Category: Civil War Talk Radio
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Civil War Talk Radio: November 3, 2006
Air Date: 110306 Subject: Michael Burlingame: King of the Lincoln Researchers Book: Abraham Lincoln: A Life Guest: Michael C. Burlingame Summary: Dr. Michael Burlingame has made a reputation as an indefatigable researcher of previously unmined collections related to Abraham Lincoln. He has edited numerous reprints of 19th century Lincoln sources, written the controversial The Inner […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: October 27, 2006
Air Date: 102706 Subject: Michael W. Schaefer: John W. DeForest and Ambrose Bierce Book: Just What War Is: The Civil War Writings of DeForest and Bierce Guest: Michael W. Schaefer Summary: Dr. Michael W. Schaefer, author of Just What War Is: The Civil War Writings of DeForest and Bierce. Brett’s Summary: Michael Schaefer, a Literature […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: October 20, 2006
Air Date: 102006 Subject: On the Lincoln Trail Book: Divided We Stand: Teaching About Conflict in U.S. History Guest: James A. Percoco Summary: James Percoco, author of Divided We Stand: Teaching About Conflict in U.S. History, has made a career out of bringing the Civil War and other eras to life for his students. Brett’s […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: October 13, 2006
Air Date: 101306 Subject: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Civil War Book: Shook Over Hell: Post-Traumatic Stress, Vietnam, and the Civil War Guest: Eric T. Dean Jr. Summary: Dr. Eric T. Dean, esq., author of Shook Over Hell: Post-Traumatic Stress, Vietnam, and the Civil War, describes the phenomenon of psychiatric casualties in the Civil […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: October 6, 2006
Air Date: 100606 Subject: How to Win Battles and Influence People Books: Commanding the Army of the Potomac Guest: Stephen R.Taaffe Summary: Dr. Stephen R. Taaffe, author of Commanding the Army of the Potomac, argues that leadership issues were endemic in that underachieving organization. Brett’s Summary: Stephen R. Taaffe, a professor at Stephen F. Austin […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: September 29, 2006
Air Date: 092906 Subject: Carnton Plantation, Carrie McGavock, and the Battle of Franklin Books: The Widow of the South Guest: Robert Hicks Summary: Robert Hicks, author of The Widow of the South, talks about the remarkable fate of the Confederates killed at the battle of Franklin. Brett’s Summary: Robert Hicks, a “long-time Carnton Association board […]