Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Review: Virginia at War, 1863
Davis, William C. & Robertson, Jr., James I. (editors). Virginia at War, 1863 (2008). 232 pages, notes, bibliography. ISBN: 978-0-8131-2510-7 $35.00 (Hardcover). Virginia at War, 1863 is the third entry in a series of five essay books on Virginia in the Civil War. The book, edited by well known Civil War historians William C. Davis […]
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Review: Entrepot: Government Imports into the Confederate States
Entrepot: Government Imports into the Confederate States by C. L. Webster III Product Details Paperback: 396 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (October 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020370 ISBN-13: 978-1889020372 They say military professionals talk logistics. Not all the discipline and courage in the world is a substitute for weapons, ammo, clothing and food. Armies ignore […]
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Review: No Prouder Fate: The Story of the 11th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry
This is the first review for the second release of titles in the South Carolina Regimental-Roster Set series from Broadfoot Publishing Company. A significant portion of each review will show you how this particular volume compared to the others in the series in terms of regimental history length, amount of annotation, depth and print size […]
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Review: Fields of Glory
Fields of Glory: A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864, Second Edition By Jim Miles It can be fun traveling in the footsteps of history. In fact there has been a recent upswing in “Heritage Tourism,” and with the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War quickly approaching I […]
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Review: Lincoln and the Sioux Uprising of 1862
Lincoln and the Sioux Uprising of 1862 By Hank H. Cox For four young Sioux men returning home from an unsuccessful hunting trip August 17, 1862 was a day just like any other in Southwestern Minnesota. But what started as an ordinary Sunday ended in tragedy when juvenile taunts lead to the slaying of a […]
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February 2010 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! February 2010 James Durney *********************************************************** In the stores Lincoln for President: An Unlikely Candidate, An Audacious Strategy, and the Victory No One Saw Coming by Bruce Chadwick is an interesting title. The press release states, “is the incredible story of how Lincoln overcame overwhelming odds to not only capture his […]
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Review: THE MAPS OF CHICKAMAUGA: An Atlas of the Chickamauga Campaign, Including the Tullahoma Operations, June 22 – September 23, 1863
THE MAPS OF CHICKAMAUGA: An Atlas of the Chickamauga Campaign, Including the Tullahoma Operations, June 22 – September 23, 1863 by David Powell Product Details Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (November 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714723 ISBN-13: 978-1932714722 The Savas Beatie Military Atlas Series is one of the few “must have” sets in a […]