Tag: eric wittenberg

  • June 2008 Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, Review! June 2008 James Durney *************************************************************** Book News Amazon.com has the long awaited MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT E RODES OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA: A Biography by Darrell L Collins listed for July. The May Savas Beatie Newsletter has the book listed for June. Also scheduled for June is ONE CONTINUOUS […]

  • Little Phil: A Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan

    Eric J. Wittenberg. Little Phil: A Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan. Washington, D.C.: Brassey’s, Inc.; First Edition (2002). 250 pp., 22 maps, notes, index.. ISBN: 1-57488-385-2 $24.95 (Hardcover w/DJ). Often described as a “lawyer’s brief” by the author and others, Eric Wittenberg’s Little Phil is not a flattering portrait […]

  • Review In Brief: The Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Hartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863

    Why Does Brett Review Older Books? Unit Histories and Other Non-Campaign Studies of the War in the East The Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Hartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863. Eric J. Wittenberg. Washington, D.C.: Brassey’s, Inc. (September 2003). 432 pp. 15 maps. The Union Cavalry Comes of Age: Hartwood Church to Brandy Station, 1863 […]

  • Civil War Talk Radio: June 17, 2005

    Air Date: 061705 Subject: Eric J. Wittenberg: Riding with the Boys in Blue Books: Little Phil: A Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan Guest: Eric J. Wittenberg Summary: Eric J. Wittenberg, author of Little Phil: A Reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, shares his thoughts […]