Don Troiani's Civil War

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Summary: A must-have book
Review: A quick glance of the customer reviews tells one that this book is something special. Page after page of astounding paintings complemented by capable text. The detail of Don Troiani's artwork is such that you can literally spend hours examining them, and if you let others look at the book you can grow impatient trying to get it back!

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Summary: Hell Isn't Half a Mile Off...
Review: Don Troiani is undoubtedly the best military artist in the United States today and his Civil War paintings accurately portray the armies of that most terrible of wars. Colorful, realistic, and full of movement, action, and the terror of combat, they have moved up to fill a void that was created with the passing of the older generation of great American military painters such as H. Charles McBarron and Clyde Risley.

This book is a noteworthy compendium of his Civil War paintings, and, accompanied by authoritative text by Brian Pohanka, is a valuable addition to the growing crescendo of Civil War literature. Accurate, gritty, and covering the subject from muzzle to buttplate, this account and the paintings it describes bring the war to life on your bookshelf or coffee table. No other painter today, with the exception of Keith Rocco and his Napoleonic paintings, has captured the world of the combat soldier as Troaini has.

If you don't own this book, you are definitely missing out on a part of history.

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Summary: Bringing History Alive
Review: Don Troiani's attention to historic detail is readily apparent and the visual impact of his art places the viewer in another time; another place. The realistic expressionism of his subjects allows one to share the triumphs and the agonys of the captured moment. This book is a must for true War Between the States "period art" afficianados. The precise narrative of Mr. Pohanka also reflects the highest quality and demonstrates meticulous research on the subject. A visual experience that I shall treasure and continue to enjoy throughout the years. Well done!

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Summary: Fantastic paintings, and eloquent text!
Review: If there is one art book that should be in every Civil War buff's library, this is the one! It's a beautifully done and wonderfully written chronology of the war, as seen through the eyes of artist Don Troiani. These impeccably researched and incredibly detailed paintings make one feel they are witnessing the actual events! The text by noted Civil War historian Brian Pohanka is a perfect compliment to Troiani's artwork; it is both informative and moving at the same time. Highly recommended!

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Summary: Troiani's best!
Review: This book is a gem!, if you love paintings like Meissonier, Detaille etc depicting battle scenes... Well, no one does it better. Indispensable for ACW fans, reenactors or wargamers.
(Will have rated it six stars if posible...).

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Summary: A classic in Civil War Literature
Review: This Book is not only regiments history and a lott of beautiful accurate illustrated uniforms, is history alive. The only thing this book lack off is sound but thanks to the hands of Don Troiani the paintings are so full of live you can hear it in the back of your mind. Art by Don Troiani, text by Brian C. Pohanka. This book presents in a beautiful landscape format his unique view of the war and the men who fought it. Each painting is accompanied by an extensive background text by noted historian Brian Pohanka The good thing about this book is that if you consider yourself a Civil War historian or reenactorss a just a fan beginning to study the civil war, you won't find the typical error of other authors, this would help you enjoy the painting one by one so you can understand better who and how was this War fought. One last thing DO NOT PUT THIS BOOK ON YOUR COFFEE TABLE people fall in love with this book so fast that they can even stole from you, believe me this is the third time I buy this book. If you enjoy this book you would love Don Troiani's Soldiers In America, 1754 - 1865.

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Summary: This is a work of art.
Review: This is a great book and tells the civil war in art. Fantastic Paintings and every American Civil War Fanatic should have it.

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Summary: A collection of this masterful artists' Civil War paintings.
Review: Those with a casual or serious interest in the American Civil War will thoroughly enjoy this collection of beautiful paintings by Don Troiani. From dynamic battle scenes to homefront portrayals, this book captures the full scope of the artist's popular glimpses into Civil War life. No where else can all of Troiani's masterful artwork be seen in one place. Highly recommended.