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November 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! November 2009 James Durney *********************************************************** New Releases A Dangerous Stir: Fear, Paranoia, and the Making of Reconstruction by Mark Wahlgren Summers should be in the stores ...
Review: A Crisis In Confederate Command: Edmund Kirby Smith, Richard Taylor, And The Army Of The Trans-Mississippi
A Crisis In Confederate Command: Edmund Kirby Smith, Richard Taylor, And The Army Of The Trans-Mississippi (Hardcover) by Jeffery S. Prushankin Product Details Hardcover: 308 pages Publisher: Louisiana State University Press (December 20...
Review: Grant’s Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomattox
Grant’s Lieutenants: From Chattanooga to Appomattox (Modern War Studies) Edited by Steven E. Woodworth Product Details Hardcover: 263 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (June 19, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 070061589X ISBN-1...
Review: Grant’s Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg
Grant’s Lieutenants: From Cairo to Vicksburg (Modern War Studies) by Steven E. Woodworth Product Details Hardcover: 264 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas; 1st edition, edition (July 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 0700611274 IS...
Review: Punitive War: Confederate Guerrillas and Union Reprisals
Punitive War: Confederate Guerrillas and Union Reprisals (Modern War Studies) by Clay Mountcastle Product Details Hardcover: 202 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (September 2, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0700616683 ISBN-13: 978...
October 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! October 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** New Releases This one got by me and I discovered it in the bookstore. Noah Andre Trudeau has written Robert E. Lee: Lessons ...
Review: Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly: The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren
Like a Meteor Blazing Brightly: The Short but Controversial Life of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren by Eric J. Wittenberg Product Details Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (June 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020338 ISBN-13: 97...
Review: The New Civil War Handbook: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages
THE NEW CIVIL WAR HANDBOOK: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages (Paperback) by Mark Hughes Product Details · Paperback: 144 pages · Publisher: Savas Beatie (May 2009) · Language: English · ISBN-10: 1932714626 · ISBN-13: 978-1932714623 Autho...
Review: By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876
By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 by Michael F. Holt Product Details Hardcover: 300 pages Publisher: University Press of Kansas (October 15, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 070061608X ISBN-13: 978-0700616084 The election of 1...
Review: A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War
A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerrillas in the American Civil War by Daniel E. Sutherland Product Details Hardcover: 440 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (June 5, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0807832774 ISBN-13...
September 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! September 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** New Releases Due July 21 is No Quarter: The Battle of the Crater, 1864 by Richard Slotkin. The press review promises “An...
Review: Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads and the Civil War’s Last Campaign
Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads and the Civil War’s Last Campaign by Eric J. Wittenberg Hardcover: 366 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.18 x 9.06 x 6.36 Publisher: Savas Beatie; (April 15, 2006) ISBN: 1932714170 Eric Wittenber...
Review: War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta
(Ed. Note: This review was of a prepublication proof of War Like the Thunderbolt, which is due out in September 2009.) War Like the Thunderbolt: The Battle and Burning of Atlanta by Russell S. Bonds Product Details Hardcover: 544 pages Publisher: We...
Review: Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best-Known Brands and the Civil War
Schmidt, James M. Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best-Known Brands and the Civil War. Edinborough Press (April 1, 2008). 224 pages, illustrations, index. ISBN: 978-1889020211 $27.95 (Hardcover). Many people have heard of famous jewelers Tiffany and ...
Review: Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution & Surprising Release of Jefferson Davis
Pursuit: The Chase, Capture, Persecution & Surprising Release of Jefferson Davis (Paperback) by Clint Johnson Product Details Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Citadel; Reprint edition (June 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0806528915 ISB...
Review: Fire in the Cane Field: The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas, January 1861-January 1863
Fire in the Cane Field: The Federal Invasion of Louisiana and Texas, January 1861-January 1863 (Hardcover) by Donald S. Frazier Product Details Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: State House/McWhiney Foundation Press (July 1, 2009) Language: Engli...
Review: The Last Confederate General: John C. Vaughn and the East Tennessee Cavalry
Gordon, Larry. The Last Confederate General: John C. Vaughn and the East Tennessee Cavalry. Zenith Press (March 15, 2009). 272 pages, illustrations, maps, index. ISBN: 978-0760335178 $27.00 (Hardcover). Who was the last Confederate general to surrend...
Review: Blood and Treasure
BLOOD AND TREASURE (Texas A&M University Military History Series, No 41) by Donald S. Frazier Product Details Paperback: 380 pages Publisher: Texas A&M University Press (February 23, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0890967326 ISBN-13:...
Review: THE COMPLETE GETTYSBURG GUIDE
THE COMPLETE GETTYSBURG GUIDE: Walking and Driving Tours of the Battlefield, Town, Cemeteries, Field Hospital Sites, and other Topics of Historical Interest by J. David Petruzzi Product Details Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (June 1, ...
Review: The New Civil War Handbook
Hughes, Mark. The New Civil War Handbook: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages. Savas Beatie LLC (June 2009, 2008). 144 pages, illustrations, tables, index. ISBN: 978-1932714623 $14.95 (Paperback). How do I introduce my children to the Civil War?...
Review: Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best Known Brands and the Civil War
Lincoln’s Labels: America’s Best Known Brands and the Civil War by James M. Schmidt Product Details Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Edinborough Press (April 1, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1889020214 ISBN-13: 978-1889020211 The...
Review: Major General Robert E. Rodes of the Army of Northern Virginia: A Biography
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 comman...
Review: Wars within a War: Controversy and Conflict over the American Civil War (Civil War America)
Wars within a War: Controversy and Conflict over the American Civil War (Civil War America) edited by Joan Waugh and Gary W. Gallagher Product Details Hardcover: 328 pages Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press (May 8, 2009) Language...
In the Review Queue: A Tactical Innovator’s Regiment
The “In the Review Queue” series provides TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog readers with a brief look at books Brett Schulte is planning to review here on the blog. These will be very similar to Drew Wagenhoffer’s “Booknotes...
In The Review Queue: Death in the Trenches, Border War, and Civil War Guerrillas
The “In the Review Queue” series provides TOCWOC – A Civil War Blog readers with a brief look at books Brett Schulte is planning to review here on the blog. These will be very similar to Drew Wagenhoffer’s “Booknotes...
Review: Dixie Betrayed: How the South Really Lost the Civil War
Dixie Betrayed: How the South Really Lost the Civil War By David J. Eicher Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Little, Brown; 1st edition (March 22, 2006) ISBN: 0316739057 David Eicher has a difficult premise to prove but makes a good logical case...
Review: Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg
Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg by Timothy B. Smith Product Details Paperback: 520 pages Publisher: Savas Beatie (January 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1932714197 ISBN-13: 978-1932714197 [This review is for the hardback version] The...
Review: Army of the Potomac, Volume II: McClellan Takes Command, September 1861-February 1862
Army of the Potomac, Volume II: McClellan Takes Command, September 1861-February 1862 by Russel H. Beatie Product Details Hardcover: 672 pages Publisher: Da Capo Press (November 9, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0306812525 ISBN-13: 978-0306812521 ...
Review: The Shiloh Campaign (Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland) edited by Steven E. Woodworth
The Shiloh Campaign (Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland) Editor Steven E. Woodworth Product Details Hardcover: 176 pages Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press; 1st Edition (April 20, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0809328925 ISBN-13...
June 2009 Civil War Book Notes
Those that can’t write, Review! June 2009 James Durney *************************************************************** New Releases The Shiloh Campaign (Civil War Campaigns in the Heartland) edited by Steven E. Woodworth is the first in a serie...
