Month: October 2005
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Civil War Talk Radio: October 28, 2005
Air Date: 102805 Subject: Gary Gallagher: Causes Lost and Won Books: The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History Guest: Gary Gallagher Summary: Prolific Civil War author Dr. Gary Gallagher discusses why the South lost, black Confederates, how battlefields should be interpreted, and other controversial topics. Brett’s Summary: The basic summary pretty much […]
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Paul Taylor’s Comments on He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightning
In a blog entry from September 29, 2005, I reviewed Paul Taylor’s book He Hath Loosed the Fateful Lightning: The Battle of Ox Hill (Chantilly) September 1, 1862. On October 23, Mr. Taylor was kind enough to post his comments following that blog entry. In the interest of allowing full disclosure, Mr. Taylor’s comments follow […]
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The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864, Part 1
The Battle of Resaca: Atlanta Campaign 1864 by Philip L. Secrist Philip Secrist’s book on the Battle of Resaca is unique. No other books on the Battle exist. That alone makes it valuable, at least until a larger, more definitive monograph is written. Going into this one I don’t know too much about it. The […]
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Ethan Rafuse – McClellan’s War, Part 4
Although McClellan had largely stayed out of the political fray through 1862, Rafuse argued that McClellan’s most ardent supporters could not deny that McClellan actively worked to delay reinforcing Pope during the Second Manassas campaign once the Army of the Potomac was evacuated from the Peninsula. McClellan ultimately got what he wanted out of Pope’s […]
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Charge! Issues 3-4
Since I’ve only just now started subscribing to Charge!: The Official Newsletter of the Johnny Reb Gaming Society, I’ll be reviewing the first two years of the newsletter two issues at a time in a similar format to my reviews of North & South, Blue & Gray, America’s Civil War, and Civil War Times Illustrated. […]
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Civil War Talk Radio
I had heard of Civil War Talk Radio in the past, but I never really listened to it until this weekend when I checked out the interview with Dimitri Rotov. Gerald Prokopowicz hosts the show, which airs every Friday at noon Eastern. Prokopowicz interviews one person each show, usually an author, and discusses their area(s) […]
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In Other ACW Blogs…
As a daily reader of Dimitri Rotov’s blog, I find his attempts to make people aware of the fallacies of the “Centennial View” of Civil War history endlessly fascinating. Mr. Rotov appeared on Civil War Radio on Friday, October 22. He discusses his blog and the state of Civil War reading and publishing. Drew Wagenhoffer […]