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Nov/Dec 2012 Reading

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1Ammianus
Nov 3, 2012, 11:55 am

The Campaigns for Vicksburg 1862-63 ....collected essays on the operations around Vicksburg.

2jcbrunner
Nov 5, 2012, 6:18 pm

Earl J. Hess (and Timothy B. Smith) is/are my favorite currently writing ACW authors. Hess' new account of the Knoxville campaign does not disappoint, a muddy, pointless confrontation in slow motion between Sideburns and Lee's warhorse. Recommended.

3JimThomson
Nov 8, 2012, 6:04 pm

Have just borrowed 'THE CIVIL WAR IN COLOR; A Photographic Reenactment of the War Between the States (2012) by John C. Guntzelman, from the library. It truly does seem to make the War more real and immediate than the black-and-white photos. Recommended.

4Ammianus
Nov 10, 2012, 1:16 pm

Just released ... Battle of Stones River : the forgotten conflict between the Confederate Army of Tennessee and the Union Army of the Cumberland by Larry J. Daniel

ok you win, once again Touchstones refuse to work, grrr.

5Ammianus
Nov 15, 2012, 9:15 am

Just reread Last Chance for Victory: Robert E. Lee and the Gettysburg Campaign, started rereading
The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command...taking friends on a "staff ride" there this weekend!

6Billhere
Nov 17, 2012, 9:24 pm

I'll be there on Tuesday to pick up my daughter from the college. I just finished Gettysburg The First Day

7Ammianus
Nov 18, 2012, 7:39 am

#6, Saturday was Gettysburg's Remembrance Day parade so the town was chockful of reenactor units & lots of civilians in period costumes. This was my first trip now that the park hq/museum has added the cyclorama--incredibly impressive now that it's been restored (colors very vibrant). Regards, A

8jcbrunner
Nov 18, 2012, 12:38 pm

>4 Ammianus: Stone's River and Gaine's Mill are my two favorite battles, so I am a bit conflicted whether I should order Daniel's book. Reading the introduction and first chapter via Amazon Look-Inside, I get the impression that it is a short chatty account for those that don't like too many battlefield details. The author not mentioning Cozzens' work in his introduction I found a bit strange. Stranger still is the allegation of an Amazon reviewer that the maps are lifted from Cozzens' book without attribution.

The maps used by Cozzens are stellar. Any book could only benefit from their reuse (given proper credit). In the introduction, the author speaks of "my maps", though. So is the allegation correct, and if so, why would the author who isn't a novice do such a thing?

9Billhere
Nov 18, 2012, 8:27 pm

My buddy and I had thoughts of going down there on Saturday and being a part of Remembrance day. Didn't happen, as usual.

10GaryCandelaria
Nov 19, 2012, 7:27 pm

Saw the Remembrance Day parade in Gettysburg last Saturday. Very impressive and colorful...lots of flags and band music...worth the trip and the challenging parking!

11Ammianus
Nov 20, 2012, 12:34 pm

#8....RE "lifting maps" ---further comment on that review indicates that's not the case.
However, if you're looking for an indepth conprehensive tactical study of the battle, STONES RIVER, shouldn't be your choice.

12jcbrunner
Nov 21, 2012, 6:09 am

>11 Ammianus: Thanks for the update. I should have first checked the other reviews of this "reviewer". Copying the maps of the benchmark book would have been extremely blatant and stupid, thus unlikely. It is sad that Larry Daniel's book is now stuck with such an unjust rating on Amazon.

I'll probably order Pfanz' Gettysburg The First Day for Xmas.

13Ammianus
Nov 25, 2012, 8:02 pm

Rereading Killer Angels for the fourth time; I first read it in the Army in 1985 at old Ft Devens. What a great book.

14Billhere
Nov 26, 2012, 10:53 am

Moved on to Gettysburg the Second Day. Reading it in conjunction with The Maps of Gettysburg.

15Billhere
Déc 15, 2012, 7:18 pm

I walked the ground of Pickett's charge today with a friend of mine. Looking out across those fields from the Confederate starting point was quite intimidating. LOTS of open ground to cross!!