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Enter for a Chance to Win a FREE Copy of One of Earl J. Hess’ Civil War Fortifications Trilogy

Editor’s Note: This contest is cross-posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online. It’s time to introduce a new joint contest at TOCWOC and The Siege of Petersburg Online. Enter for a chance to win a FREE paperback copy of one of Earl J. Hess’ Civil War field fortifications trilogy from the University of North Carolina […]

January 23, 2014
Save 40% at UNC Press During their Holiday Sale!

I’ve been remiss in not letting readers know about the University of North Carolina Press’ ongoing Holiday Sale. You have a good chance to go back and save 40% on any UNC Press books you’ve missed over the last few years: Hope you’re staying cozy as winter officially settles in. Our new books this month […]

December 19, 2013
Civil War Book Review: Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign

Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign (Civil War America) by Earl J. Hess Product Details Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; First Edition edition (April 22, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1469602113 ISBN-13: 978-1469602110 In 1864, the United States launched two major efforts to end the Civil War. The Overland […]

November 27, 2013
Civil War Book Review: Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign

Hess, Earl J. Kennesaw Mountain: Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign. (The University of North Carolina Press, April 22, 2013). 344 pages, 25 illustrations, 21 maps, 1 table, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-4696-0211-0 $35.00 (Cloth). Why did William T. Sherman decide to attack one of the most strongly fortified and imposing positions the Confederates held […]

April 29, 2013
Best Books on the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg: December 13, 1862

Best Books on the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg: December 13, 1862 While I typically create “best Civil War books on…” posts for the 150th anniversary of major (and sometimes not so major) battles, I usually come up with brand new things to say about them. In this case I’ll mostly be letting my prior […]

December 13, 2012
Two Good Books on Prairie Grove…And a Wargame

For those of us with Civil War interests, December 7 also conjures up images of the greatest single march in the entire Civil War, and it didn’t involve Jackson’s foot cavalry. Instead, it was Herron’s Union forces trying to reach an overexposed Blunt who marched 120 or so miles in frigid December temperatures. The result […]

December 7, 2012
Civil War Book Review: War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865

War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 (Littlefield History of the Civil War Era) by James M. McPherson Product Details Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (September 17, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807835889 ISBN-13: 978-0807835883 Civil War history tends to mention the Navy only at Hampton Roads and […]

October 15, 2012