Category: Civil War Books – Now Reading
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Civil War Book Review: John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General
Hood, Stephen M. John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General (Savas Beatie, 2013). 384 pages, illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography. ISBN: 978-1-61121-140-5 $32.95 (Hardcover). Note: Also available in Kindle format. Note: The author, Stephen Hood, is nicknamed “Sam” Hood, as was General John Bell Hood. For purposes of clarity, this review […]
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Civil War Book Review: Fort Harrison and the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm
Crenshaw, Douglas. Fort Harrison and the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm: To Surprise and Capture Richmond (The History Press, 2013). 144 pages, over 40 illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography. ISBN: 978-1-61121-140-5 $19.99 (Paperback). Note: Also available in Kindle format. Fort Harrison and the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm: To Surprise and Capture Richmond is another in a growing […]
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Civil War Book Review: Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864
Newsome, Hampton. Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864. (The Kent State University Press, 2013). 447 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-60635-132-1 $45.00 (Cloth). Slowly but surely, the Siege of Petersburg’s various offensives are beginning to see the light of day in modern books on the subject. Hampton Newsome’s new book Richmond Must Fall: […]
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Review: Stuart’s Finest Hour by John Fox
Stuart’s Finest Hou: The Ride Around McClellan June 1862 by John Fox III ISBN 978-0-9711950-5-9 Copyright 2014 Format 6 x 9 hardback, 344 pages, 7 maps, 75 photos, appendices, bibliography and index. $31.95 James Ewell Brown Stuart was one of the many men vaulted into sudden prominence by the Civil War, and his ascent began […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Army of the Potomac: Order of Battle, 1861-1865
Collins, Darrell L. The Army of the Potomac: Order of Battle, 1861-1865, with Commanders, Strengths Losses and More. (McFarland & Company, Inc., August 2013). 328 pages, orders of battle, notes, index. ISBN: 978-0-7864-7346-5 $75.00 (Paperback). At first glance, Darrell Collins’ new book on the Army of the Potomac’s orders of battle throughout the Civil War looks to […]
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Civil War Book Review: Combat 2: Union Infantrymen Versus Confederate Infantrymen: Eastern Theater 1861-65
Field, Ron. Combat 2: Union Infantrymen Versus Confederate Infantrymen: Eastern Theater 1861-65. (Osprey Publishing, September 20, 2013). 80 pages, illus., maps, orders of battle, select bibliography. ISBN: 978-1-78096-927-5 $18.95 (Paperback). Osprey’s Combat series takes a look at two opposing forces in a given war by looking at three combat situations in micro-tactical detail. In this volume […]
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Civil War Book Review: Colonels in Blue: Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee
Colonels in Blue: Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee Author: Roger D. Hunt TOCWOC’s Take: Colonels in Blue: Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee is the fifth volume in Roger D. Hunt’s invaluable research series covering Union colonels of the Civil War. Hunt aims to collect as much information on each Federal colonel as possible, including photographs and other images. The […]