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Charley The True Story of the Youngest Soldier to Die in the American Civil War; Such a Clash of Arms The Maryland Campaign, September 1862; The Philadelphia Campaign

Being there . . .in the safety and security of where you enjoy relaxed reading the most,comfortable and cool, cat asleep on the arm of the armchair or at the foot of your bed, dog atyour feet somehow ever-vigilant despite eyes-closed and soft snoozing. Reading first-handknowledge about battle scenes you never heard mentioned before, you’ll …

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Lieutenant General James Longstreet: Innovative Strategist by F. Gregory Toretta and James Longstreet and the American Civil War by Harold M. Knudsen

Published by Casemate Publishers and Savas Beatie This weekend is the 159th anniversary of The Battle of Gettysburg and thus it seems like an excellent time to review two new biographies of one of the most famous commanders who fought on that field, Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet. Longstreet commanded the First Corps of the …

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REVIEW Hymns of the Republic The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War

REVIEW: Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War

S.C. Gwynne’s study of the final year of the American Civil War illustrates the escalating brutality of the conflict as the Union sought to subdue the Confederacy by striking directly at the will of its population. Hymns of the Republic is an engrossing examination of the evolution of Union strategy during the Civil War, focusing …

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Abraham Lincoln, American Prince; The 117th New York Infantry in the Civil War; Union Warriors at Sunset

Being there . . . . that cloudy night to meet a gaunt, emaciated, homely man with long stragglinghair, mingled gray and black, and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, the daughter of a prominentKentucky enslaver’s family and two guest friends, Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancée, MissClara Harris. A quick greeting to all, then an …

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The Abyss, The Chinese Civil War 1945-49, Darkest Christmas, After the Blessing, Half American, King Fisher, The Californios, The Berlin Airlift and the Making of the Cold War

Being there . . . . to join this reviewer during the remaining 81 days before Yuletide’s Big One ashe rushes irresistibly each day to sing an Ode of Appreciation to America’s publishers for theirplethora’s of exciting new titles, some military, some not, as recommend celebration gifts . . .AN INUNDATION OF CHRISTMAS AND NEW …

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Pearl; Napoleon’s Undefeated Marshal; Burn, Bomb, Destroy; Che Guevara; The English Civil War; V-1 Flying Bomb Campaign

Being there . . . . with Yuletide on the horizon cascading toward us at record speed, best weshop now lest we’re left with only socks and smiles to present as gifts on the joyous morning ofthe year. Truly good reads are still available, but evaporating, nay, vanishing, quickly becausesavvy-shrew buyers know which military publishers …

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A Doctor’s War; Southern Brigadier Generals in the Revolutionary War; The Cavalry of the Army of the Ohio

Being there . . . first, to appreciate, then acknowledge, followed by the ultimate show of highrespect purchasing three of the latest McFarland Publishing Company books patiently awaitingyour arrival. for the targeted, nay, beloved recipient’s treasured expanding home library. Ofcourse, there are other mazes of gifts that add to, make even better, a warm, peaceful, …

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