The Battle of Antietam.
Stephen W. Sears. Winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award for best nonfiction book about the Civil War, this vivid drama of Antietam - the Civil War's bloodiest battle - draws upon a remarkable cache of diaries, dispatches and letters to recreate the experience not only of military leaders, but also of soldiers, both Union and Confederate. It's a combination of brilliant military analysis with narrative history of enormous power. 464 pgs., 25 B&W illustrations and maps, 6"x 9", sfbd. #0C11619