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1863
Stevens. Vivid, vibrant, and immensely readable, this book explores the
significant events and personalities of the year 1863, as tumultuous and
significant as any year this nation has seen. You'll read of Lincoln and
Davis, Grant and Lee, the Emancipation Proclamation, Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg, the fall of Vicksburg, and much more in this thrilling account
of 365 stirring, dramatic days that changed our country forever. 464
pages, 6"x 9", softcover |
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Chancellorsville
The Battle and Its Aftermath.
Gallagher, ed. This collection of eight original essays explores a variety
of important but lesser-known dimensions of the Chancellorsville campaign
of spring 1863. Departing from the traditional focus on generalship and
tactics, the contributors address the campaign's broad context and
implications and revisit specific battlefield episodes that have in the
past been poorly understood. 288 pgs., 34 illustrations and 13 maps, 6"x
9", hdbd. |
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Chancellorsville
Lee's Greatest Battle. Gen. Stackpole. This 2nd edition of a 1958
classic presents the Battle of Chancellorsville in a popular, readable
style and with the logic of a career military leader. Praised by scholars,
specialists, and the general public, the 1st edition quickly became the
book of record for its time and subject. Now, this new edition carries the
subject forward, even re-examining conclusions and interpretations from
the original publication. 408 pgs., 25 B&W photos, 55 maps and
illustrations, 5¼"x 8¼", sfbd.
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Chancellorsville 1863
This book explains Lee's most brilliant
victory even as it places the battle within the larger canvas of the Civil
War. Drawing on a wealth of firsthand sources, it creates a chronicle of
the personalities and tactics, and retraces every thrust and parry of the
two armies and the fateful decisions of their commanders.
"Outstanding…excellent…A book that pulls the reader along, unwilling to
stop until it's done." - Washington Post Book World. 405 pages, 5¼"x 8",
softcover. |
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Chancellorsville 1863
Jackson's Lightning Strike. Carl Smith. With a fascinating cast of
characters such as Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, "Fighting Joe" Hooker,
Jubal Early and George Meade, Chancellorsville is often considered to be
Robert E. Lee's greatest victory. Outnumbered almost four-to-one by the
Army of the Potomac, he devised a tactical masterpiece that routed one
Federal corps after another until victory was secured. It was also to be
Jackson's final battle and a fitting memorial to his military genius. 96
pgs., 75 B&W and 14 color illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd. |
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Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
Provides stern judgments of Generals Meads and Howard; astute insights
into other generals such as hooker, Reynolds, and Sickles; and
penetrating, minute-by-minute analyses by General Abner Doubleday, a
leading a participant of these two pivotal battles. 244 pages, 5½"x 8",
softcover. |
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Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville
The Dare Mark Campaign. Sutherland. Referred to as the "Dare Mark"
campaign because Union armies did not dare cross the river at the
Rappahannock, this book explains much of Lee's military success in the
campaign and reveals how many of the Union's failures were tied to
circumstances that thrust commanders into predicaments they little
understood. 247 pages, maps and illustrations, 6"x 9", hardcover |
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Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War
Volume Three
Chancellorsville to the Surrender of Appomattox. Benson J. Lossing.
Published shortly after the war's end by one of the mid-19th century's
leading popular historians, this third-volume chronicle of the Civil War
battles, political events, and personalities offers details and
interpretations that will surprise the most knowledgeable Civil War buff.
"The Shelby Foote of the 19th century, Lossing presents an abundantly
illustrated text that makes for interesting reading." - North & South. 652
pgs., 328 illustrations. 6½"x 9¾", sfbd. |
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The Commanders of Chancellorsville
The Gentleman versus the Rogue.
Longacre. Chancellorsville stands not only as a pivotal battle of the
Civil War but also as the personal war between two warriors: Confederate
General Robert E. Lee and Union General Joseph Hooker. Explore the stories
of these two generals - one who was reserved and gentlemanly and the other
brash and arrogant - in this account of the Battle of Chancellorsville.
352 pages, 6"x 9", hardcover. |
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Voices From Cemetery Hill
The Civil War Diary, Reports, and Letters of Col. William Henry Asbury
Speer. Allen Paul Speer. Col. Speer fought in 16 major battles, was
wounded twice, served time in Northern prison camps, participated in
Pickett's charge, and marched with Jackson around the Union Army at
Chancellorsville. His Civil War diary and letters provide vivid, often
graphic, accounts of battles at Hanover Court House, Chancellorsville,
Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania. 235 pgs., 60 B&W photos and
illustrations, 6"x 9", sfbd. |
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The Stonewall Brigade
This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organization of
Jackson's "Stonewall Brigade" and its combat experience. The brigade's
major engagements at Bull Run and Chancellorsville are covered, with full
color artwork showing the brigade's uniforms. 48 pgs., 40 B&W and 16 color
illustrations, 7¼"x 9¾", sfbd.
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Chancellorsville (The Civil War Battle Series, Book 4)
"Chancellorsville" is the fourth novel in James Reasoner's Civil War
Battle series. The series describes the affects of the war upon the
Brannon family of Culpeper County, Virginia. "Vicksburg" will be published
this spring. |
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