Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Review: Fire in the Cane Field – The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas January 1861-January 1863
Fire in the Cane Field – The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas January 1861-January 1863, Donald S. Frazier, State House Press, 2009 The first thing I want to say about this book is that it looks and feels like a good book should. The handsome high gloss cover and the feel of a sturdy […]
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Review: War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta
(Ed. Note: This review was of a prepublication proof of War Like the Thunderbolt, which is due out in September 2009.) War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta by Russell S. Bonds Product Details Hardcover: 544 pages Publisher: Westholme Publishing Language: English ISBN-10: 1594161003 ISBN-13: 978-1594161001 Atlanta is the focus This is […]
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Review: Sickles at Gettysburg: The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, and Declared Himself the Hero of Gettysburg
Sickles at Gettysburg: The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, and Declared Himself the Hero of Gettysburg by James A. Hessler Product Details Hardcover: 432 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (June 29, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714642 ISBN-13: 978-1932714647 If this were fiction, I would say the author’s main character is not […]
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Review: Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best-Known Brands and the Civil War
Schmidt, James M. Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best-Known Brands and the Civil War. Edinborough Press (April 1, 2008). 224 pages, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-1889020211 $27.95 (Hardcover). Many people have heard of famous jewelers Tiffany and Co. of New York. But most are probably not aware of that company’s massive output of award medals, finely crafted swords, […]
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August 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! August 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** We Have Books! After months of waiting the summer publishing season is here. A number of books we have been following are in stores and filling mailboxes. J. David Petruzzi’s The Complete Gettysburg Guide made the bookstores in time for July. This beautiful book is […]
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Review: Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution & Surprising Release of Jefferson Davis
Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution & Surprising Release of Jefferson Davis (Paperback) by Clint Johnson Product Details Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Citadel; Reprint edition (June 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0806528915 ISBN-13: 978-0806528915 Clint Johnson has written a book that works on many levels. This is a concise biography of Jefferson Davis. This is a […]
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Review: In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat
In the Trenches at Petersburg: Field Fortifications and Confederate Defeat by Earl J. Hess Product Details Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English ISBN-10: 0807832820 ISBN-13: 978-0807832820 Joined with “Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War: The Eastern Campaigns” and “Trench Warfare under Grant and Lee: Field Fortifications in […]