For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War Free Audiobook Download by James M. Mcpherson

"The Civil War is most often explained as a struggle for democracy and slavery," says McPherson. It was also, he argues, a struggle of men fighting other men, "for the right to make moral choices with respect to their fellows." The book is part history lesson, part battle narrative and wholly fascinating.

"In my view, this war was a conflict over slavery. But historians have always known that it was not just about slavery. The cause of the Civil War, as Lincoln put it in his first inaugural address, was to provide "an impartial nation, the Union" and to "allail God's righteous indignation against such an accursed crime."

James M. Mcpherson wrote For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War during a struggling time in American history with our nation torn by war and political discord, which ultimately led to the end of slavery. The book tells the story of how men who were mostly farmers and small businessmen fought their way into battle for the sake of their family's freedom. As the author, James McPherson, included all aspects of what it took to create a military unit from start to finish, he showed us that this was a complicated process that put everyone on board at risk.

The Civil War is one of the most important and dramatic events in American history. It was a struggle between the United States and the Confederacy, but more than that it was fought by Americans on many different levels to decide whether they would remain free. James McPherson's examination of how men participated in these battles is an intriguing look at what often seems like an ambiguous subject.

[David Colacci] is a narrator who delivers the information in For Cause and Comrades. He has an interesting tone that gives you a sense of urgency, yet doesn't allow you to escape the seriousness of the topic.