TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Month: March 2008

  • Civil War Talk Radio: March 21, 2008

    Civil War Talk Radio Air Date: 032108 Subject: The Free State of Jones: Jones County, Mississippi’s Attempt At Secession From the Confederacy Books: The Free State of Jones: Mississippi’s Longest Civil War Guest: Victoria E. Bynum Civil War Talk Radio airs most Fridays at 12 PM Pacific on World Talk Radio Studio A. Host Gerry […]

  • March Madness

    As I do every year, I’ll be taking a vacation day to watch the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament today and tomorrow. Posting will naturally be a little light. Look for an announcement on the After Action Report wargaming contest this weekend. Remember, the winner gets a FREE copy of HPS Chickamauga. […]

  • Review in Brief: Human Interest Stories from Antietam by Scott Mingus

    Scott L. Mingus, Sr.. Human Interest Stories from Antietam. Orrtanna, PA.: Colecraft Industries; First Edition (2007). 103 pp. ISBN: 0-9777125-32 $9.95 (Paperback). Fellow blogger Scott Mingus saw the release of the second book in his “Human Interest Series” (the first was on the Gettysburg Campaign), published by Colecraft Industries, in 2007. I meant to get […]

  • FREE Copy of HPS Campaign Chickamauga Available Soon

    I will soon be announcing a contest asking for the best After Action Reports you can create for any Civil War wargames you own. You may submit as many After Action Reports as you wish for a single game or multiple games. The winner will receive a free copy of Campaign Chickamauga from HPS Simulations. […]

  • Upcoming Posts

    I’ve been busy the past few days, but there are several book discussions/reviews coming up, including Scott Mingus’ book on Antietam, Mark Grimsley’s The Hard Hand of War, and Cap Beatie’s third volume in his Army of the Potomac series.  As previously mentioned, I hope to have some screenshots of HPS Antietam up soon as […]

  • My Top Five Most Influential Civil War Books of the Past Twenty Years

    Update: Welcome to TOCWOC for those of you who have found this page through a Google Search! TOCWOC is the place to go to find the best new Civil War Books. If you enjoy what you’re about to read below, feel free to Subscribe to TOCWOC’s RSS feed.  Be sure to check out the Civil […]

  • Designer Notes for HPS’ Campaign Antietam

    Hat tip to Rich Hamilton at his Gamesquad HPS Simulations blog for posting the Designer Notes for Campaign Antietam and another hat tip to Eddy Sterckx for pointing me in that direction. For those wondering what these games are all about, I have also posted the notes here. For those of you who do not […]