Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862
By: Victor Vignola
3.86
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. Washington's Crossing
By: David Hackett Fischer
4.15
Format: 564 pages, Hardcover
Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A power… read more
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"Until Washington crossed the Delaware, the triumph of the old order seemed inevitable. Thereafter, things would never be the same again."-David Hackett Fischer, Washington's Crossing
"Americans tended to think of war as something that had to be done from time to time, for a particular purpose or goal. They fought not for the sake of fighting but for the sake of winning."-David Hackett Fischer, Washington's Crossing
2. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
3. John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Confederate General
By: None , Stephen M. Hood
3.44
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
John Bell Hood, one of the Confederacys most enigmatic figures, died unexpectedly from yellow fever… read more
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5. History of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry: Vortex of Hell
By: Patrick A. Schroeder , Brian C. Pohanka , Cricket Bauer
3.72
Format: None pages,
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6. Lee's Lieutenants: A Study In Command (Volume I: Manassas to Malvern Hill)
By: Douglas Southall Freeman
4.30
Format: None pages,
Douglas Southall Freeman. Lee's Lieutenants. 3 Volume Set. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1970… read more
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7. Joseph E. Johnston and the Defense of Richmond
By: Steven H. Newton
4.48
Format: 334 pages, Hardcover
Most often viewed as a prelude to Robert E. Lee's Civil War victories of 1862, Joseph E. Johnston's… read more
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8. Covered with Glory: The 26th North Carolina Infantry at Gettysburg
By: Rod Gragg
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Hardcover
In late June, 1863, one of the largest regiments in General Lee's army -- led by the charismatic 21… read more
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9. Fighting for the Confederacy: The Personal Recollections of General Edward Porter Alexander
By: Gary W. Gallagher , Edward Porter Alexander
3.86
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacyis one of the richest person… read more
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10. Jefferson the Virginian
By: Dumas Malone
4.67
Format: 523 pages, Hardcover
The first of five volumes in a full-length biography of Jefferson. read more
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11. The Old Lion
By: Jeff Shaara
4.24
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara, The Old Lion a brilliant novel tracing the life… read more
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12. All Roads Led to Gettysburg: A New Look at the Civil War's Pivotal Battle
By: Troy D Harman
3.78
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
It has long been a trope of Civil War history that Gettysburg was an accidental battlefield. Genera… read more
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13. The Iron Dice of Battle: Albert Sidney Johnston and the Civil War in the West
By: Timothy B. Smith
4.48
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Killed in action at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, Confederate general Albert Sidney Johnston stands … read more
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14. I Dread the Thought of the Place: The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign
By: D. Scott Hartwig
4.79
Format: 984 pages, Hardcover
The definitive account of the Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day of the Civil War. The memory… read more
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15. In the Shadow of the Round Tops: Longstreet's Countermarch, Johnston's Reconnaissance, and the Enduring Battles for the Memory of July 2, 1863
By: Allen R. Thompson
4.00
Format: 567 pages, Kindle Edition
Exciting new research lifts much of the fog surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg and offers a glimp… read more
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16. The Heart of Hell: The Soldiers' Struggle for Spotsylvania's Bloody Angle
By: Jeffry D. Wert
4.54
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
The struggle over the fortified Confederate position known as Spotsylvania's Mule Shoe was without … read more
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17. General J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man
By: Edward G. Longacre
4.40
Format: 504 pages, Hardcover
Fifteen years have passed since the publication of the last full-length biography of Jeb Stuart. Se… read more
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18. Small but Important Riots: The Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville
By: Robert F. O'Neill
4.36
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
June 1863. The American Civil War was two years old, and the U.S. Army in Virginia was in chaos. Re… read more
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19. The Battle of Pickett's Mill: Along the Dead Line
By: Brad Butkovich
4.15
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The Battle of Pickett's Mill documents the history this ""Dead-Line"" battle through firsthand acco… read more
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20. The Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky (Civil War Sesquicentennial Series)
By: Stuart W. Sanders
3.97
Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition
On January 19, 1862, Confederate and Union forces clashed in the now-forgotten Battle of Mill Sprin… read more
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21. The Civil Wars of General Joseph E. Johnston: Confederate States Army - Volume I: Virginia and Mississippi, 1861–1863
By: Richard M. McMurry
3.93
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Joseph Eggleston Johnston was one of the original five full Confederate generals. He graduated West… read more
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22. Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early, Confederate States of America
By: Jubal Anderson Early
3.60
Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition
Jubal Early (1816-1894) was an important general for the Confederacy, but his most lasting contribu… read more
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23. The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi: May 14, 1863
By: Chris Mackowski
4.28
Format: 185 pages, Kindle Edition
“A comprehensive, eminently readable, lavishly illustrated, and historically accurate account” of t… read more
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24. Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 - June 1, 1862
By: Victor Vignola
3.86
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
“The author’s new and important study concentrates on the Fair Oaks part of the battle. His researc… read more
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25. Early Struggles for Vicksburg: The Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25-December 31, 1862 (Modern War Studies)
By: Timothy B. Smith
4.44
Format: 632 pages, Hardcover
In Early Struggles for Vicksburg, Tim Smith covers the first phase of the Vicksburg campaign (Octob… read more
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26. General Lee's Immortals: The Battles and Campaigns of the Branch-Lane Brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861–1865
By: Michael Hardy
4.35
Format: 582 pages, Kindle Edition
“An absolute gem of a history” for the Confederacy’s Branch-Lane North Carolina “His clear and eng… read more
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27. Hood's Texas Brigade: The Soldiers and Families of the Confederacy's Most Celebrated Unit (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)
By: Susannah J Ural
4.64
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
One of the most effective units to fight on either side of the Civil War, the Texas Brigade of the … read more
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28. Soldiers from Experience: The Forging of Sherman's Fifteenth Army Corps, 1862–1863 (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)
By: Eric Michael Burke
4.50
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
In Soldiers from Experience, Eric Michael Burke examines the tactical behavior and operational per… read more
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29. Gettysburg's Southern Front: Opportunity and Failure at Richmond (Modern War Studies)
By: Hampton Newsome
4.45
Format: 424 pages, Hardcover
On June 14, 1863, US Major General John Adams Dix received the following directive from General-in-… read more
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30. The Early Morning of War: Bull Run, 1861 (Volume 46) (Campaigns and Commanders Series)
By: Edward G. Longacre
4.14
Format: 662 pages, Hardcover
When Union and Confederate forces squared off along Bull Run on July 21, 1861, the Federals expecte… read more
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31. The Man Behind The Guns: A Military Biography Of General Henry J. Hunt, Commander Of Artillery, Army Of The Potomac
By: Edward G. Longacre
4.42
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
The deadly accurate guns of the Union artillery were the most feared weapons on Civil War battlefie… read more
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