TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog

Ian Spurgeon! Ian answered my questions about his top 5 most important books the best, IMHO. Congratulations Ian and thanks to all who participated. Contest entries will be appearing on TOCWOC on Fridays in the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for another free book contest in the near future, this time featuring Marion Armstrong’s […]

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The deadline to enter submissions to win a FREE copy of Roll Call to Destiny has passed.  A winner will be announced here on TOCWOC on the evening of Monday, August 18, 2008.  Thanks to everyone who participated, and keep your eyes peeled for ANOTHER contest for a free book.  I haven’t decided on the […]

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All, you have a little over one day remaining to answer the questions: What are the five most important books you have read on the Civil War?  Why is each important? Why answer the questions you ask?  To win a FREE copy of Brent Nosworthy’s new book Roll Call to Destiny of course! Did you […]

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I just wanted to quickly mention several things: The closing on my new home went well, as did my first weekend of work both inside and out. Readers interested in winning a FREE copy of Brent Nosworthy’s new book Roll Call to Destiny: The Soldier’s Eye View of Civil War Battles should enter TOCWOC’s new […]

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Note: Submissions for this contest are now CLOSED. The winner will be announced on Monday, August 18 and all contestants will be notified via email. Thanks to all who participated! Due to a mix-up, I now have two copies of Roll Call To Destiny: The Soldier’s Eye View of Civil War Battle by Brent Nosworthy.  […]

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This Odds & Ends contains quite a few links from the Civil War blogs.  I’m trying to fill in just a bit for the recently retired This Week in Civil War Blogs formerly run by Civil War Interactive, but I doubt I’d ever have time to fill in on a permanent basis.  I’d like to […]

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I’ve wanted to reintroduce this type of post ever since I started blogging regularly again. I am currently in the middle of reading Phillip E. Myers’ Caution and Cooperation: The American Civil War in British-American Relations. Myers argues against the previously common supposition that intervention by European powers Britain and France was possible and even […]

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