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On Many a Bloody Field: Four Years in the Iron Brigade
ISBN: 9780253212948 / Angielski / Miękka / 520 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ..". an excellent unit history of a renowned regiment... " --The Civil War News ..". American history on a human scale... " --Kirkus Reviews "The author gives some of the best descriptions of the daily life of a Civil War soldier that can be found anywhere." --Library Journal "On Many a Bloody Field is a masterpiece of Civil War scholarship and painstaking historical research." --The Bookwatch ..". meticulously researched, day-by-day history of Company B, 19th Indiana Infantry Regiment.... T]he real essence of this book is its detailed attention to the common... ..". an excellent unit history of a renowned regiment... " --The Civil War News ..". American history on a human scale... " --Kirkus Reviews<... |
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108,65 zł |
Black Flag: Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865
ISBN: 9780253213037 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " A] thorough and comprehensive study of this tragic, almost forgotten episode of American history." History "What Sherman did in Georgia and Sheridan in the Valley pales in comparison. This study truly shows the horrible cost inherent in any civil war." Civil War Courier " A] well written and compelling account of an aspect of the Civil War which has not received sufficient attention." Southern Historian "Compelling..." Publishers Weekly " A] fast-paced.. .absorbing discourse... Black Flag is a highly recommended book that transports the reader to the towns and... " A] thorough and comprehensive study of this tragic, almost forgotten episode of American history." History "What Sherman did in Georgia and... |
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75,06 zł |
Sherman's Horsemen: Union Cavalry Operations in the Atlanta Campaign
ISBN: 9780253213198 / Angielski / Miękka / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ..". massively researched... those seeking a richly detailed journal of the cavalry s role in one of the war s crucial campaigns will find this book irreplaceable." Blue & Gray Magazine "This volume is meticulously detailed and comes to some convincing conclusions." The Journal of American History "A vivid account of the campaign that helped decide the outcome of the Civil War.... A rich narrative that will delight students of the Civil War." Kirkus Reviews Attempting a quick, decisive victory in the 1864 struggle for Atlanta, William Tecumseh Sherman s cavalry wreaked... ..". massively researched... those seeking a richly detailed journal of the cavalry s role in one of the war s crucial campaigns will find this boo... |
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120,13 zł |
The Northern Railroads in the Civil War, 1861-1865
ISBN: 9780253213211 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Time has been very good to Thomas Weber's Northern Railroads in the Civil War, 1861-1865. First published by Columbia University Press in 1952, it has been out of print since the 1970s, but never out of demand. It has emerged as the premier account of the impact of the railroads on the American Civil War and vice versa. Not only did the railroads materially help the north to victory through movement of troops and materiel, but the war materially changed the way railroads were built, run, financed, and organized in the crucial years following the war. We are still waiting (9/1/98) for... Time has been very good to Thomas Weber's Northern Railroads in the Civil War, 1861-1865. First published by Columbia University Press in 1952, it ... |
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130,15 zł |
A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861-1865
ISBN: 9780253217066 / Angielski / Miękka / 648 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The crowning achievement of one of America's most distinguished military historians." --Lincoln Prize jury "Readers will find much to debate in this book--including... its affirmation that, because of emancipation, 'the Civil War calls for a rethinking of the attitude... that war is always futile, that its rewards never match its cost, that any conflict must be] immediately decisive and virtually without loss of American lives.'" --Gary W. Gallagher "The crowning achievement of one of America's most distinguished military historians." --Lincoln Prize jury "Readers will find much to debate... |
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108,65 zł |
Great Britain and the Confederate Navy, 1861-1865
ISBN: 9780253217356 / Angielski / Miękka / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A masterful account of Confederate naval strategy and personnel... and] the response of Britain to the efforts of the Confederacy to acquire a navy in Britain and thus traverse Britain s neutral obligations." American Historical Review This book, originally issued in 1970, describes the frustrated, faltering, and sometimes heroic attempts of the Confederacy to circumvent British neutrality and build a navy in Great Britain during the American Civil War. The story possesses many of the elements of good fiction: there are the sharply rendered principal actors; the suspense and... "A masterful account of Confederate naval strategy and personnel... and] the response of Britain to the efforts of the Confederacy to acquire a na... |
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95,09 zł |
The Men Stood Like Iron: How the Iron Brigade Won Its Name
ISBN: 9780253218254 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Exciting and even moving, this book successfully personalizes the history of the Brigade s formative months and enriches our understanding of how these men felt and lived and became distinguished soldiers." Alan T. Nolan, author of The Iron Brigade and Lee Reconsidered "A colorful and skillful record of the lives of the men in the ranks of a famous brigade, who served and saved the Union at a great sacrifice in a dark time." Kirkus Reviews "Well-written and researched... Excellent first-hand accounts of the brigade in action from letters, memoirs, diaries and other sources of... "Exciting and even moving, this book successfully personalizes the history of the Brigade s formative months and enriches our understanding of how ... |
