Month: April 2006
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Ft. Stevens & More
fred ray fort stevens washington shock troops of the confederacy
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Book Purchases: April 21, 2006
While reading the always interesting Airminded blog of Brett Holman (great name Mr. Holman!) this morning, I came across something I found I can use on my blog as well. Brett always updates readers when he picks up new books on his subject, and gives his first impressions or his reasons for purchasing the book […]
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Civil War Times Illustrated, March-April 2006
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 […]
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Take Command: Second Manassas is Released Today!!!
I can’t tell you how pleased I am to announce the release of Take Command: Second Manassas. The developer, Mad Minute Games, is a modest two man outfit. Adam and Norb are everyday ordinary guys who work hard and love what they do. They created this game and its predecessor in their free time on […]
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Who’s Arguing?
In a recent entry at Civil War Memory, Kevin Levin says…well, I honestly don’t know exactly WHAT he’s trying to say, as you will soon see below. I take exception to some of Kevin’s comments, and my reply to his entry appears as below: Kevin, I wasn’t surprised to see your post this morning. Any […]
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Shock Troops of the Confederacy, Part 3
Shock Troops of the Confederacy: The Sharpshooter Battalions of the Army of Northern Virginia by Fred L. Ray ISBN-10 0-9649585-5-4 ISBN-13 978-0-9649585-5-5 6 x 9 inch hardback – 450 Pages 43 Maps, 59 Illustrations Footnoted / Indexed / Complete Bibliography Publication date: Winter 2005 Price $34.95 Prologue: Assault at Cedar Creek James McKnight’s Regular Army […]
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America’s Civil War, May 2006
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 […]