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Category Archives: Military History
Book Review: The Fracture Zone
The Fracture Zone: A Return To The Balkans, by Simon Winchester Not often does one get a second chance to better understand an area where one had previously visited, although admittedly it happens more often for writers and journalists perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, Military History
Tagged culture, identity, imperialism, Simon Winchester, Yugoslavia
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The American Civil War: A Case Study In The Ambiguity Of Creativity
What is the relationship between war and creativity? Let’s think about this for a moment. On the one hand, a great many inventions have resulted from our desire to slaughter each other, and the Civil War is no different. There … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, American History, History, Military History, Musings, On Creativity
Tagged civil war, creativity, technology
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Book Review: Glory Road
The Army Of The Potomac: Glory Road, by Bruce Catton This book is the second part of a trilogy (at least) of works relating to the Army of the Potomac, covering the period between the aftermath of Antietam and the … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, American History, Book Reviews, History, Military History
Tagged Bruce Catton, civil war
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Book Review: This Hallowed Ground
This Hallowed Ground: A History Of The Civil War, by Bruce Catton I really wish I would have read more of Catton’s work earlier. Although I was familiar and fond of his illustrated history of the Civil War as a … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, American History, Book Reviews, History, Military History
Tagged Bruce Catton, civil war
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Book Review: Mr. Lincoln’s Army
Book Review: Mr. Lincoln’s Army (The Army Of The Potomac #1), by Bruce Catton While I am familiar with novels and even biographies beginning in media res in order to keep interest up on the part of the reader, I … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, American History, Book Reviews, History, Military History
Tagged Bruce Catton, civil war, legitimacy, politics
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Book Review: Reflections On The Civil War
Reflections On The Civil War, by Bruce Catton, edited by John Leekley As someone who grew up greatly appreciating Bruce Catton’s historiography on the Civil War, I consider it a shame that he died before I had the chance to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Catton, civil war
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Book Review: Gettysburg: The Final Fury
Gettysburg: The Final Fury, by Bruce Catton It is easy to see, in reading this book, why Bruce Catton received and was worthy of a Pulitzer Prize for his historical writing. As a child I first became familiar with the … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, American History, Book Reviews, History, Military History
Tagged Bruce Catton, civil war, Pennsylvania, tactics
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On The Problem Of Quiddity
I suppose it would be worthwhile to begin this post with an apology. It is a rather Nathanish tendency to fill the titles of my posts (to say nothing of their content) with words that are hard to understand and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military History, Musings
Tagged food, humor, philosophy, respect, Russia
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Audiobook Review: Great Courses: War And World History: Part III
Great Courses: War And World History: Part III, taught by Professor Jonathan P. Roth I must admit that it was pleasing to come to my favorite area of military history and to see it done in a thoughtful manner even … Continue reading
Audiobook Review: Great Courses: War And World History: Part II
Great Courses: War And World History: Part II, taught by Professor Jonathan P. Roth Admittedly, and pleasingly, I found the author’s war and society much less irritating than I did at first. When one is listening to lectures about ancient … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Middle Ages, technology
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