Tag: McFarland & Company
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: March 2012, Part 3
Civil War Book Acquisitions: March 2012, Part 3 Title: Cape Fear Confederates: The 18th North Carolina Regiment in the Civil War Author: Gillispie, James M. Publisher: McFarland & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-4847-0 Price: $35.00 (Paperback) TOCWOC’s Take: The 18th North Carolina, the subject of this new regimental history, is best known for having fired the volley […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: March 2012, Part 1
Civil War Book Acquisitions: March 2012, Part 1 Title: General Abner M. Perrin, C.S.A.: A Biography Author: Killian, Ron V. Publisher: McFarland & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-6980-2 Price: $29.95 (Paperback) TOCWOC’s Take: This new book from McFarland looks pretty interesting. As far as I know, Perrin does not have any other biographies. Please send along a […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: January 2012
Civil War Book Acquisitions: January 2012 Title: Virginia at War, 1865 Author: Davis, William C. (ed) & Robertson, James I., Jr. (ed) Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-3468 Price: $40.00 (Hardcover); $31.50 (Kindle) TOCWOC’s Take: As expected, this last book in the Virginia at War series spends a lot less time on the battlefield […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: December 2011
Editor’s Note: For those who do not know, my wife had our second son, Brody, on December 30, 2011. I’ve been away from the blog in an active role for far longer than I would have liked. In my absence, Jim and Fred have done a fine job. However, my batteries are recharged and I’d […]
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Civil War Book Acquisitions: September 2011
Editor’s Note: For those who do not know, my wife had our second son, Brody, on December 30, 2011. I’ve been away from the blog in an active role for far longer than I would have liked. In my absence, Jim and Fred have done a fine job. However, my batteries are recharged and I’d […]
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McFarland Civil War Book of the Week: Confederate Torpedoes: Two Illustrated 19th Century Works with New Appendices and Photographs
Confederate Torpedoes: Two Illustrated 19th Century Works with New Appendices and Photographs Editor: Herbert M. Schiller TOCWOC’s Take: Confederate Torpedoes: Two Illustrated 19th Century Works with New Appendices and Photographs is a compilation of two 19th century works on Confederate torpedoes, the first by a Confederate and the second by a Union author: Torpedo Book […]
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McFarland Civil War Book of the Week: Tennessee in the Civil War: Selected Contemporary Accounts of Military and Other Events, Month by Month
Tennessee in the Civil War: Selected Contemporary Accounts of Military and Other Events, Month by Month Compiler: James B. Jones, Jr. TOCWOC’s Take: Tennessee in the Civil War: Selected Contemporary Accounts of Military and Other Events, Month by Month strives to take the reader beyond Shiloh, Stones’ River, Fort Pillow, and other famous battles. This […]