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Forgive my poor photography skills, but it just didn't feel right not having a picture of books, and thinking about going with books not on my worktable being read, I found two Bruce Catton books I'd completely forgot I had! I knew "This Hallowed Ground" somewhere in my library, but "Grant Takes Command" took me by surprise. I guess that's what happens when you have enough books your getting cussed for having a major fire hazard in the house! For the record these threads are numbered in a haphazard lazy fashion on my part, not preference.
Lets get a Drumroll on these Top Fives for the year as we say goodbye to 2019!
NF - “Longstreet at Gettysburg” just released | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
Hi All, Just wanted to tip you to my newly-published book, "Longstreet at Gettysburg: A Critical Reassessment.” It was just officially released by McFarland Publishers a few days ago and was a 4+ year project from start to finish. If you’re interested in the topic, listed below is some...
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You have $150 million to make one Civil War movie - make a realistic pitch. | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
I'm sure everyone here can relate to that fact there are surprisingly few Civil War movies and even fewer good ones. This is strange for an event as momentous in American history as the Civil War. I can list the Civil War movies I think are good or even "decent" on one hand while there are...
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NF - What Civil War story do you think would make a fantastic movie? | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
There have been a few great, many not-so-great ACW movies, and apparently a stubborn market for producing such films. However, if you could successfully lobby Hollywood to tell the story of a particular person/theme/battle what would that be? I've long considered that the story of the Ellet...
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NF - Why America Needs a New Civil War Documentary | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
After the airing of Henry Louis Gates's new Reconstruction documentary, an historian podered whether we need a new full-length documentary on the Civil War. The Ken Burns documentary series has been massively influential in how Americans view the war, but it is heavily colored by the romantic...
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NF - Featured - Top Civil War Books of All Time Voting Thread - VOTE NOW! | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
Are you ready to Rumble! By now I'm sure almost everyone (except for Steve who is officially barred from looking at the new Bookshop, yeah I'm looking at you Steve!) has seen the brand new: CivilWarTalk Bookshop But.... I've got a problem. I just created a new category today called Must Read...
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We have so much here, I can't give a Top Five without another Top Five for our amazing Book Reviews. They're mostly @Pat Young and James N. but they are great all the same.
Member Review - Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners by James M. Gillispie | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
Andersonvilles of the North: The Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners by James M. Gillispie published by University of North Texas Press (2012) 295 pages Hardcover $24.95, Kindle 11.96. If you pick this book up thinking it is an indictment of Northern...
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Member Review - Holding the Line on the River of Death: Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga by Eric J. Wittenberg | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
Holding the Line on the River of Death: Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga by Eric J. Wittenberg published by Savas Beattie (2018) Hardcover $29.95 Kindle $9.99 This wonderful book tells the story of two commanders of mounted brigades and their men at the Battle of Chickamauga. One of the two...
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Member Review - The Story of Camp Douglas: Chicago's Forgotten Civil War Prison by David L. Keller | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
The Story of Camp Douglas: Chicago's Forgotten Civil War Prison by David L. Keller published by The History Press (2015) 259 pp. $22.20 Hardcover, $15.22 Paperback, $9.99 Kindle. NOTE: Those with Kindle Unlimited can read this book for free! I have read a number of good books on the prisoner of...
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Book Review - "Five Tragic Hours - The Battle of Franklin" by James Lee McDonough and Thomas L. Connelly | Member Reviews (Books, Movies, & More)
Five Tragic Hours - The Battle of Franklin by James Lee McDonough and Thomas L. Connelly Pub. by The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee 218 pp.total; 185 pp. narrative, the rest notes, sources, orders-of-battle, and index Paperback ed. 1983, third printing 1991 ISBN...
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Member Review - Chickasaw Bayou: A Confederate Victory in the Vicksburg Campaign | Civil War Books, Stories, & Media
Maybe a tad dated since we weren't doing book reviews yet, but here is the review I posted on Amazon for this book by Michael Dean Jones https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1505221951/?tag=civilwartalkc-20 We have some discussion of the book on @7th Mississippi Infantry thread...
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I don't know about all y'all but I look forward to seeing what 2020 has in store!
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