Tag: university of tennessee press
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Civil War Book Acquisitions, November 2014
It’s been quite awhile since my last book acquisitions post, and now that the 150th anniversary of the Siege of Petersburg is about to go into winter quarters for a bit, posting at TOCWOC should again pick up. Here are some recent arrivals along with my short comments on each: A Gunner in Lee’s Army: […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee
The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee by Earl J. Hess Product Details Hardcover: 440 pages Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press; 1 edition (October 15, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1572339160 ISBN-13: 978-1572339163 Burnside and Longstreet, two Civil War generals that can generate strong feelings do battle in East Tennessee. After Fredericksburg, Burnside is no […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: January 2013, Part 3
Editor’s Note: Civil War Book Acquisitions is an ongoing series which allows me to highlight new books I’ve recently acquired and give readers an idea of upcoming Civil War books. Harvest of Death: The Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry, Arkansas by Joe Walker 978-1461021902 158 pages, 9 maps, illustrations, bibliography, footnotes, order of battle appendix, index. […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: December 2012, Part 2
Editor’s Note: Civil War Book Acquisitions is an ongoing series which allows me to highlight new books I’ve recently acquired and give readers an idea of upcoming Civil War books. A Documentary History of the American Civil War Era, Volume 1: Legislative Achievements (Voices of the Civil War) Edited by Thomas C. Mackey 978-1-57233-869-2 328 […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: December 2012, Part 1
Editor’s Note: Civil War Book Acquisitions is an ongoing series which allows me to highlight new books I’ve recently acquired and give readers an idea of upcoming Civil War books. The Letters of General Richard S. Ewell: Stonewall’s Successor edited by Donald C. Pfanz The University of Tennessee Press 978-1-57233-873-9 480 pages $44.95 cloth TOCWOC’s […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee
Hess, Earl J. The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee. (The University of Tennessee Press: October 2012). 424 pages, illustrations, 22 maps, bibliography, endnotes, index. ISBN: 978-1-57233-916-3 $39.95 (Hardcover). Check another previously poorly covered campaign off the list. With The Knoxville Campaign: Burnside and Longstreet in East Tennessee, Earl Hess has produced the […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012, Part 1
Civil War Book Acquisitions: February 2012 Title: The Revolution of 1861: The American Civil War in the Age of Nationalist Conflict Author: Fleche, Andre M. Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-3523-4 Price: $39.95 (Hardcover); $30.38 (Kindle) TOCWOC’s Take: We as Americans tend to be very focused on the events here from 1861-1865 […]