rivers, amph ibious and joinrwarfare operarions, new technologies, and the crucial role thar the navy played in logistics throughour the struggle, are all exam ined. ~r on the ~ters is a rremendous addition ro C ivil War literature, and McPherson has demo nsrrared his masrery of a new subjecr. For the professional hisro rian, there are a few minor techni cal errors, bur th e aurhor's abi li ry ro properly place rhe naval war inro rhe conrexr of rhe overall C ivil War is rhe grea resr amibure of rhis book. As McPherson srares in his concl usion, "War could nor have been wo n wirho ur rhe contriburio ns of rhe navy," and rhar is readily apparenr afte r reviewing War on the
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