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110,11 zł |
The Darkest Dawn: Lincoln, Booth, and the Great American Tragedy
ISBN: 9780253218896 / Angielski / Miękka / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "While waves of laughter echoed through the theater, James Ferguson kept his eyes focused on Abraham Lincoln. Although the president joined the crowd with a 'hearty laugh, ' his interest seemingly lay more with someone below. With his right elbow resting on the arm of his chair and his chin lying carelessly on his hand, Lincoln parted one of the flags nearby that he might see better. "As the laughter subsided, Harry Hawk stood on the stage alone with his back to the presidential box. Before he could utter another word, a sharp crack sounded. As the noise echoed throughout the... "While waves of laughter echoed through the theater, James Ferguson kept his eyes focused on Abraham Lincoln. Although the president joined the cro... |
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95,09 zł |
Giants in Their Tall Black Hats: Essays on the Iron Brigade
ISBN: 9780253334572 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Editors Alan Nolan and Sharon Eggleston Vipond's insightful essays provide fresh perspectives on the Iron Brigade's exploits, detailing military and political events in the words of actual combatants." Military Review Originally called "The Black Hat Brigade" because the soldiers wore the regular army s dress black hat instead of the more typical blue cap, the Iron Brigade was the only all-Western brigade in the Eastern armies of the Union. From Brawner Farm and Second Bull Run to Chancellorsville and Gettysburg the Western soldiers earned and justified the proud name Iron Brigade.... "Editors Alan Nolan and Sharon Eggleston Vipond's insightful essays provide fresh perspectives on the Iron Brigade's exploits, detailing military a... |
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139,36 zł |
A Hundred Days to Richmond: Ohio's Hundred Days Men in the Civil War
ISBN: 9780253335371 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ..". an interesting and readable account of those whose service to the Blue was brief but in some cases dangerous and exciting." The Civil War News "This useful and entertaining book presents, mainly in the words of the participants, the experience of the 35,000 Ohioans who served in 100-day regiments during the summer of 1864." Choice Drawn from Civil War diaries, letters, and eyewitness accounts, A Hundred Days to Richmond tells for the first time the complete story of Ohio's "100-day men," state militia troops offered for Union service for 100 days. Their tales unique and... ..". an interesting and readable account of those whose service to the Blue was brief but in some cases dangerous and exciting." The Civil War News... |
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140,15 zł |
California Sabers: The 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry in the Civil War
ISBN: 9780253337863 / Angielski / Twarda / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. California Sabers is the story of the California Battalion and Hundred, a group of 500 select men who were the only organized group of Californians to fight in the East during the Civil War. They volunteered their enlistment bounty to pay their passage across Panama and on to From mid-1863 to July 1864, the Second Massachusetts fought a bloody guerilla war in northern Virginia against John S. Mosby, the confederacy's "Gray Ghost." In July 1864 the regiment became part of Sheridan's Army of the... California Sabers is the story of the California Battalion and Hundred, a group of 500 select men who were the only organized group of Californians... |
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155,23 zł |
November: Lincoln's Elegy at Gettysburg
ISBN: 9780253340320 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It begins with the search for hallowed ground, the exact place from which Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. In bleak November, Kent Gramm makes a pilgrimage to the most famous battleground in American history and over the course of a month transforms his search into a discovery of the meaning of Lincoln's elegy for America's identity. It begins with the search for hallowed ground, the exact place from which Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. In bleak November, Kent... |
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110,11 zł |
Somebody's Darling: Essays on the Civil War
ISBN: 9780253340818 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his latest book, Kent Gramm examines the meaning of the Civil War experience in our lives and explores philosophical and personal aspects of the War that lie outside the scope of traditional historical study. He probes the meaning of Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Antietam; the lives of U. S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, O. O. Howard, and Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce; and the legacy of the unknown participant, "somebody's darling," for whom the war would come to encompass all things. The Iron Brigade appears, along with its 20th-century successor, the 32nd "Red Arrow" Division. Readers of... In his latest book, Kent Gramm examines the meaning of the Civil War experience in our lives and explores philosophical and personal aspects of the... |
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125,14 zł |
The Alabama, British Neutrality, and the American Civil War
