Category: Civil War Book Reviews
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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 […]
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Civil War Book Review: Greyhound Commander: Confederate General John G. Walker’s History of the Civil War West of the Mississippi
Greyhound Commander: Confederate General John G. Walker’s History of the Civil War West of the Mississippi by Richard Lowe Product Details Hardcover: 135 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (September 9, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807152501 ISBN-13: 978-0807152508 Books on the Trans Mississippi Theater do not fill store bookshelves, so anyone interested in this […]
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Civil War Book Review: Barksdale’s Charge: The True High Tide of the Confederacy at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863
BARKSDALE’S CHARGE: The True High Tide of the Confederacy at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 by Phillip Thomas Tucker Product Details Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Casemate (July 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1612001793 ISBN-13: 978-1612001791 Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches Note: Also available on Kindle for $10.99. Close to victory? Gettysburg while not […]