Bettmann Archive Illustrated History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 Book

This book is interesting as a commentary because the comments are almost all from prophets and apostles (with a few apparently from the author/compiler). This makes the commentary authoritative, with some of the most interesting comments from Bruce R. McConkie. The commentary seems a bit dated in some cases (the book was published in 1987), although you'd think such comments would never contradict or change; still, I believe that some thoughts would be stated differently or given additional context by a current prophet. And although the author limits himself to comments by these authorities, I kept thinking of all that Hugh Nibley would have to say about these scriptures and having to remind myself that his work is outside the scope of what the author was including in his commentary. I don't recommend this book as a purchase although it may be worth checking out from the library.