Category: James Durney’s Book Notes
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Review: Blood and Treasure
BLOOD AND TREASURE (Texas A&M University Military History Series, No 41) by Donald S. Frazier Product Details Paperback: 380 pages Publisher: Texas A&M University Press (February 23, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0890967326 ISBN-13: 978-0890967324 We do not have enough books on the American Civil War in the far west. The battles of Val Verde, Glorieta […]
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Review: The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, June-October 1861
The Maps of First Bull Run: An Atlas of the First Bull Run (Manassas) Campaign, including the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, June-October 1861 (Hardcover) by Bradley M. Gottfried Product Details Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (June 10, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 193271460X ISBN-13: 978-1932714609 In this hobby, maps are essential! You need maps as […]
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Review: THE COMPLETE GETTYSBURG GUIDE
THE COMPLETE GETTYSBURG GUIDE: Walking and Driving Tours of the Battlefield, Town, Cemeteries, Field Hospital Sites, and other Topics of Historical Interest by J. David Petruzzi Product Details Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (June 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714634 ISBN-13: 978-1932714630 Complete is correct! My Gettysburg Battlefield Guides range from the U.S. Army […]
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Review: Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best Known Brands and the Civil War
Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best Known Brands and the Civil War by James M. Schmidt Product Details Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (April 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020214 ISBN-13: 978-1889020211 The Business of war Books on logistics tend to be about as much fun to read as watching the grass grow. The norm is […]
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Review: Wars within a War: Controversy and Conflict over the American Civil War (Civil War America)
Wars within a War: Controversy and Conflict over the American Civil War (Civil War America) edited by Joan Waugh and Gary W. Gallagher Product Details Hardcover: 328 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (May 8, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807832758 ISBN-13: 978-0807832752 Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches The Civil War […]
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Review: Dixie Betrayed: How the South Really Lost the Civil War
Dixie Betrayed: How the South Really Lost the Civil War By David J. Eicher Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Little, Brown; 1st edition (March 22, 2006) ISBN: 0316739057 David Eicher has a difficult premise to prove but makes a good logical case for it. The short form is that the Southern mentality contained the seeds of […]
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Review: Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg
Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg by Timothy B. Smith Product Details Paperback: 520 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (January 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714197 ISBN-13: 978-1932714197 [This review is for the hardback version] The reading Civil War battle histories can be very enjoyable or an exercise in frustration depending on the author’s ability to explain […]