Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Civil War Book Review: Grant’s Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant’s Heroic Last Year
Grant’s Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant’s Heroic Last Year by Charles Bracelen Flood Product Details Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Da Capo Press (October 11, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0306820285 ISBN-13: 978-0306820281 U.S. Grant never lacked determination. He simply refused to accept being beaten. He always had the energy to keep trying. During the Civil War, […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012, Part 3
Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012, Part 3 Title: Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862 Author: Jordan, Brian M. Publisher: Savas Beatie ISBN-13: 978-1-61121-088-0 Price: $32.95 (Hardcover); $9.99 (Kindle) TOCWOC’s Take: I reviewed this excellent new book last week. Here’s an excerpt: Was the Union surrender at […]
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Civil War Book Review: Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory
Jordan, Brian M. Unholy Sabbath: The Battle of South Mountain in History and Memory, September 14, 1862 (Savas Beatie, January 2012). 408 pages, illustrations, 12 maps, bibliography, footnotes, index. ISBN: 978-1-61121-088-0 $32.95 (Hardcover). Was the Union surrender at Harpers Ferry or the Battle of South Mountain the more important event in the 1862 Maryland Campaign? […]
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Civil War Book Review: Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard Product Details Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition (September 27, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0805093079 ISBN-13: 978-0805093070 Much of what is written and said on this book depends on the author’s view of Bill O’Reilly and […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012, Part 2
Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012: Part 2 Title: Lincoln’s Cavalrymen: A History of the Mounted Forces of the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865 Author: Longacre, Edward G. Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8061-4229-6 Price: $26.95 (paperback) TOCWOC’s Take: The University of Oklahoma Press is releasing paperback versions of both of Ed Longacre’s books […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012, Part 1
Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012 Title: The Revolution of 1861: The American Civil War in the Age of Nationalist Conflict Author: Fleche, Andre M. Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-3523-4 Price: $39.95 (Hardcover); $30.38 (Kindle) TOCWOC’s Take: We as Americans tend to be very focused on the events here from 1861-1865 […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Battle of First Bull Run: An Illustrated Atlas and Battlefield Guide
Hines, Blaikie. The Battle of First Bull Run Manassas Campaign – July 16-22, 1861: An Illustrated Atlas and Battlefield Guide. (American Patriot Press, 2011). 224 pages, over 500 photos and illustrations, 82 maps, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-61364-129-3 $39.50 (Oversized Paperback). Battle atlases are some of my favorite Civil War books. Well done maps which accentuate […]