--- product_id: 4496613 title: "- The Civil War: A Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set" price: "2534 kr" currency: NOK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.no/products/4496613-the-civil-war-a-narrative-3-volume-box-set store_origin: NO region: Norway --- # Elegant dust-sleeve box set for collectors 3 volumes of in-depth Civil War narrative Detailed battle maps for immersive understanding - The Civil War: A Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set **Price:** 2534 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Own the definitive Civil War saga—where history meets storytelling mastery! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** - The Civil War: A Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set - **How much does it cost?** 2534 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.no](https://www.desertcart.no/products/4496613-the-civil-war-a-narrative-3-volume-box-set) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Immersive Detail:** Includes tactical troop movements, political context, and rich anecdotes that deepen your Civil War knowledge. - • **Collector’s Pride:** Beautifully housed in a premium dust-sleeve box—perfect for your curated library or gifting. - • **Balanced Perspective:** Objective and fair treatment of both Union and Confederate sides, praised by historians and readers alike. - • **Epic Trilogy Coverage:** From Fort Sumter to Appomattox, every major battle and campaign meticulously chronicled. - • **Masterful Storytelling:** Shelby Foote’s narrative blends historical accuracy with novelistic flair, making history come alive. ## Overview Shelby Foote’s 3-volume box set offers a comprehensive, critically acclaimed narrative of the American Civil War, covering all major battles and campaigns with detailed maps and balanced insights. Housed in a stylish dust-sleeve box, this set is a must-have for history enthusiasts and collectors seeking an authoritative yet engaging exploration of the conflict. ## Description Foote's comprehensive history of the Civil War includes three compelling volumes: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, and Red River to Appomattox. Collected together in a handsome boxed set, this is the perfect gift for any Civil War buff. Fort Sumter to Perryville "Here, for a certainty, is one of the great historical narratives of our century, a unique and brilliant achievement, one that must be firmly placed in the ranks of the masters." —Van Allen Bradley, Chicago Daily News "Anyone who wants to relive the Civil War, as thousands of Americans apparently do, will go through this volume with pleasure.... Years from now, Foote's monumental narrative most likely will continue to be read and remembered as a classic of its kind." — New York Herald Tribune Book Review Fredericksburg to Meridian "This, then, is narrative history—a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition.... The writing is superb...one of the historical and literary achievements of our time." — The Washington Post Book World "Gettysburg...is described with such meticulous attention to action, terrain, time, and the characters of the various commanders that I understand, at last, what happened in that battle.... Mr. Foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and a novelist's skill in directing the reader's attention to the men and the episodes that will influence the course of the whole war, without omitting items which are of momentary interest. His organization of facts could hardly be bettered." — Atlantic Red River to Appomattox "An unparalleled achievement, an American Iliad, a unique work uniting the scholarship of the historian and the high readability of the first-class novelist." —Walker Percy "I have never read a better, more vivid, more understandable account of the savage battling between Grant's and Lee's armies.... Foote stays with the human strife and suffering, and unlike most Southern commentators, he does not take sides. In objectivity, in range, in mastery of detail in beauty of language and feeling for the people involved, this work surpasses anything else on the subject.... It stands alongside the work of the best of them." — New Republic Review: Parting is sweet sorrow - You know those hypothetical questions you get asked in adult board games (i.e. If you were stranded on a island what CD/book would you like to have)? No doubt about it, Shelby Foote's masterpiece trilogy would be resting beside my palm leaf makeshift bed as I sleep and I would turn those pages until they whithered away. The reason I used the above quote is the reading has been so "sweet" and has hooked me into the ACW. I will go on to read dozens of more books on people, places, battles, politics. The "sorrow" lies in the fact that the journey has come to an end. I'm an avid reader, so it took me about 2 months to finish the approximate 3000 pages. I look forward to reading it again in a few years, when I want a little refresher. I suspect that a work like this will probably take most people several months, if not years to finish. In any case, it's well worth it. The amount of detail is perfect. The major engagements get full treatment, down to brigade and in some cases regimental levels. But no stone is left unturned. Minor skirmishes and rear guard activity are also noted. The west, the east, the naval battles. The focus is primarily military, however, there is a nice dose of political, social, biographical and cultural topics. Tons of anecdotes and "I did not know that" type information. There is also a good balance of tactical vs. down in the ditch accounts. Very good maps. Just as the details of troop movements start to get a bit hazey, you turn the page to find a perfect map. I would have like to seen just a few more, but there are plenty and all well done. There are a few comments from other reviewers about Foote's allegiance to the South and leaving out atrocities and such. This is hogwash. I knew very little of the ACW before reading these volumes and I feel that his treatment was very fair to both sides. A poor leader is critized, whether he wore blue or gray/butternut. Just as a good leader is praised. Grierson's raid during Vicksburg gets as many high marks as any of Forrest's. Many others have noted all the highlights, much more articulated than I ever could, so I'll refer you to those reviews. Simply put, this book is a