Tag: McFarland & Company

  • Civil War Book Acquisitions, November 2014, Part 3

    The Chickamauga Campaign:A Mad Irregular Battle: From the Crossing of the Tennessee River Through the Second Day, August 22-September 19, 1863 by David A. Powell Savas Beatie Format: Hardcover, 696 pages Price: $37.50 ISBN: 978-1-61121-174-0 eBook: 978-1-61121-175-7 On Sale: November 2014 26 maps, 40 images TOCWOC’s Take: Even with all of the excellent Petersburg Campaign […]

  • Civil War Book Acquisitions, November 2014, Part 2

    The Last Citadel: Petersburg, June 1864-April 1865 (150th Anniversary Edition) by Noah Andre Trudeau Savas Beatie Format: Hardcover, 552 pages Price: $32.95 ISBN: 978-1-61121-212-9 eBook: 978-1-61121-213-6 On Sale: November 2014 6 x 9, 23 maps and 24 images TOCWOC’s Take: Just in time for the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Siege of Petersburg comes this revised […]

  • Civil War Book Review: The Fifth New York Cavalry in the Civil War

    Burns, Vincent L. The Fifth New York Cavalry in the Civil War. (McFarland: 2013). 304 pages, maps, illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. ISBN: 978-1-4766-0624-8 $35.00 (Paperback). Note: Also available in Kindle format. McFarland has produced dozens of regimental histories over the last decade, and The Fifth New York Cavalry in the Civil War by Vincent […]

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

    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 […]

  • Civil War Book Review: Colonels in Blue: Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee

    Colonels in Blue: Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee Author: Roger D. Hunt TOCWOC’s Take: Colonels in Blue: Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee is the fifth volume in Roger D. Hunt’s invaluable research series covering Union colonels of the Civil War. Hunt aims to collect as much information on each Federal colonel as possible, including photographs and other images. The […]

  • Civil War Book Acquisitions: January 2013, Part 3

    Editor’s Note: Civil War Book Acquisitions is an ongoing series which allows me to highlight new books I’ve recently acquired and give readers an idea of upcoming Civil War books. Harvest of Death: The Battle of Jenkins’ Ferry, Arkansas by Joe Walker 978-1461021902 158 pages, 9 maps, illustrations, bibliography, footnotes, order of battle appendix, index.  […]

  • Recent McFarland Civil War Books: October-November 2012

    Editor’s Note: I tried to do a series called the “McFarland Book of the Week” awhile ago and I just could not reasonably keep up.  You’ll see these new posts from time to time which update you on the most recent McFarland Civil War books available.  McFarland’s books tend to be on the expensive side, […]