Category: Civil War Book Reviews
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August 2010 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! August 2010 James W. Durney *********************************************************** In my mailbox or on the shelves With no July issue, this section is larger. Vacation was great but we are back to normal now. The Grand Design: Strategy and the U.S. Civil War by Donald Stoker examines how Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis […]
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Civil War Book Review: THE MAPS OF GETTYSBURG: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 – July 13, 1863 (FULL COLOR)
THE MAPS OF GETTYSBURG: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 – July 13, 1863 (FULL COLOR) by Bradley Gottfried Product Details Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (June 1, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714820 ISBN-13: 978-1932714821 This book works on several levels; first as an atlas of the Gettysburg campaign, second as a […]
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Review: Confederate Alamo by John Fox
The Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865 John Fox III, Angle Valley Press 2010, ISBN: 978-0-9711950-0-4 Price: $34.95 In his new book The Confederate Alamo John Fox takes a look at one of the least-known but most important battles of the Petersburg campaign—the defense of Fort Gregg and its associated […]
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July 2010 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! July 2010 James W. Durney *********************************************************** In my mailbox or on the shelves Valley Thunder: The Battle of New Market by Charles R. Knight is 336 pages, 50 photos and illustrations, 9 original maps, and 8 appendices, with traditional footnotes, covering the “complex prelude” and the battle. The author is […]
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Civil War Book Review: American Civil War Railroad Tactics (Elite 171)
Hodges, Robert R. American Civil War Railroad Tactics (Elite 171) Osprey Publishing (August, 2009). 64 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1846034527 $18.95 (Paperback). Two of my favorite topics are Civil War history and the history of railroads. I was pleased to see one of Osprey’s latest books in their Elite series, American Civil War Railroad […]
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Civil War Book Review: A History of the 3rd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Battalion (James Battalion): 1861-1865
This is the second review for the second release of titles in the South Carolina Regimental-Roster Set series from Broadfoot Publishing Company. A significant portion of each review will show you how this particular volume compared to the others in the series in terms of regimental history length, amount of annotation, depth and print size […]
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Civil War Book Review: Lincoln and McClellan: The Troubled Partnership between a President and His General
Lincoln and McClellan: The Troubled Partnership between a President and His General by John C. Waugh Product Details Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English ISBN-10: 0230613497 ISBN-13: 978-0230613492 Doing a book on Lincoln and McClellan is akin to running naked through a minefield. On one side, is a beloved President universally acclaimed and […]