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I've also managed to finish John Allen Weyth's classic biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Would you recommend it?
I've also managed to finish John Allen Weyth's classic biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Yes; I hope to post a review in a few days once I catch up with everything online.Would you recommend it?
Due to lots and lots of free time since March, I have been able to visit Amazon and read the following:
2020 CW Readings:
Gettysburg (Sears)
Chancellorsville (Sears)
Landscape Turned Red: Antietam (Sears)
To Gates of Richmond: Peninsula (Sears)
Lincoln Lieutenants (Sears)
George B McClellan: The Young Napoleon: (Sears)
Catton, B., Mr. Lincoln’s Army
Catton, B., Glory Road
Catton, B., Stillness at Appomattox
Foote, S., Fort Sumter to Perryville
Foote, S., Fredericksburg to Meridian
Foote, S., Red River to Appomattox
Building the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869
The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America
Politics in the Age of Civil War by Iver Bernstein
Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of Staff
Telegraphing In Battle: Reminiscences Of The Civil War
B&O Power: Steam, Diesel & Electric Power of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1829-1964
A Picture History of B&O Motive Power: The Fascinating Story of 125 Years of Locomotive Development on the Great Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mr. Lincoln’s High Tech War
Mr. Lincoln’s T-mails
Reconstruction: A Concise History
Never liked paperbacks, and Amazon offers good hardback editions.
Yes, I would recommend Wyeth's biography of NB Forrest. While it obviously paints a glowing picture of Forrest, it is an invaluable source of information about him and the men he led.Would you recommend it?
Perhaps not so oddly, after Wyeth and the Revolutionaries, for some reason I figured I'd tackle some HUGE volumes I'd owned for literally decades about the Wars of Napoleon: David Chandler's 1960's magnum opus The Campaigns Of Napoleon (1000+ pp.), John Elting's Swords Around A Throne (800+ pp.), and a much shorter last book by Gunther Rothenberg on the Wagram Campaign. So far this year I've advanced over a century to WWII with a very short Ballentine Book Patton, another short Battle of The Ruhr Pocket, and currently Lost Victories, the memoirs of Generalfeldmarshall von Manstein.April usually turns my mind back to the beginnings of the American Revolution: Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill; this year I revisited three of my favorite books on the subject, Paul Revere's Ride (really about the entire campaign, centered on the characters of Revere and British commander Thomas Gage), The Minutemen, and Decisive Day (Bunker Hill). I've also managed to finish John Allen Weyth's classic biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Almost a year later, I can say the same about my reading. It really tailed off after our CWT Muster at Shiloh last year and I haven't bought a book since then. I didn't crack a book in January or February this year. I started one this month and hope to finish it in the next few days. I think I'm getting back in my groove.Ironically, the Coronapocalypse has overall been bad for my reading, but I'm not stuck at home as much as some other folks.
Due to lots and lots of free time since March, I have been able to visit Amazon and read the following:
2020 CW Readings:
Gettysburg (Sears)
Chancellorsville (Sears)
Landscape Turned Red: Antietam (Sears)
To Gates of Richmond: Peninsula (Sears)
Lincoln Lieutenants (Sears)
George B McClellan: The Young Napoleon: (Sears)
Catton, B., Mr. Lincoln’s Army
Catton, B., Glory Road
Catton, B., Stillness at Appomattox
Foote, S., Fort Sumter to Perryville
Foote, S., Fredericksburg to Meridian
Foote, S., Red River to Appomattox
Building the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869
The Devil's Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America
Politics in the Age of Civil War by Iver Bernstein
Halleck: Lincoln's Chief of Staff
Telegraphing In Battle: Reminiscences Of The Civil War
B&O Power: Steam, Diesel & Electric Power of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1829-1964
A Picture History of B&O Motive Power: The Fascinating Story of 125 Years of Locomotive Development on the Great Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mr. Lincoln’s High Tech War
Mr. Lincoln’s T-mails
Reconstruction: A Concise History
Never liked paperbacks, and Amazon offers good hardback editions.
Perhaps not so oddly, after Wyeth and the Revolutionaries, for some reason I figured I'd tackle some HUGE volumes I'd owned for literally decades about the Wars of Napoleon: David Chandler's 1960's magnum opus The Campaigns Of Napoleon (1000+ pp.), John Elting's Swords Around A Throne (800+ pp.), and a much shorter last book by Gunther Rothenberg on the Wagram Campaign. So far this year I've advanced over a century to WWII with a very short Ballentine Book Patton, another short Battle of The Ruhr Pocket, and currently Lost Victories, the memoirs of Generalfeldmarshall von Manstein.
I've continued to plow ahead - I finally finished von Manstein which was a bit tedious, mainly in its length and sticking to mainly strictly military matters, both understandable considering the times and circumstances under which it was written. I recently found a short historical handbook on Kansas' Fort Larned which restored my interest in the Old Army of the Frontier and have turned to another book I've had for a while without reading, The Last Stand, a sort of dual biography or study of Little Big Horn focusing on the leaders Custer and Sitting Bull.Almost a year later, I can say the same about my reading. It really tailed off after our CWT Muster at Shiloh last year and I haven't bought a book since then. I didn't crack a book in January or February this year. I started one this month and hope to finish it in the next few days. I think I'm getting back in my groove.