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The Struggle for Mastery: The Penguin History of Britain, 1066-1284 (Book Review)
Reviewed by David McLaughlan By David Carpenter Penguin History, New York, 562 pages Think […]
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Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher
Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher, the colorful leader of the Irish Brigade, fought many battles–not all of them with the enemy.
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Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Book Review)
Reviewed by Mike Oppenheim By Michael B. Ballard University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, […]
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Book Review: The Sword of Lincoln / The Army of the Potomac
Reviewed by Steven WrightBy Jeffry D. WertSimon & Schuster, New York, 559 pages Over […]
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‘The Birth of a Nation’: When Hollywood Glorified the KKK
Ninety years after its first screening and 100 years after the publication of the novel that inspired it, D.W. Griffith’s motion picture continues to be lauded for its cinematographic excellence and vilified for its racist content. The film came from Griffith’s personal vision, and as such it reflected the strengths and weaknesses of the man himself.
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Battle of Shepherdstown
The savage little Battle of Shepherdstown made for a bloody coda to the 1862 Maryland campaign.
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The 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment Fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Among the troopers advancing with Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer on the Little Bighorn in June 1876 were 1st Lt. Charles DeRudio and Privates John Martin and Augustus De Voto.
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Firebrand in a Powder Keg: Nathaniel Lyon in St. Louis
When secession fever threatened Missouri, a hotheaded gesture by a Yankee touched off riots but helped keep the state in the Union.
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Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945 (Book Review)
Reviewed by Robert Citino By Max Hastings Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2004 The […]