--The Civil War is a large (9 1/2 x 12") hardcover book with 304-pages.--Listed on Contents page: Introduction, Prologue: Prelude to War, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, Epilogue: The Struggle Over Reconstruction and Index with Acknowledgments.--Includes many pictures (black and white and colored), maps and short descriptions of battles and soldiers.--An excellent book for the Civil War historian. --All illustrations are extensively captioned.--Work of Tom Robotham.