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08 August 2010
The Perfect Gift for Civil War History Buffs
3 of 3 found this helpful I bought Ken Burns' The Civil War because I saw the series on television, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I decided I had to have it in my DVD collection. The Civil War brings that historical period to our consciousness in a way that no history book ever can. The comments by Civil War historians are fascinating in that they include little known details about the war. The causes leading up to the conflict, the photographs of the battle scenes, the historical narratives by witnesses to the war, and the music of the period are all seamlessly brought together. They convey both the horror and the tenderness of that period in our history. Ken Burns' Civil War could make the study of the years 1861-1865 come to life for a student, and it would be the perfect gift for a Civil War history buff.