Tag: jeffry d. wert

  • Civil War Book Review: A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862-1863

    A Glorious Army: Robert E. Lee’s Triumph, 1862-1863 by Jeffry D. Wert Product Details Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1St Edition edition (April 5, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1416593349 ISBN-13: 978-1416593348 The story of a fabled army Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia occupy a special place in both our […]

  • Civil War Odds & Ends: September 28, 2008

    I haven’t done an Odds & Ends entry in several weeks, so let’s see what’s happening in the Civil War blogosphere and beyond. TOCWOC recently made it onto a list of “100 Awesome Blogs for History Junkies” listed in an unusual place.  It’s nice to be recognized from time to time!  I tried to recommend […]

  • May 2008 Book Notes

    Those that can’t write, review! May 2008 James Durney Book News First, let me correct something from the April column, The Maryland Campaign of September 1862: Ezra A. Carman’s Definitive Study of the Union and Confederate Armies at Antietam is not close to a thousand pages as reported but just under 600 pages. However, it […]

  • Book Purchases: August 2006

    I managed to pick up an interesting though smaller list of books last month.  These range from fiction, to biography and semi-biography, to a tour guide, and finally to my typical battle and campaign studies.  I am particularly excited to finally get my hands on Forrest at Brice’s Crossroads for a good price.  I’ve already […]