Absent are the battlefield heroics, tragedies, and drama. Clark gable and vivien leigh in the screen version of the american civil war novel gone with the wind. The protagonist of liberty street is not even a soldier, or male, but a young war widow who must build a new life in the waning days of the war. Pages in category american civil war novels the following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. Stribling, none shall look back 1937 by caroline gordon, and the. The best civil war books of all time analysis civil. Fiction and nonfiction books about or set during the american civil war. The authors show thorough knowledge of the people, weapons, tactics and ambience of the civil war, though their portrayals of historical figures like lee, meade, james longstreet and richard ewell. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more.
The best civil war books of all time analysis civil war. He is captured at spring hill, tennessee then escapes, which. In honor restored the character michael returns to. The authors show thorough knowledge of the people, weapons, tactics and ambience of the civil war, though their portrayals of historical figures like. And on that level, read as a light war is an adventure ya oriented novel it works great. From james mcphersons definitive history to tony horwitzs adventures among obsessives, here are the 11 best books on the civil war in time for the. Many subgenres of the war novel are also represented. Geraldine brooks is the author of the pulitzer prizewinning book march. If i started to judge what is or isnt war i could write a book. Hulbert, james marten, and amy murrell taylorfor their opinions on a variety of popular topics, including the wars most overrated and underratred commanders, top turning points, most influential women, and best depictions on film. The civil war has long served as a powerful, organizing division in american literary history. Gifted and cursed with the ability to see the future, mildred groves takes a position at the hanford research center in the early 1940s. The time of the doves, her first novel to be printed in english, follows a young woman living in barcelona before, during and after the civil war, contemplating.
A list of notable books about the american civil war. Some of the finest war writing focuses not on the bloody battles that punctuate a life in the trenches, but the friendships that are formed in such heightened circumstances. Oct 03, 2017 the red badge of courage, an enduring novel about the civil war, was published in book form on this day in 1895, and made its author stephen crane an international celebrity, according to. The killer angels by michael shaara, the last full measure by jeff shaara, mrs. The book adopts the same approach as the killer angels, recounting events from the perspective of several key figures, in this case primarily lee, hancock, jackson, and chamberlain. The following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. Like any good war history book, the civil war books on this list take a deep dive not only into the untold horrors of warfare, but also the perspectives, personalities, and motivations behind it, as well as the ramifications. Hopefully, a crappy book just moves down the ranks eventually. I also wont remove a book simple because it is crap. Authors were, of course, expected to support the confederate war effort and the fiction and poetry of the war was intensely martial and polemical in tone. Martin gives a different twist to the civil war novel genre. This work employs a family and community situation as a microcosm of the conflict, as do the forge 1931 by t. Hulbert, james marten, and amy murrell taylorfor their opinions on a variety of popular topics, including the war s most overrated and underratred commanders, top turning points, most influential women, and best depictions on film. A novel of the civil war 2003 grant comes east 2004 never call retreat.
The best civil war books of all time analysis civil war monitor. A complete list of authors may also be found below. Some of them are outright memoirs or fictionalized accounts of their exploits. The most realistic civil war novel was written three. Stuart moore is a writer, a book editor and an awardwinning comics editor. Tolkien, lancashire fusiliers, served in trench warfare at somme valley, battle at thiepval ridge and assault on. Dont miss these fantastic ya books by black authors that. Civil war is a 20062007 marvel comics crossover storyline consisting of a sevenissue limited series of the same name written by mark millar and penciled by steve mcniven, and various other tiein books published by marvel at the time. Thread clearly states it is the american civil war, leading up to and from. Nevertheless, the books on this list are, indeed, my alltime favorites. Trying to name the top dozen civil war books of all time is, admittedly, a brazen act on my part. Eleven southern slave states declared their secession from the united states and formed the confederate states of america, also known as the confederacy. This is a broad library containing novels like the red badge of courage and uncle toms cabin, civil war stories by ambrose pierce, ppems from julia ward howe and emily dickison, and historical documents including the.
