Category: Civil War Book Reviews
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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: Liberty to the Downtrodden: Thomas L. Kane, Romantic Reformer
Liberty to the Downtrodden: Thomas L. Kane, Romantic Reformer by Matthew J. Grow Jan 19, 2009 368 p., 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 16 b/w illus. ISBN: 9780300136104 ISBN-10: 0300136102 Cloth: $40.00 Matthew Grow’s new book Liberty to the Downtrodden: Thomas L. Kane, Romantic Reformer is a bio of one of the little known but […]
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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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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 […]