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4) Shiloh, 1862
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In this gripping telling of the first "great and terrible" battle of the Civil War, Groom describes the dramatic events of April 6 and 7, 1862, when a bold surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant's encamped troops and the bloody battle that ensued would alter the timbre of the war.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Even today, almost 150 years after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, unexpected secrets and little-known stories continue to emerge from Civil War history. In the cavalry charge at Mine Creek in Kansas, it took only 30 minutes for 2,800 Union troops to defeat an enemy force more than double in size, and yet, few people have heard of it. The same can be said of a Confederate raid on Vermont and an attempt by Union coal miners to blow up a...
6) Ripples of battle: how wars of the past still determine how we fight, how we live, and how we think
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
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