Category: Civil War Magazines

The March/April 2006 issue is the next issue of Civil War Times Illustrated that I’ll be reviewing for this blog. Civil War Times Illustrated tends to cover more of the social and political aspects of the war than the other magazines, and I’ve learned to appreciate it as one of the main sources for furthering […]

The May 2006 issue is the next issue of America’s Civil War that I’ll be reviewing for this blog. ACW is not quite as high in quality as North & South and Blue & Gray. It is virtually identical to Civil War Times Illustrated at this point, because both magazines are published by Primedia. There […]

Here’s a summary for Volume 9, Number 1 of North & South magazine. For those of you who have never read an issue, I consider this, along with Blue & Gray, to be the two best Civil War magazines today. (Note: I haven’t seen much of Gettysburg Magazine, which I hear is excellent from everyone […]

I was pretty excited today after I won the first 12 issues of Blue & Gray on eBay. It cost me a pretty penny, but it was worth it. I’m now within two issues of a complete run. If anyone knows where I can get the following two issues, please contact me. 1. Issue 14, […]

Blue & Gray magazine is one of the top Civil War magazines available. The main articles usually contain endnotes, and the maps are very detailed and numerous. Blue & Gray has an “article and tour guide format”. That is, the magazine contains a main article on a battle or campaign, and later in the issue […]

The February 2006 issue is the third issue of Civil War Times Illustrated that I’ll be summarizing for this blog. Civil War Times Illustrated tends to cover more of the social and political aspects of the war than the other magazines, and I’ve learned to appreciate it as one of the main sources for furthering […]

The following is a short summary of the March 2006 issue of America’s Civil War. ACW is of a little lower quality than North & South and Blue & Gray. It is virtually identical to Civil War Times Illustrated at this point, because both magazines are published by Primedia. There are no end notes for […]