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Some Notes On The Concept Of Civil War In The Bible

Posted on August 27, 2021 by nathanalbright

This evening at dinner I read the first half of a sizable book on the subject of civil wars that pointedly ignores the historiography of civil wars as a concept in the Bible while discussing it from Greco-Roman, Arabic, and … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Tried By Fire

Posted on May 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

Tried By Fire: Abraham Lincoln As Commander In Chief, by James McPherson Given that there are at least a good 14,000 books that have been written about Abraham Lincoln, it is nonetheless remarkable that his role as commander and chief … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fighting Politician: Major General N.P. Banks

Posted on April 15, 2021 by nathanalbright

Fighting Politician: Major General N.P. Banks, by Fred Harvey Harrington This book is an interesting and not particularly sympathetic biography of Nathaniel Prentice Banks, who is largely remembered only by students of Civil War history, although Banks had a lengthy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: History Of The Sioux War And Massacres Of 1862 And 1863

Posted on February 10, 2021 by nathanalbright

History Of The Sioux War And Massacres Of 1862 And 1863, by Isaac Heard Around the time of the Sioux Wars there was at least some demand for books that brought news of the conflict to far-off corners of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fatal Colours

Posted on November 17, 2020 by nathanalbright

Fatal Colours: Towton 1461: England’s Most Brutal Battle, by George Goodwin This book is an example of a solid and well-written battle study that is mainly of interest to those who are fond of reading about the Wars of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Russian Civil War

Posted on August 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Russian Civil War, by Evan Mawdsley In many ways, reading this book is sort of like the opposite experience of reading about the experience of the American or Spanish or Finnish Civil Wars, for example. In those latter two … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Diary From Dixie

Posted on August 28, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Diary From Dixie, by Mary Chesnut This is an interesting diary.  Like many Civil War diaries, it was revised during the postwar period, and there is a moment towards the end of the diary when the author thinks about … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign That Broke The Confederacy

Posted on August 7, 2020 by nathanalbright

Vicksburg:  Grant’s Campaign That Broke The Confederacy, by Donald L. Miller For whatever reason, there are a lot of books that have been written about the Vicksburg campaign and many of them are broadly similar, which suggests that a market … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Vicksburg 1863

Posted on August 7, 2020 by nathanalbright

Vicksburg 1863, by Winston Groom It is strange to think that the author of Forrest Gump as being a Civil War historian, but that is the case.  This is in many ways a mixed bag.  The author has a strong … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Battle For Spain

Posted on July 16, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Battle For Spain:  The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939, by Antony Beevor It seems that almost in spite of himself the author has created a fair-minded if not particularly graciously so account of the Spanish Civil War.  Unless you have … Continue reading →

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