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“Shiloh had as many casualties as Waterloo, and yet there were another 20 Waterloos to come.”

Quote by Bruce Catton

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Bruce Catton was an American historian renowned for his works on the American Civil War. His writing style, marked by clarity and narrative power, made complex historical events understandable to a broad audience. Catton was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1953 for his book 'The Civil War: A Narrative'. more

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