Category: Civil War Book Reviews
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Review In Brief: The Battle of McDowell: March 11-May 18, 1862
Books on Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign Jackson’s Valley Campaign: The Battle of McDowell: March 11-May 18, 1862 by Richard L. Armstrong 122 pp., 9 maps The entries in the Virginia Battles & Leaders Series run the gamut from good to pretty bad. This particular entry was not one of the best, but it did have […]
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Doris Kearns Goodwin – Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Being a history major and frequenting various history related websites, one cannot help but be inundated by narrative based pop histories, usually to my disdain. In fact, this book, controversial in the blogosphere if not on Amazon, only arrived at my house because I proved too lazy to preempt the Book Club from sending it […]
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Review In Brief: Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863
Books on the Campaigns for Charleston Gate of Hell: The Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863 by Stephen R. Wise 312 pp., 27 maps The 1863 summer Campaign for Charleston has been completely overlooked in the history of the war. The twin major Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg dominated the news scene and the imagination […]
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Review In Brief: Back Door to Richmond: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, April-June 1864
Books on the Bermuda Hundred Campaign Back Door to Richmond: The Bermuda Hundred Campaign, April-June 1864 by William Glenn Robertson 284 pp., 15 maps The 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign, while fascinating, has been largely ignored in favor of the Grant-Lee match up occurring simultaneously to the north. Benjamin Butler was given the XVIII Corps, located […]
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Review In Brief: Lee’s Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox
Books on the Appomattox Campaign Lee’s Last Retreat: The Flight to Appomattox by William Marvel 328 pp., 6 maps Within the past two weeks, I’ve reviewed Chris Calkins’ self-published book/pamphlet titled Thirty-Six Hours Before Appomattox and the H.E. Howard published book The Battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House, April 8-9, 1865, 2nd Edition. […]
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Review In Brief: The Battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House, April 8-9, 1865
Books on the Appomattox Campaign The Battles of Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House, April 8-9, 1865, 2nd Edition by Chris M. Calkins 300 pp., 19 maps, numerous illustrations A few days ago, I reviewed Chris Calkins’ self-published book/pamphlet titled Thirty-Six Hours Before Appomattox. It covered April 6-7, 1865, the two days prior to the […]