effects - with leading Civil War historian Professor Gallagher. After you absorb these amazing lectures, the hallowed names of Civil War battles will be more than merely evocative. You will have a solid understanding of what happened and why. You'll step into the boots of the soldiers on both sides, hearing about their recruitment, training, equipment, camp life, and of course, combat. You'll experience the hardships of prisoners and slaves. And you'll retreat to the soldiers' homes to see the toll the war took on women, children, and the elderly. While military enthusiasts will enjoy the lectures dedicated to strategic and tactical military campaigns, history buffs will find Professor Gallagher's vivid recounting of the great battles to be riveting. He brings complex patterns of events into clear focus, identifies opportunities lost or seized, and quotes memorably from firsthand accounts to give you a clear idea what it was like to be "at the sharp end" of the war's battlefields.