The book, The American Civil War: The war in the West 1863 - 1865, tells the story of the Confederate versus Union battles in the western combat theater during the second half of the American Civil War.  Following the Union Armies defeat at Chickamauga, Ulysses S. Grant took command of all Union soldiers in the west and quickly orchestrated a brilliant victory at Chattanooga which paved the way for a Union advance against Atlanta second in importance only to the Confederate capital of Richmond.  This book traces the events that surrounded the Union capture of Atlanta, followed by Union General Sherma's infamous march through southern Georgia all the while detroying everything in his path.  The book culminates with the surrender of the last major Confederate field army at Durham Station, North Carolina.  The major sections of this book include the following: 1) Introduction; 2) Chronology; 3) Warring Side - War takes its toll; 4) The fighting - Overview and final stages; 5) Common soldiers - Black soldiers and POWs; 6) Portrait of a soldier - William Wilbur Edgerton; 7) The world around war - The home fronts; 8) Portrait of a civilian - Emma LeConte; 9) How the war ended - Peace is declared; 10) Conclusion and consequences - United States; 11) Further reading and 12) Index.  In addition to an informative narrative, this book includes the following features: 1) Approximately 34 black and white vintage photographs; 2) About 14 black and white illustrations and 3) Approximately 10 maps.  This book is 96 pages and is in excellent condition.  The author is Joeseph T. Glatthaar.  Edition published in 2001.