this book will be convienent for any civil war buff, historian,and wargamer. I really like the way the maps also can be removed to lookat better,this comes in handy when reading other civil war sourcesfor ease of reference or when visiting the actual sites. It also explainedthe map making process at the time and the various methods used, with themention of many of the cartographers of the time, and in both armies.I personally wish they would make more of these books on different eras of history