Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Review: Punitive War: Confederate Guerrillas and Union Reprisals
Punitive War: Confederate Guerrillas and Union Reprisals (Modern War Studies) by Clay Mountcastle Product Details Hardcover: 202 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (September 2, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0700616683 ISBN-13: 978-0700616688 Confederate guerrillas are the subject of many books on the Civil War. Mosby, Quantrill, the sack of Lawrence, Bloody Bill Anderson or Missouri […]
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October 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! October 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** New Releases This one got by me and I discovered it in the bookstore. Noah Andre Trudeau has written Robert E. Lee: Lessons in Leadership for The Great Generals Series from Palgrave Macmillan. Mr. Trudeau is one of our best authors and none of his […]
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Review: Robert E. Lee: Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals)
Robert E. Lee: Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals) by Noah Andre Trudeau Product Details Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (September 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0230613667 ISBN-13: 978-0230613669 This is a difficult review for me to write. I have the highest respect for the author and have enjoyed his books for years. He consistently […]
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Review: Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly: The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren
Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly: The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren by Eric J. Wittenberg Product Details Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (June 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020338 ISBN-13: 978-1889020334 Those that follow Eric Wittenberg’s work know this is a pet project that has been years in the making. We […]
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Review: Calculating the Value of the Union
Calculating the Value of the Union: Slavery, Property Rights, and the Economic Origins of the Civil War (Civil War America) by James L. Huston Product Details Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (November 1, 2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807828041 ISBN-13: 978-0807828045 What caused the Civil War? Debates on this question occur, […]
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Review: The Complete Gettysburg Guide by J. David Petruzzi
Petruzzi, J. David (Text) & Stanley, Steven (Maps and Photos). The Complete Gettysburg Guide: Walking and Driving Tours of the Battlefield, Town, Cemeteries, Field Hospital Sites, and other Topics of Historical Interest. Savas Beatie LLC (June 1, 2009). 320 pages, maps, illustrations, guided tours, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-932714-63-0 $39.95 (Hardcover). As many reviews of this […]
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Review: Over Lincoln’s Shoulder
Over Lincoln’s Shoulder by Bruce Tap Product Details Paperback: 332 pages Publisher: University Press Of Kansas (January 20, 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 0700614265 ISBN-13: 978-0700614264 Very few Civil War hobbyists do not hold a strong position on the Joint Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War (CCW). The committee frequently is the object of […]