Murray, Aaron R., ed. American Revolution battles and leaders.MURRAY, Aaron R., ed. American Revolution American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence. battles and leaders. 0-789-49889-8. Civil War battles and leaders. 0-789-49890-1. DK. 96p. illus. maps. bibliog. index. c2004. $12.99 each. JS These two small overviews of the military history of the Revolution and the Civil War are rich with the lush illustrations and graphics one has come to expect of DK Publishing. A single battle such as Saratoga or Chancellorsville gets a two-page spread complete with a small map, reproductions of contemporary paintings or, in Civil War, photography, a summary of the military action and, in most cases, a picture of an artifact A distortion in an image or sound caused by a limitation or malfunction in the hardware or software. Artifacts may or may not be easily detectable. Under intense inspection, one might find artifacts all the time, but a few pixels out of balance or a few milliseconds of abnormal sound such as a regimental reg·i·ment n. 1. A military unit of ground troops consisting of at least two battalions, usually commanded by a colonel. 2. A large group of people. tr.v. flag, with an explanation of its use or symbolism Symbolism In art, a loosely organized movement that flourished in the 1880s and '90s and was closely related to the Symbolist movement in literature. In reaction against both Realism and Impressionism, Symbolist painters stressed art's subjective, symbolic, and decorative . Almost every set of pages has a section called "The Leadership" where two leaders, one from each side, are pictured and their careers summarized. There are also time lines and battle casualty counts. Such a huge amount of information in such attractive yet small packages naturally results in some oversimplification o·ver·sim·pli·fy v. o·ver·sim·pli·fied, o·ver·sim·pli·fy·ing, o·ver·sim·pli·fies v.tr. To simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error. v.intr. and a few factual errors (e.g., the formation of the Confederate government is listed on a time line as November 1860, instead of February 1861), but, on the whole, these little reference books are valuable tools for any history classroom or school or public library. Pat Moore, Brookline, MA |
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