Illustrated atlas of the Civil War with maps of battles and campaigns in the eastern and western theaters, the coast, and the far west.

This is a comprehensive guide to every site and swath of landscape in the U.S. National Park system, from coast-to-coast and world famous National Parks to lesser known sites of historical or natural significance including national trails and affiliated areas. Includes practical advice on how to reach each park, when to go and what to do there.

To honor fallen comrades, a journalist and a soldier return to Vietnam battlefields more than 30 years later.

This title focuses on haunted battlefields and gives information related to current paranormal locations, theories, and place in popular culture. This hi-lo title is complete with colorful and spooky photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

Smithsonian's' Great Battles & Battlefields of the Civil War is an authoritative history and practical guide to the places the war waswaged. Here are the stories of the stunning dramas that unfolded on the battlefields, with illustrations that bring the scenes to life. Organized by state and cross-referenced chronologically, each entry explains the relevant battle and details the strategies behind troop movements with reference to preserved landmarks....

"This reference is the ultimate travel planner for all things national parks, scenic trails, seashores, historic areas, and more"--

Historical maps of Civil War battlefields does not try to retell every point in the story of the war, rather it seeks to provide a different view of the war. In over a hundred maps it liiks both at the broad sweep of events-from the capture of Fort Sumter,through the Batle of Gettysburg, to Lee's surrender at Appomattox, to provide a fascinating sample of how events during the war were mapped out.

The histories of thirteen of the greatest and bloodiest battles of America's Civil War, told through the events that shaped them and the lives of the men that fought them. This third volume in the Rebels & Yankees series features color photographs of uniforms, weapons, flags, and ordnance from the Civil War, together with contemporary photographs and full-color maps of the battles themselves. -- Publisher's description on cover (p. 4)

"In the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, more than 7,000 people died in the bloodiest battle fought to date on U.S. soil. It's easy to imagine that some of those people still walk the battlefield today! This book gives readers the chance to look back in time at the history of Gettysburg, from the first shots fired to the desperate, bloody fight to the Confederacy's final retreat. Primary sources highlight the battle's historical context...