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Civil War Book Review: Victors in Blue: How Union Generals Fought the Confederates, Battled Each Other, and Won the Civil War

Castel, Albert. Simpson, Brooks D. Victors in Blue: How Union Generals Fought the Confederates, Battled Each Other, and Won the Civil War (University Press of Kansas, 2011). 374 pages, 10 photos, 10 maps, notes. ISBN: 978-0-7006-1793-7 $34.95 (Hardcover). What ONE Union general, other than Grant, could have defeated Robert E. Lee? How should the victorious […]

January 30, 2012
Civil War Book Acquisitions: November 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 […]

January 27, 2012
Civil War Talk Radio: December 10, 2004

Air Date: 121004 Subject: Winning and Losing in the Civil War Book: Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 & Articles of War: Winners, Losers, and Some Who Were Both During the Civil War Guest: Albert Castel Summary: Albert Castel, author of the award-winning Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864, […]

December 10, 2004