Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Review: The Army of Tennessee by Thomas L. Connelly
Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee, 1861-1862 by Thomas Lawrence Connelly Product Details Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (September 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 080712737X ISBN-13: 978-0807127377 Autumn of Glory: The Army of Tennessee, 1862-1865 by Thomas Lawrence Connelly Product Details Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (September 2001) […]
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November 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! November 2009 James Durney *********************************************************** New Releases A Dangerous Stir: Fear, Paranoia, and the Making of Reconstruction by Mark Wahlgren Summers should be in the stores this month. Reconstruction policy after the Civil War is shaped not simply by politics, principles, and prejudices. Also at work were fears–often-unreasonable fears of […]
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Review: A Crisis In Confederate Command: Edmund Kirby Smith, Richard Taylor, And The Army Of The Trans-Mississippi
A Crisis In Confederate Command: Edmund Kirby Smith, Richard Taylor, And The Army Of The Trans-Mississippi (Hardcover) by Jeffery S. Prushankin Product Details Hardcover: 308 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (December 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807130885 ISBN-13: 978-0807130889 Who is the enemy? The war between general officers can be as interesting as the war […]
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Review: The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War by Gerald L. Early
The Second United States Sharpshooters in the Civil War A History and Roster Gerald L. Earley ISBN 978-0-7864-3925-6 32 photos, 4 maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index 253pp. hardcover (7 x 10) 2009 Price: $55.00 Gerald Early’s book on the 2nd U.S.S.S. adds yet another volume to the growing literature about Berdan’s Sharpshooters. These two regiments, […]
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Review: Grant’s Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomattox
Grant’s Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomattox (Modern War Studies) Edited by Steven E. Woodworth Product Details Hardcover: 263 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (June 19, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 070061589X ISBN-13: 978-0700615896 Doing a book of essays is challenging. Each essay needs to contribute to a central theme while being able to standalone. The […]
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Review: A Dangerous Stir: Fear, Paranoia, and the Making of Reconstruction
A Dangerous Stir: Fear, Paranoia, and the Making of Reconstruction (Civil War America) by Mark Wahlgren Summers Product Details Hardcover: 344 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (September 10, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807833045 ISBN-13: 978-0807833049 People who read history know how the story ends. We have read the last chapter of the […]
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Review: Grant’s Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg
Grant’s Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg (Modern War Studies) by Steven E. Woodworth Product Details Hardcover: 264 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas; 1st edition, edition (July 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 0700611274 ISBN-13: 978-0700611270 Steven Woodworth has an excellent reputation as both author and editor. He has the ability to attract people, who can contribute […]