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Wig-Wags

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Wig Wags is the blog of Rene Tyree, a graduate student in military history focusing on the American Civil War. It covers commentary on and organization of a variety of military history topics and specifics about the Civil War.

• Added on: Nov 15th, 2007
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Rene Tyree
• Listed in: History Military
• Tags: civil war abraham lincoln military history maritime history american history history books

Recent Posts

• National Geographic’s New Atlas of the Civil War

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 21:46 in books, book reviews, national geographic, american civil war, cartography, book publishers, atlases, battle of gettysburg, american military history, gettysburg dead, atlas of the civil war, battle death

  Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: National Geographic (October 20, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 1426203470 ISBN-13: 978-1426203473 Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 10.7 x 1.1 inches The good folks at National Geographic sent me a review copy of th...

• On the Hunt for Sources on David G. Farragut’s Leadership

  Posted on Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 09:37 in american civil war, civil war navy, civil war naval battles, civil war battles, civil war naval history, david g. farragut, library of congress images, new orleans campaign

  I’ve decided choose as topic for the research paper I’m writing for my current class, the leadership of David G. Farragut during the New Orleans Campaign and perhaps more extensively. I’m on the hunt for both primary and secondary s...

• Book Review: Jefferson Davis and His Generals – The Failure of Confederate Command in the West

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 19:19 in books, book reviews, american civil war, confederacy, nathan bedford forrest, jefferson davis, civil war books, confederate army, american military history, james longstreet, braxton bragg, joseph e. johnston

  STEVEN E. WOODWORTH. Jefferson Davis and His Generals: The Failure of Confederate Command in the West. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. 1990. Pp. xv, 380. $16.95. Much has been written about the political and military genius of Abraham...

• The War of 1812 in the Age of Napoleon by Jeremy Black

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 15:53 in books, book reviews, Napoleon, university of exeter, book publishers, war of 1812, napoleon bonaparte, american military history, british military history, foreign policy research institute, the war of 1812, jeremy black

  The good folks at the University of Oklahoma Press forwarded a review copy of Jeremy Black’s new book, The War of 1812 in the Age of Napoleon. In my usual fashion, I am making an initial post about the book before a full reading. . ISBN: 978-0...

• 200,000th View of Wig Wags

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 21:46 in blogging, wig wags, wigwags blog

  A moment of celebration for the 200,000th view of Wig Wags that occurred sometime today. Many thanks to those who have stopped by. Ahem.  Carry on… OH and thanks to Gabriel Pollard for the photo. Tagged: Blogging, wigwags blog ...

• National Book Awards Finalists

  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 19:22 in books, alfred a. knopf, national book awards, sean b. carroll, greg grandin, fordlandia: the rise and fall of henry ford's forgotten jungle city, adrienne mayor, david m. carroll, following the water: a hydromancer's notebook, houghton mifflin harcort, metropolitan books henry holt, nba finalists

  The National Book Awards finalists have been named. And here are your finalists for the Non-Fiction category… . Congratulations to the authors and publishers! I’ve got my eye on the The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

history lover

You have a wonderful blog, full of great info. I totally enjoyed it.

Posted: May 15th, 2008 | More Reviews From Historianlover | Report This Comment

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