The Killing Ground: Wilderness to Cold Harbor

The Civil War #20

by Gregory Jaynes

A gripping, comprehensive account of the Civil War, including eyewitness testimony, profiles of key personalities, period photographs, illustrations and artifacts, and detailed battle maps. Fully researched, superbly written.

Genres: History, Civil War, American Civil War, Military History, Civil War Eastern Theater, Nonfiction, Overland Campaign

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Henry Kline]

Good detail with great pictures! But most of all the description of the battle at Cold Harbor brought home the terror of warfare.

[Dee Renee Chesnut]

This is another book in the Time-Life series, "The Civil War, "and it has been in my home library since 1986. Pictures in this book include reproductions of photos taken by Timothy O. Sullivan and Matthew Brady.

During this campaign, Grant lost 50,000 men and Lee lost 30,000 men.

i recommend this book and the others of the series to readers who want more information about this period of our history.

[Mark Regensburger]

Great introduction and general review of the 1864 Overland campaign.

[Jimmy]

Not too bad of a book but also very brief. Like the other books in the Time Life Civil War series, it is probably best suited for those just getting interested in the Civil War.

[Heinz Reinhardt]

Review forthcoming.