Category: Civil War Book Reviews
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Civil War Book Review: Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign
Hess, Earl J. Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign. (The University of North Carolina Press, April 22, 2013). 344 pages, 25 illustrations, 21 maps, 1 table, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-4696-0211-0 $35.00 (Cloth). Why did William T. Sherman decide to attack one of the most strongly fortified and imposing positions the Confederates held […]
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Was Grant A Liar?
I suppose I could have titled this one “New Book Challenges Honesty of Grant’s Memoirs,” but then some of you might not be here now. I’ll admit that my first two thoughts when I first heard of Frank P. Varney’s new book General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William […]
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April 2013 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! April 2013 James W. Durney *********************************************************** Scheduled to be in the stores The LAST BATTLE OF WINCHESTER: Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August 7 – September 19, 1864 by Scott Patchan looks at the third Battle of Winchester the largest, longest, and bloodiest battle fought in […]
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Civil War Book Review: Invaders in Our Town: The Battle of Gettysburg Through the Eyes of Some Who Lived It
Invaders in Our Town: The Battle of Gettysburg Through the Eyes of Some Who Lived It Author James M. Faber Paperback 548 pages Color illustration and Maps Available from www.invadersinourtown.com for $22.95 Readers of history can forget that people make history. Each event has tens, hundreds, thousands or millions of people with hopes and dreams […]
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Civil War Book Review: Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg: The Battles for Brinkerhoff’s Ridge and East Cavalry Field, July 2 -3, 1863
Protecting the Flank at Gettysburg: The Battles for Brinkerhoff’s Ridge and East Cavalry Field, July 2 -3, 1863 by Eric J. Wittenberg Product Details Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (February 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210941 ISBN-13: 978-1611210941 The publisher of the 2002 edition allowed this well received book to go out of print. This […]
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March 2013 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! March 2013 James W. Durney *********************************************************** Scheduled to be in the stores Look for Alex Mendoza’s Chickamauga 1863: Rebel Breakthrough. This is one of the “Bright Lights” of the western ACW historians and authors. Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg by Tom Huntington is an […]
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Civil War Book Review: Fury on the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg
Fury on the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg by John M. Archer Product Details Paperback: 80 pages Publisher: Ten Roads Publishing, LLC. (June 13, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0983721394 ISBN-13: 978-0983721390 Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches Starting July 4, 1863 and continuing until they died the participants wrote and talked about Gettysburg. The […]