We have a variety or authors specializing in many areas of civil war history. The guide to civil war novels is a growing project. This is not really a lincoln book so much as it is a complex analysis of civil liberties in wartime. This speculative, historical fiction ya novel is set around the time of the american civil war, except the nation is under attack by zombies also known as shamblers. A novel, published by viking, which imagines the civil war experiences of mr. The time of the doves, her first novel to be printed in english, follows a young woman living in barcelona before, during and after the civil war, contemplating suicide to escape from the stifling. The red badge of courage, an enduring novel about the civil war, was published in book form on this day in 1895, and made its author stephen crane an. The conflict escalated in 1936 and lasted until 1939. His novels include the new york times bestselling zodiac legacy series with stan lee, from disney and marvels civil war.
In honor restored the character michael returns to the life of a farmer. The hover over on the scroll down list on the main page offers a complete listing of our authors. Shades of gray opens as a wild adventure novel featuring a headstrong young girl fighting for her country in the american civil war. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Posts may contain affiliate links, meaning cwba might get a commission from purchases made through those links, at no cost to you. Famous writers that participated in the spanish civil war. As critics christopher hager and cody marrs recently noted, 1865 has provided a nearly unquestioned periodization for students, teachers, and scholars of american literature. The storyline builds upon the events that developed in previous marvel storylines, particularly. A collection of short stories, books, essays, speeches, letters, and poems that concern themselves with the american civil war 1861 1865. Bierce evolved into a master of macabre and though he became most widely known for. Trumbos novel was a key text of the antiwar movement that sprung up in america in the 1960s.
Popular literature during the civil war encyclopedia virginia. I question the book on freedom summer that appears on page 4. The american civil war 18611865 was a civil war in the united states of america. We are constantly looking for and adding new authors. The final victory 2005 crosstime traffic series by harry turtledove, travel between parallel universes is possible. To commemorate the occasion, weve compiled a list of some of the most noteworthy civil war novels published in the last 15 years. This list of novels about the civil war is sponsored by the cassandra, the new novel by sharma shields, winner of the washington state book award. The spanish civil war influenced the minds of an entire generation. This is a broad library containing novels like the red badge of courage and uncle toms cabin, civil war stories by ambrose pierce, ppems from julia ward howe and emily dickison, and historical documents including the emancipation proclamation, and. For our latest newsstandonly special issue, the civil war almanac, we asked a panel of civil war historiansj. So here, in no particular order, are my nine favorite civil war novels, with. Nevertheless, the books on this list are, indeed, my alltime favorites cherished works that. Many of the authors that served in various reallife wars and survived wrote stories that are at least somewhat based on their own experiences. The civil war cast a long shadow over his life and work, shaping him into the writer he would become, and spawning his fascination with the supernatural.
Sears, the author of several splendid civil war books, conveys all the human drama of the battle, skillfully shifting from generals to. According to an editorial in an 1863 issue of the richmond courier and semiweekly compiler, southern literature had the ring of steel. A novel of the outlaw jesse james, a 1999 whatif work of fiction that tackles the life and mysterious death of this famous onetime quantrill guerilla. Gods and generals is a prequel to that book, covering the leadup to the civil war, plus the first two years of the war. The history books can tell us much about the trauma of war, but for those who prefer the emotional truths that can be conveyed by a good novel, here are 10 classic stories of the us civil war. Duty and honor is the first novel of the drieborg chronicles. A narrative by shelby foote as exhaustive a rendering of the military history of the civil war as any ever attempted, footes 2,968page, 1. The killer angels by michael shaara, gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, cold. His novels include the new york times bestselling zodiac legacy series with stan lee, from disney and.
The killer angels by michael shaara, gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, cold mountain by charles frazier, gods. Bierce evolved into a master of macabre and though he became most widely known for his ghost stories, his war tales are. It was a war between the second spanish republic and the fascist forces of francisco franco, who was an army general leading an insurrection to restore the monarchy and establish a military dictatorship, which he finally succeeded in 1939. From the standpoint of literary art the civil war is more enduringly presented in faulkners only novel that focuses on the war years, the unvanquished 1938.
1512 1329 297 836 727 402 928 189 769 593 474 397 1484 1323 279 1476 1622 595 593 440 1013 1355 1197 1538 746 1664 845 1168 853 727 1451 1281 412 567