Category: Civil War Talk Radio

  • Civil War Talk Radio: February 25, 2005

    Air Date: 022505 Subject: William C. Davis: Beyond the Civil War? Books: Too many to count! Guest: William C. Davis Summary: Prolific Civil War author William C. “Jack” Davis shares observations based on a lifetime of research, and talks about new directions for the future Brett’s Summary: Jack Davis, author of quite a large number […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: February 4, 2005

    Air Date: 020405 Subject: Steven Woodworth: While God Is Marching On Books: While God Is Marching On: The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers (Modern War Studies) & Nothing but Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865 & Decision in the Heartland: The Civil War in the West (Reflections on the Civil War Era) Guest: […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: January 28, 2005

    Air Date: 012805 Subject: Dave Powell: Civil War on a Card Table Web Site: http://www.multimanpublishing.com Guest: Dave Powell Summary: Dave Powell explains how he designs simulation games based on Civil War battles. Brett’s Summary: Dave does so much more than that!  He is talking about wargaming, mainly board games, his area of specialty, but also […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: January 21, 2005

    Air Date: 012105 Subject: The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop Web Site and Book: http://www.alincolnbookshop.com/ & Lincoln’s Assassins: Their Trial and Execution Guest: Daniel R. Weinberg Summary: Visit with Daniel R. Weinberg, owner of Chicago’s legendary Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. Brett’s Summary: Daniel Weinberg speaks with Gerry about the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, located in Chicago, […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: January 14, 2005

    Air Date: 011405 Subject: Mark Grimsley: Soldiers, Civilians and Slaves Books: The Hard Hand of War & And Keep Moving On Guest: Mark Grimsley Summary: Dr. Mark Grimsley, author of the Lincoln Prize-winning The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians, 1861-1865, talks about the motivations and actions of the men who […]

  • Civil War talk Radio: December 17, 2004

    Air Date:  121704 Subject: John Y. Simon: Sober Grants and Rubber Lincolns Book: The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volumes 1-28 (and continuing) Guest: John Y. Simon Summary:  Dr. John Y. Simon, editor of the Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, tells us what’s wrong with the way Abraham Lincoln is presented to the public. Brett’s Summary:  Dr. […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: December 10, 2004

    Air Date: 121004 Subject: Winning and Losing in the Civil War Book: Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 & Articles of War: Winners, Losers, and Some Who Were Both During the Civil War Guest: Albert Castel Summary: Albert Castel, author of the award-winning Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864, […]