"The Timeline of the American Civil War chronicles the war as it happened, detailing the key battles and events that act as signposts in the slow change of fortunes of either side.The book is structured chronologically, with box features and a plethora of archive photographs. At the back of the book is a huge fold-out double-sided timeline, profiling key events through the civil war in a graphical way with cutout images and colour keys under various themes and headings. The gatefold forms an atttractive poster which readers will want to cut out and keep on their wall for easy reference. "