Category: Civil War Book Reviews
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January 2010 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! January 2010 James Durney *********************************************************** In the stores Lincoln for President: An Unlikely Candidate, An Audacious Strategy, and the Victory No One Saw Coming by Bruce Chadwick is an interesting title. The press release states “is the incredible story of how Lincoln overcame overwhelming odds to not only capture his […]
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Review: Cavalry of the Heartland: The Mounted Forces of the Army of Tennessee
Cavalry of the Heartland: The Mounted Forces of the Army of Tennessee By Edward G. Longacre Product Details Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Westholme Publishing; 1st Edition (November 18, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1594160988 ISBN-13: 978-1594160981 A Longacre book is always a question. He is capable of outstanding work but often, seems willing to work below […]
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December 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! December 2009 James Durney *********************************************************** In need of a holiday gift? It might be a gift for someone else, an answer to “What do you want?” or something you buy yourself. These books are available online and in some stores. Fields of Blood: The Prairie Grove Campaign by William Shea […]
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Review: Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era
Bleeding Kansas: Contested Liberty in the Civil War Era by Nicole Etcheson Product Details Paperback: 384 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (January 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0700612874 ISBN-13: 978-0700612871 “Bleeding Kansas”, 150 years after the event this phrase still causes strong feelings. Very few are neutral on Kansas even now. In trying to solve […]
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Review: Years of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine
Years of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine by Guy R. Hasegawa & James M. Schmidt Product Details Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (October 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020354 ISBN-13: 978-1889020358 Challenges our assumptions We tend to look at 19th Century medical care as almost nonexistent. Drugs, treatments & equipment […]
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Review: The Army of Tennessee by Thomas L. Connelly
Army of the Heartland: The Army of Tennessee, 1861-1862 by Thomas Lawrence Connelly Product Details Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (September 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 080712737X ISBN-13: 978-0807127377 Autumn of Glory: The Army of Tennessee, 1862-1865 by Thomas Lawrence Connelly Product Details Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (September 2001) […]
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November 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! November 2009 James Durney *********************************************************** New Releases A Dangerous Stir: Fear, Paranoia, and the Making of Reconstruction by Mark Wahlgren Summers should be in the stores this month. Reconstruction policy after the Civil War is shaped not simply by politics, principles, and prejudices. Also at work were fears–often-unreasonable fears of […]