must read to begin or expand your knowledge of the ACW. It took 20 years for Foote to finish, and literally every word was well thought out. It ranks in many "top 100" lists for best nonfiction of the 1900's. Review: Great book by the most knowledgeable author on the subject. - Love this well-written, authoritative book set on the Civil War. Very thorough descriptions of the personalities, the specifics of the results and the locations of the battles. ## Features - 3-Volume Civil War Set by Shelby Foote - Volume I: Fort Sumter to Perryville - Volume II: Fredericksburg to Meridian - Volume III: Red River to Appomattox - Housed in a Beautiful Dust-Sleeve Box ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #33,498 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in Civil War Appomattox History #3 in Civil War Fredericksburg History #187 in U.S. Political Science | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,615 Reviews | ## Images ![- The Civil War: A Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71+x1+E7KVL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Parting is sweet sorrow *by W***E on January 10, 2004* You know those hypothetical questions you get asked in adult board games (i.e. If you were stranded on a island what CD/book would you like to have)? No doubt about it, Shelby Foote's masterpiece trilogy would be resting beside my palm leaf makeshift bed as I sleep and I would turn those pages until they whithered away. The reason I used the above quote is the reading has been so "sweet" and has hooked me into the ACW. I will go on to read dozens of more books on people, places, battles, politics. The "sorrow" lies in the fact that the journey has come to an end. I'm an avid reader, so it took me about 2 months to finish the approximate 3000 pages. I look forward to reading it again in a few years, when I want a little refresher. I suspect that a work like this will probably take most people several months, if not years to finish. In any case, it's well worth it. The amount of detail is perfect. The major engagements get full treatment, down to brigade and in some cases regimental levels. But no stone is left unturned. Minor skirmishes and rear guard activity are also noted. The west, the east, the naval battles. The focus is primarily military, however, there is a nice dose of political, social, biographical and cultural topics. Tons of anecdotes and "I did not know that" type information. There is also a good balance of tactical vs. down in the ditch accounts. Very good maps. Just as the details of troop movements start to get a bit hazey, you turn the page to find a perfect map. I would have like to seen just a few more, but there are plenty and all well done. There are a few comments from other reviewers about Foote's allegiance to the South and leaving out atrocities and such. This is hogwash. I knew very little of the ACW before reading these volumes and I feel that his treatment was very fair to both sides. A poor leader is critized, whether he wore blue or gray/butternut. Just as a good leader is praised. Grierson's raid during Vicksburg gets as many high marks as any of Forrest's. Many others have noted all the highlights, much more articulated than I ever could, so I'll refer you to those reviews. Simply put, this book is a must read to begin or expand your knowledge of the ACW. It took 20 years for Foote to finish, and literally every word was well thought out. It ranks in many "top 100" lists for best nonfiction of the 1900's. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book by the most knowledgeable author on the subject. *by J***R on July 5, 2026* Love this well-written, authoritative book set on the Civil War. Very thorough descriptions of the personalities, the specifics of the results and the locations of the battles. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ EXTRAORDINARY WORK OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE *by J***Y on December 4, 2002* I have yet to finish reading this marathon work, but I can honestly say that it is the greatest work of historical literature that I have yet read. Firstly, the author shows an encyclopaedic grasp of the facts of history together with an intuitive and almost uncanny sense of their significance in relation to the unfolding story. Secondly, his literary skills give even his vast factual knowledge a run for their money. This is no mere recitative of dry facts, but a perfectly paced and dramatically structured narrative, in which different literary genres such as biography and story-telling are seamlessly interwoven. Thirdly, he has a rare gift for being judgmental without being partisan. He is not afraid to find good and bad on either side of the conflict; in fact he is not even afraid to find a cocktail of good and bad in individuals whom history slots entirely into one moral category or the other. Fourthly (and this is more subjective), this is so enjoyable as a read. The author's own exuberant fascination with the period, and the intensity of his admiration or scorn for the various personages involved on either side of the conflict, are communicated to the reader. The three volumes of this `magnum opus' are available separately, but this three-volume boxed edition is the way to own it. I don't know if the three books were published sequentially or simultaneously, but in a very real sense we are talking about a single coherent work in three volumes. If you know nothing at all about the Civil War, you could find this sheer size of this work a bit daunting; more seriously, you could lose the bigger picture in the sheer wealth of fascinating detail. In that case, James McPherson's extraordinarily brilliant overview ("The Battle Cry of Freedom") could be a better place to start. However, if you want something really substantial to keep you engrossed on that coast-to-coast wagon-train journey, this is unreservedly recommended for beginner or Civil War enthusiast alike. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Civil War: A Narrative - 3 Volume Box Set - The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War - The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.no/products/4496613-the-civil-war-a-narrative-3-volume-box-set](https://www.desertcart.no/products/4496613-the-civil-war-a-narrative-3-volume-box-set) --- *Product available on Desertcart Norway* *Store origin: NO* *Last updated: 2026-10-12*