Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Review: The New Civil War Handbook: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages
THE NEW CIVIL WAR HANDBOOK: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages (Paperback) by Mark Hughes Product Details · Paperback: 144 pages · Publisher: Savas Beatie (May 2009) · Language: English · ISBN-10: 1932714626 · ISBN-13: 978-1932714623 Authoring this type of book has to be almost impossible. Some people will be upset because you […]
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Review: The Maps of First Bull Run by Bradley Gottfried
Gottfried, Bradley M. The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, June-October 1861. Savas Beatie LLC (June 10, 2009). 144 pages, 51 maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1932714609 $34.95 (Hardcover). What do you get when a publisher long known for its […]
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Review: By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876
By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 by Michael F. Holt Product Details Hardcover: 300 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (October 15, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 070061608X ISBN-13: 978-0700616084 The election of 1876 is one of the more interesting and contentious elections in our history. This book covers the issues, nominations, voting […]
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Review: A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War
A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War by Daniel E. Sutherland Product Details Hardcover: 440 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (June 5, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807832774 ISBN-13: 978-0807832776 John Mosby, William Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson encompass most of our knowledge about guerrillas. The sack […]
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September 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! September 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** New Releases Due July 21 is No Quarter: The Battle of the Crater, 1864 by Richard Slotkin. The press review promises “An intellectually dazzling military history that recounts and reassesses one of the most devastating and dramatic battles of the Civil War”. This 432-page book […]
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Review: The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth
Hess, Earl J. The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat: Reality and Myth. University Press of Kansas (September 9, 2008). 288 pages, tables, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-0700616077 $29.95 (Hardcover). Did the widespread use of the rifle musket for the first time in the American Civil War lead to increased average combat ranges, increasingly destructive […]
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Review: Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery
Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery by Anne Farrow, Joel Lang, Jenifer Frank Product Details Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Ballantine Books (August 15, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0345467833 ISBN-13: 978-0345467836 Over stated, simplified and questionable This is history for people who do not read history and have little intention to change. […]