The Civil War was the defining event in American history.The Civil War 100 uses a truly novel approach to analyze the respective importance of the events, leaders and battles of America's most important war."Across this easily accessible reference, readers meet notonly such icons as Lincoln and Lee, but also chronic fumblerswhose tarnished reputations have most often sunk beneaththe notice of the endless waves of Civil War histories...Arecommended reference for the aficionado and the uninitiatedalike. Those well-versed in Civil War lore will enjoy theintellectual challenge of supporting or debunking Lanning'srankings, while the merely curious will be exposed to aninsightful world of detail that they may have otherwisemissed." -ForeWord Magazine