The Civil War 1861 - 1865

The Civil War was the culmination of years of division and political conflict between the largely agrarian South and the industrialized North. It was a war that employed the very latest in military technology to wreak death and destruction on the combatants and was the first major armed confrontation to be recorded in photographs. With material drawn from the world famous resources of the Bettmann Archives, This book graphically portrays the reality of a war that tore apart but ultimately united the American nation. This CD ROM includes an impressive collection of 100 top quality, drum-scanned photographs in stunning color, plus authoritative text carefully researched and written by renowned authors in their specialist fields. Whether you own a Mac or a PC, these superb digitized images can be used time and time again free of cost