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Civil War Book Review: John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General

February 7th, 2014 · 21 Comments

Hood, Stephen M. John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General (Savas Beatie, 2013). 384 pages, illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography. ISBN: 978-1-61121-140-5 $32.95 (Hardcover). Note: Also available in Kindle format. Note: The author, Stephen Hood, is nicknamed “Sam” Hood, as was General John Bell Hood.  For purposes of clarity, this review […]

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Let’s See If We Can Slip One Past The Readers…

May 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I was amused to see Dimitri asking the question, Why on earth would you include an essay on “Lost Cause” historiography in a collection called Battle: The Nature and Consequences of Civil War Combat? I agree. I see several problems with this one. First, could it be because some academic circles (note I said SOME) […]

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