Category: Civil War Books – Authors
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Review: Those Damned Black Hats! The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign
Those Damned Black Hats! The Iron Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign by Lance Herdegen Product Details Hardcover: 368 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (October 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714480 ISBN-13: 978-1932714487 The Iron Brigade was one of the premier combat units of the Army of the Potomac. Comprised of western regiments their distinctive headgear made them […]
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Review: Lincoln and His Admirals
Lincoln and His Admirals by Craig L. Symonds Product Details Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (October 17, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0195310225 ISBN-13: 978-0195310221 If this book is not a finalist for a major award in Lincoln and Civil War history, we will have a gross injustice. This intelligent, interesting, readable book […]
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Review: Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by James McPherson Product Details Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The (October 7, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1594201919 ISBN-13: 978-1594201912 Lincoln is always right, the generals always wrong. “James M. McPherson is, without any second thoughts, the premier author of the civil war, the […]
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Jim Schmidt to Appear on Civil War Talk Radio This Friday
Author and fellow blogger Jim Schmidt will be appearing on Civil War Talk Radio this Friday to promote his new book Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best Known Brand and the Civil War and talking about Civil War medicine as well. Thiks episode, as usual, will air at 12 pm Pacific (2 pm Central) on Friday afternoon. […]
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October 2008 Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! October 2008 James Durney *************************************************************** Book News I have been able to find very few new books on the war. Most publishers seem to be on vacation after an active August/September. We may have to wait until Christmas for an active schedule again. There are a number of good new […]
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Top 5 Most Important Civil War Books: Stephanie Farra
Several Fridays ago, I posted Ian Spurgeon’s winning entry in the Roll Call to Destiny Book Contest. Contestants had to answer the following two questions: What are the five most important books you have read on the Civil War? Why is each important? This week, Stephanie Farra’s entry in the contest is featured. It appears […]
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Review: The 11th Wisconsin in the Civil War: A Regimental History by Christopher C. Wehner
Christopher C. Wehner. The 11th Wisconsin in the Civil War: A Regimental History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (April 16, 2008). 248 pages, 16 maps, roster, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0786432103 $45.00 (Library Binding). What does one look for in a good regimental history? First person accounts? Check. Social breakdown of the regiment […]