Never Call Retreat: The Centennial History of the Civil War, Vol. 3 Audiobook

" Catton's three-volume history of the Civil War is excellent: detailed, nuanced, and highly readable; history written for adults. "

" Potentially factually thin in a couple of places (George Thomas messing up a map? Really?) and perhaps a little too generous of spirit toward many of the generals, but still an absolutely elegant read. "

" A bit of a slog but I understand much more about the Civil War and especially Lincoln now. "

" Only the Gettysburg portion, in preparation for an upcoming trip and because my husband the historian criticized the movie "Gettysburg" as superficial and misleading. However it seemed to me that the film took much of its dialogue straight from Catton. "

" I was lucky enough to have had several excellent professors who taught Civil War history. I only with Bruce Catton had been one of them. "

" Found his entire series on the ivil War captivating, extremely readable "

" Reviewed under the rubric of The Centennial History of the Civil War of which this is the third of three volumes. "

" I absolutely loved this series by Catton. He focused more on the political side of the Civil War than on battles, but this perspective explains the big picture better. "

" Catton's classic Civil War trilogy. "

" Potentially factually thin in a couple of places (George Thomas messing up a map? Really?) and perhaps a little too generous of spirit toward many of the generals, but still an absolutely elegant read. "

" Reviewed under the rubric of The Centennial History of the Civil War of which this is the third of three volumes. "