Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Review: Germans in the Civil War: The Letters They Wrote Home
Germans in the Civil War: The Letters They Wrote Home Walter D. Kamphoefner (editor), Wolfgang Helbich (editor) Susan Carter Vogel (Translator) Product Details Hardcover: 560 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (October 11, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807830445 ISBN-13: 978-0807830444 The song “I Goes to Fight Mit Sigel” encapsulates our understanding of Germans […]
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Reviews: The Fort Pillow Massacre
An Unerring Fire: The Massacre at Fort Pillow by Richard L. Fuchs Product Details Hardcover: 190 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 9.50 x 0.75 x 6.50 Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; (October 1994) ISBN: 083863561X Mr. Fuchs has tried to prove the case against Nathan Bedford Forrest for ordering the massacre at Fort Pillow. He has […]
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January 2010 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! January 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: Cavalry of the Heartland: The Mounted Forces of the Army of Tennessee
Cavalry of the Heartland: The Mounted Forces of the Army of Tennessee By Edward G. Longacre Product Details Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Westholme Publishing; 1st Edition (November 18, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1594160988 ISBN-13: 978-1594160981 A Longacre book is always a question. He is capable of outstanding work but often, seems willing to work below […]
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December 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! December 2009 James Durney *********************************************************** In need of a holiday gift? It might be a gift for someone else, an answer to “What do you want?” or something you buy yourself. These books are available online and in some stores. Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign by William Shea […]
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Review: Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era
Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era by Nicole Etcheson Product Details Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (January 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0700612874 ISBN-13: 978-0700612871 “Bleeding Kansas”, 150 years after the event this phrase still causes strong feelings. Very few are neutral on Kansas even now. In trying to solve […]
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Review: Years of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine
Years of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine by Guy R. Hasegawa & James M. Schmidt Product Details Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (October 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020354 ISBN-13: 978-1889020358 Challenges our assumptions We tend to look at 19th Century medical care as almost nonexistent. Drugs, treatments & equipment […]