Category: Civil War Books – New
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New Civil War Book: One Continuous Fight in Paperback
One Continuous Fight: The Retreat from Gettysburg and the Pursuit of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, July 4-14, 1863 Authors: Eric Wittenberg, J.D. Petruzzi, and Mike Nugent TOCWOC’s Take: One Continuous Fight sets out to correct some long held notions about Meade’s performance in the Army of the Potomac’s pursuit of Lee after the Battle […]
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McFarland Civil War Book of the Week: The L&N Railroad in the Civil War
The L&N Railroad in the Civil War: A Vital North-South Link and the Struggle to Control It Author: Dan Lee TOCWOC’s Take: The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a key cog in the Union logistics effort in the Western Theater during the war. L&N President James Guthrie realized this immediately and made many demands of […]
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An Interview With The New Gettysburg Campaign Handbook Collaborators J.D. Petruzzi and Steven Stanley
A chat with Civil War author J. David Petruzzi and cartographer Steven Stanley about their new book project with Savas Beatie Q: I’m familiar with Savas Beatie’s The New Civil War Handbook and The New American Revolution Handbook, but can you explain the books and their format for those of our readers who are not? […]
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February 2011 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! February 2011 James W. Durney *********************************************************** My “to read” list Reconstructing Appalachia: The Civil War’s Aftermath edited by Andrew L. Slap presents a look at Reconstruction in an area with a unique set of problems. The Day Dixie Died: The Battle of Atlanta by Gary Ecelbarger is a description of […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865
Editor’s Note: This Civil War book review originally appeared at The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater earlier today. Fox, John J., III. The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865. Angle Valley Press (April 3, 2010). 52 pages, 7 maps, 74 photos, 8 appendices, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0-9711950-0-4 $34.95 […]
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Civil War Book Review: Over a Wide, Hot…Crimson Plain: The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863
Over a Wide, Hot…Crimson Plain: The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863 (Hardcover) by Elwood Christ Product Details Hardcover: 247 pages Publisher: Stan Clark Military Books; 2nd edition (April 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0935523316 ISBN-13: 978-0935523317 They often say good things come in small packages and this book illustrates […]
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Civil War Book Review: Dear Friend Amelia: The Civil War Letters of Private John Tidd
Editor’s Note: This review originally appeared at The Siege of Petersburg Online: Beyond the Crater earlier today. Jordan, Mary & Hatch, Joyce. Dear Friend Amelia: The Civil War Letters of Private John Tidd. Six Mile Creek Press (January 2011). 176 pp., 100+ illustrations, notes. ISBN: 978-1-57003-922-5 $34.95 (Cloth). Reading a collection of wartime soldier letters […]