Iain MacGregor

Writer and publisher Iain MacGregor tells the story of 30 of the most significant battles in the US civil war.

MacGregor looks at some of the most famous clashes including the famous battles of Gettysburg and Fredericksburg and lesser-known battles such as Brandy Station and Cedar Creek. He uses details of infantry, cavalry, artillery, and seaborne units to describe the true scale of a war that claimed the lives of 620,000 US soldiers and sailors.

MacGregor has been an editor and publisher of non-fiction for 25 years, working with authors such as Melvyn Bragg, John Nichol, Simon Schama, and Max Hastings. He has edited books on various American Civil War campaigns, including Shiloh, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg, and is also author of Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, the Berlin Wall and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth.