Category: Civil War Books – Authors
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August 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! August 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** We Have Books! After months of waiting the summer publishing season is here. A number of books we have been following are in stores and filling mailboxes. J. David Petruzzi’s The Complete Gettysburg Guide made the bookstores in time for July. This beautiful book is […]
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Review: Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution & Surprising Release of Jefferson Davis
Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution & Surprising Release of Jefferson Davis (Paperback) by Clint Johnson Product Details Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Citadel; Reprint edition (June 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0806528915 ISBN-13: 978-0806528915 Clint Johnson has written a book that works on many levels. This is a concise biography of Jefferson Davis. This is a […]
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Review: In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat
In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat by Earl J. Hess Product Details Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English ISBN-10: 0807832820 ISBN-13: 978-0807832820 Joined with “Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns” and “Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee: Field Fortifications in […]
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Review: Fire in the Cane Field: The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas, January 1861-January 1863
Fire in the Cane Field: The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas, January 1861-January 1863 (Hardcover) by Donald S. Frazier Product Details Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: State House/McWhiney Foundation Press (July 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1933337362 ISBN-13: 978-1933337364 After the fall of New Orleans, Civil War history moves away from Louisiana & Texas. “Beast” […]
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Review: The Last Confederate General: John C. Vaughn and the East Tennessee Cavalry
Gordon, Larry. The Last Confederate General: John C. Vaughn and the East Tennessee Cavalry. Zenith Press (March 15, 2009). 272 pages, illustrations, maps, index. ISBN: 978-0760335178 $27.00 (Hardcover). Who was the last Confederate general to surrender in the Eastern Theater? Even hardcore students of the Civil War would be hard pressed to find the answer […]
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In The Review Queue: Three New Books in the South Carolina Regimental-Roster Set Series
The “In the Review Queue” series provides TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog readers with a brief look at books Brett Schulte is planning to review here on the blog. These will be very similar to Drew Wagenhoffer’s “Booknotes” series at Civil War Books and Authors. I was delighted to receive in the mail yesterday […]
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Review: Blood and Treasure
BLOOD AND TREASURE (Texas A&M University Military History Series, No 41) by Donald S. Frazier Product Details Paperback: 380 pages Publisher: Texas A&M University Press (February 23, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0890967326 ISBN-13: 978-0890967324 We do not have enough books on the American Civil War in the far west. The battles of Val Verde, Glorieta […]