With my face to the enemy is a collection of powerful, insightful essays about the Civil War by some of the most renowned historians in their field. Essayists include: Stephen W. Sears on Stonewall Jackson's last march; James M. McPherson on failed Southern strategies; Joseph T. Glattharr on Ulysses S. Grant at Vicksburg; and Noah Andre Trudeau on the Fort Pillow massacre.

Audio file. Previously released on compact disc, 2001. Title from image on Web page (viewed Feb. 19, 2009). Unabridged.

Contents include: First Shots -- Lincoln takes charge - David Herbert Donald -- The Last Word on the Lost Order - Stephen W. Sears -- Stonewall Jackson's Last March - Stephen W. Sears -- The Antagonists at Little Round Top: The Victor - Gideon Rose - The Other Man - Glenn W. LaFantasie -- When Lee was Mortal - Gary W. Gallagher - The Stonewall Enigma - John Bowers -- Lord High Admiral of the U.S. Navy: David Dixon Porter on the Mississippi -- Grant at Vicksburg: A lesson in opertional art - Joseph T. Galtthaar -- The Rock of Chickamauga: George H. Thomas - John Bowers - Considering Longstreet's Legacy - Glenn W. LaFantasie -- Paladin of the Republic - Paul Andrew Hutton -- The Boys of New Market - Geoffrey Norman -- The Walls of 1864 - Noah Andre Trudeau -- The Fiery Trail of the Alabama - John M. Taylor -- The Crater - John M. Taylor -- The Battle of Westport - Noah Andre Trudeau -- Rebel without a War: The Shenandoah - Robert F. Jones -- Ulysses S. Grant's Final Victory - James M. McPherson.