Category: Civil War Book Reviews
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Civil War Book Review: A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding of Why We Fought the Civil War
A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding of Why We Fought the Civil War by Thomas Fleming Product Details Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Da Capo Press; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition (May 7, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 0306821265 ISBN-13: 978-0306821264 This book is upsetting a number of people, looking at the distribution of […]
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The Case of the Missing Telegram
Last week, in expressing my initial thoughts about General Grant and the Rewriting of History by Frank Varney, I wrote “do not be surprised to find me writing multiple blog posts” about the book. And so here I am, at it again. In the comments section to the previous post there was some discussion of […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Last Battle of Winchester: Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
The Last Battle of Winchester: Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign, August 7 – September 19, 1864 by Scott C. Patchan Product Details Hardcover: 576 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (July 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714987 ISBN-13: 978-1932714982 Note: Also available in a Kindle edition for $11.49. The largest battle in The Valley […]
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Civil War Book Review: Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale: The Battle of Chickamauga, September 18-20, 1863
Bushwhacking on a Grand Scale: The Battle of Chickamauga, September 18-20, 1863 (Emerging Civil War) by William Lee White Product Details Series: Emerging Civil War Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (September 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611211581 ISBN-13: 978-1611211580 For a number of years, I spent a weekend in March at Chickamauga following Dave […]
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The October 1864 Battles Around Petersburg
How many of you know that there was a SECOND battle of Fair Oaks, and that it occurred in late October 1864 during the Siege of Petersburg? This is one of four neglected battles from October 1864 that lawyer Hampton Newsome tackles in his new book Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, October 1864. Newsome […]
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Civil War Book Review: The Gettysburg Campaign in Numbers and Losses
The Gettysburg Campaign in Numbers and Losses: Synopses, Orders of Battle, Strengths, Casualties, and Maps, June 9 – July 14, 1863 by J. David Petruzzi and Steven Stanley Product Details Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (April 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1611210801 ISBN-13: 978-1611210804 “Oh goody!” was my reaction on receiving this book. I confess […]
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Civil War Book Review: Searching for George Gordon Meade
Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg by Tom Huntington Product Details Hardcover: 416 pages Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1ST edition (February 1, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 0811708136 ISBN-13: 978-0811708135 The invisible general Every Civil War General seems to have a group of dedicated and vocal supporters. With few problems, I can find: […]