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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 […]
Civil War Book Review: Victors in Blue: How Union Generals Fought the Confederates, Battled Each Other, and Won the Civil War
January 30th, 2012 · No Comments
Categories: Civil War Book Publishers · Civil War Book Reviews · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Civil War Books - New
Tags: · albert castel, brooks simpson, philip h. sheridan, ulysses s. grant, university press of kansas, victors in blue, william t. sherman
Civil War Book Acquisitions: November 2011
January 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment
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 […]
Categories: Civil War Book Publishers · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Civil War Books - New · In The Review Queue
Tags: · albert castel, battle of the crater a novel, brooks simpson, css alabama vs uss kearsarge, eric j. wittenberg, gettysburg's forgotten cavalry actions, hungarian emigres in the american civil war, istvan kornel vida, lincoln and the triumph of the nation, mark e. neely, mark lardas, newt gingrich, osprey publishing, savas beatie, st. martin's press, the university of north carolina press, university press of kansas, victors in blue, william r. forstchen
John Y. Simon Obituaries Begin to Appear
July 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Obituaries of renowned Grant scholar John Y. Simon have started to appear. Hat tip to Brooks Simpson for pointing out the following links. Brooks takes issue with the New York Times obituary, especially some of the comments attributed to Harold Holzer. He recommends two articles coming out much closer to Simon’s home in Carbondale, Illinois. […]
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Tags: · brooks simpson, john y. simon, obituary, ulysses s. grant
Odds & Ends: June 10, 2008
June 10th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s been a little while since the last Odds & Ends column, so I’ll throw another one out there for readers to chew on: A discussion focusing on American Civil War games and fog of war Chris Wehner has a nice entry on Civilian Casualties as a Direct Result of the Civil War John Burns […]
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Tags: · awaiting the heavenly country, barren victory ii, brooks simpson, chickamauga, civil war nicknames, Civil War Wargames, civilian casualties, fog of war, general lee, gettysburg, grant & lee exhibit, jennie wade, john burns, linear tactics, mark schantz, Multiman Publishing, the dukes of hazzard, this hallowed ground, throes of democracy, walter mcdougall
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