Considered one of the definitive Civil War narratives as well as one of the 20th-century`s greatest works of nonfiction, this three-volume history presents the true events, the battles, and biographies of significant figures on both sides of the conflict. Foote, a novelist, divides the work into Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, and finally, Red River to Appomattox, all with a slight bias toward the South.