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“steve norder”

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  • Lincoln Takes Command

    The Campaign to Seize Norfolk and the Destruction of the CSS Virginia

    by Steve Norder ...
    A detailed history of one week during the Civil War in which the American president assumed control of the nation's military.One rainy evening in May, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln boarded the revenue cutter Miami and sailed to Fort Monroe in Hampton Roads, Virginia. There, for the first and only time in our country's history, a sitting president assumed direct control of armed forces to launch ... Read more

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  • U. S. Grant: The Civil War Years

    Grant Moves South and Grant Takes Command

    by Bruce Catton ...
    Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Bruce Catton's acclaimed two-book biography of complex and controversial Union commander Ulysses S. Grant.New York Times BestsellersIn these two comprehensive and engaging volumes, preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton follows the wartime movements of Ulysses S. Grant, detailing the Union commander's bold tactics and his relentless dedication to achieving ... Read more

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  • Grant Takes Command

    by Bruce Catton ...
    The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian's New York Times –bestselling biography of Ulysses S. Grant and his leadership during the Civil War."Lively and absorbing." — The New York Times Book ReviewThis conclusion to Bruce Catton's acclaimed history of General Grant begins in the summer of 1863. After Grant's bold and decisive triumph over the Confederate Army at Vicksburg, Pr... ... Read more

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  • Grant Moves South

    by Bruce Catton ...
    A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian looks at the complex, controversial Union commander who ensured the Confederacy's downfall in the Civil War.In this New York Times bestseller, preeminent Civil War historian Bruce Catton narrows his focus on commander Ulysses S. Grant, whose bold tactics and relentless dedication to the Union ultimately ensured a Northern victory in the nation's bloodiest ... Read more

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  • Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862

    by O. Edward Cunningham ...
    "May well be the best, most perceptive and authoritative account of the Battle of Shiloh." — The Weekly StandardThe bloody and decisive two-day battle of Shiloh on April 6-7, 1862 changed the entire course of the American Civil War. The stunning Northern victory thrust Union commander Ulysses S. Grant into the national spotlight, claimed the life of Confederate commander Albert S. Johnston, and ... Read more

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  • Terrible Swift Sword

    by Bruce Catton ...
    Series series Centennial History of the Civil War
    The second episode in this award-winning trilogy impressively shows how the Union and Confederacy, slowly and inexorably, reconciled themselves to an all-out war—an epic struggle for freedom.In Terrible Swift Sword, Bruce Catton tells the story of the Civil War as never before—of two turning points which changed the scope and meaning of the war. First, he describes how the war slowly but steadily ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • A Buff Looks at the American Civil War

    A Look at the United States’ Greatest Conflict from the Point of View of a Civil War Buff

    by Shon Powers ...
    There have been thousands of books put out about the Civil War, but none by a Civil War Buff, so I wrote one. This book was a produce of five years' work and puts the war in a way that casual fans of the war will be surprised at what took place. This book is in three parts: Civil War Timeline: the events, battles, politics, and personal observations of those who were a part of the war. Things that ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Amazing Civil War

    by Webb Garrison ...
    An illustrated compendium of obscure facts and little-known wonders from the Civil War Era, a perfect gift for history buffs and Civil war enthusiasts.With three million soldiers scattered along a 10,000-mile front and more than 1,000 engagements, the Civil War was one in which fascinating anecdotes, colorful stories, humorous tales, and unusual coincidences were frequent. Historian Webb Garrison ... Read more

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  • Ulysses S. Grant: A Victor, Not a Butcher

    The Military Genius of the Man Who Won the Civil War

    by Edward H. Bonekemper III ...
    Ulysses S. Grant is often accused of being a cold-hearted butcher of his troops. In Ulysses S. Grant: A Victor, Not a Butcher, historian Edward H. Bonekemper III proves that Grant's casualty rates actually compared favorably with those of other Civil War generals. His perseverance, decisiveness, moral courage, and political acumen place him among the greatest generals of the Civil War; indeed, of ... Read more

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  • Champion Hill

    Decisive Battle for Vicksburg

    by Timothy B. Smith ...
    The Mississippi battle between Grant's and Pemberton's forces that sealed Vicksburg's fate.The Battle of Champion Hill was the decisive land engagement of the Vicksburg Campaign. The fighting on May 16, 1863, took place just twenty miles east of the river city, where the advance of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Federal army attacked Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton's hastily gathered Confederates.The bloody ... Read more

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  • Strangling the Confederacy

    Coastal Operations in the American Civil War

    by Kevin Dougherty ...
    A historian and Citadel tactical officer examines the Civil War's naval conflicts to shed new light on the Union's vital yet overlooked Anaconda campaign.A selection of the Military Book Club.While the Civil War is mainly remembered for epic land battles, the Union waged an equally important campaign at sea—dubbed "Anaconda"—to gradually deprive the South of industry, commerce, and resources. The ... Read more

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  • War on the Waters

    The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865

    by James M. McPherson ...
    Series series Littlefield History of the Civil War Era
    Although previously undervalued for their strategic impact because they represented only a small percentage of total forces, the Union and Confederate navies were crucial to the outcome of the Civil War. In War on the Waters, James M. McPherson has crafted an enlightening, at times harrowing, and ultimately thrilling account of the war’s naval campaigns and their military leaders.McPherson ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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