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Civil War Book Review: The Army of the Cumberland: Organization, Strength, Casualties, 1862-1865 by Darrell Collins

January 28th, 2019 · No Comments

Collins, Darrell L. The Army of the Cumberland: Organization, Strength, Casualties, 1862-1865. (McFarland (www.McFarlandBooks.com), January 2019). 199 pages, orders of battle, notes, index. ISBN: 978-1-4766-7507-7 $49.95 (Paperback). With The Army of the Cumberland: Organization, Strength, Casualties, 1862-1865, Darrell Collins has produced the fourth in a series of “Army” books for McFarland.  His previous three books focused on […]

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Civil War Book Review: The Army of the Potomac: Order of Battle, 1861-1865

January 13th, 2014 · No Comments

Collins, Darrell L. The Army of the Potomac: Order of Battle, 1861-1865, with Commanders, Strengths Losses and More. (McFarland & Company, Inc., August 2013). 328 pages, orders of battle, notes, index. ISBN: 978-0-7864-7346-5 $75.00 (Paperback). At first glance, Darrell Collins’ new book on the Army of the Potomac’s orders of battle throughout the Civil War looks to […]

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Review: Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia: A Biography

July 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Collins, Darrell L. Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia: A Biography. Savas Beatie LLC (July 7, 2008). 524 pages, illustrations, maps, index. ISBN: 978-1932714098 $32.95 (Hardcover). How could a man become a division commander (or higher) in Robert E. Lee’s famed Army of Northern Virginia?  The golden ticket was a […]

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Savas Beatie Civil War Books Win Awards

June 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Savas Beatie, one of the leading publishers of Civil War books today, announced yesterday that several of their titles have won awards recently.  I couldn’t be more pleased, since any release from Savas Beatie is sure to be well-researched and a good read.  The full press release is below: June 15, 2009 Savas Beatie, LLC, […]

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Civil War Talk Radio: October 17, 2008

October 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Air Date: 101708 Subject: Robert E. Rodes Book: Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia: A Biography Guest: Darrell L. Collins Summary: Darrell L. Collins speaks about his new biography of Robert Rodes, a somewhat forgotten name in Civil War circles. Brett’s Summary: Gerry starts by asking Darrell Collins about how […]

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September 2008 Book Notes

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Those that can’t write, Review! September 2008 James Durney *************************************************************** Book News I have just about given up on publication schedules.  I have had some many books slip that Book News has little or no value.  I am considering concentrating on books that are published and available.  Using the “publication date” has resulted in a […]

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June 2008 Book Notes

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Those that can’t write, Review! June 2008 James Durney *************************************************************** Book News Amazon.com has the long awaited MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT E RODES OF THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA: A Biography by Darrell L Collins listed for July. The May Savas Beatie Newsletter has the book listed for June. Also scheduled for June is ONE CONTINUOUS […]

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