ISBN: 9780253344731 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Frank J. Merli died in December 2000, he left many manuscripts related to Great Britain and the American Civil War. At the request of Merli s widow, David M. Fahey has edited this volume for publication. It offers a spirited critique of the way historians have presented the international dimension of the American Civil War. The book offers a fresh account of the escape of the CSS Alabama from British territorial waters in 1862, the decision of its captain, Raphael Semmes, to fight a Union gunboat off the coast of France in 1864, and the curious story of a British-built Chinese... When Frank J. Merli died in December 2000, he left many manuscripts related to Great Britain and the American Civil War. At the request of Merli s ... |
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150,17 zł |
Gettysburg's Unknown Soldier: The Life, Death, and Celebrity of Amos Humiston
ISBN: 9780275962944 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. He was found dead on the battlefield at Gettysburg, an unknown soldier with nothing to identify him but an ambrotype of his three children, clutched in his fingers. With the photograph as the single, sad clue to his identity, a publicity campaign to locate his family swept the North. Within a month, the bereaved widow and children were located in Portville, New York, and the devoted father was revealed to be Sergeant Amos Humiston of the 154th New York Volunteers. Using many previously untapped sources, this book tells the tale of 19th-century war, sentiment, and popular culture in greater... He was found dead on the battlefield at Gettysburg, an unknown soldier with nothing to identify him but an ambrotype of his three children, clutche... |
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557,92 zł |
Mountain Partisans: Guerrilla Warfare in the Southern Appalachians, 1861-1865
ISBN: 9780275964306 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story of a civil war within the Civil War. Many mountain whites in Southern Appalachia opposed the Confederacy, especially when the South's conscription and impressment policies began to cause severe hardships. Deserters from the Rebel army hid in the mountains and formed guerrilla bands that terrorized unprotected Confederate homesteads. Violence escalated as Rebel guerrillas fought back. The conflict soon took on some of the ugliest aspects of class warfare between poorer mountain whites, who were usually Unionists, and the more well-to-do mountain property owners, who... This is the story of a civil war within the Civil War. Many mountain whites in Southern Appalachia opposed the Confederacy, especially when the Sou... |
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557,92 zł |
Mobile, 1865: Last Stand of the Confederacy
ISBN: 9780275973346 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The last major battle of the Civil War at Fort Blakely, Alabama, on April 9, 1865, was quickly overshadowed by the concurrent surrender of Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox, and is largely forgotten today. And yet the Federal campaign against Mobile, the last important Southern city that remained in Rebel hands, was a significant military operation involving 45,000 Union soldiers and 9,000 Confederates. Faced with overwhelming odds, diehard Rebels refused to surrender, and--even with the end of the war clearly at hand--Federal soldiers remained willing to fight and die to capture the last... The last major battle of the Civil War at Fort Blakely, Alabama, on April 9, 1865, was quickly overshadowed by the concurrent surrender of Robert E... |
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390,05 zł |
Confederates Against the Confederacy: Essays on Leadership and Loyalty
ISBN: 9780275973643 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Far from being a monolith with unanimous leadership loyalty to the cause of a separate nation, the Confederacy was in reality deeply divided over how to achieve independence. Many supposedly loyal leaders, civilian as well as elected officials, opposed governmental policies on the national and state levels, and their actions ultimately influenced non-support for military policies. Congressional differences over arming the slaves and bureaucratic squabbles over how to conduct the war disrupted the government and Cabinet of President Jefferson Davis. Rumors of such irreconcilable differences... Far from being a monolith with unanimous leadership loyalty to the cause of a separate nation, the Confederacy was in reality deeply divided over h... |
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557,92 zł |
The Hanging of Old Brown: A Story of Slaves, Statesmen, and Redemption
ISBN: 9780275974794 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Captured by United States Marines at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, a fifty-nine year old farmer was quickly brought to trial in nearby Charlestown and convicted of three capital crimes: treason against the Commonwealth of Virginia; conspiring with slaves to rebel; and murder. In a field on the outskirts of town he was hanged before fifteen hundred soldiers. Colonel Robert E. Lee, Professor Thomas J. Jackson, and John Wilkes Booth stood watching. The Hanging of Old Brown attempts to remove the veils that separate the contemporary observer from an understanding of the events and the... Captured by United States Marines at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, a fifty-nine year old farmer was quickly brought to trial in nearby Charlestown and ... |
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557,92 zł |
The Blue and Gray in Black and White: A History of Civil War Photography
ISBN: 9780275982430 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first complete narrative history of Civil War photography, this work brings together the remarkable experiences of M.B. Brady, Alexander Gardner, George S. Cook, and other photographers, many of whom had careers stretching back more than two decades to the dawn of American photography in 1839. Step by step throughout the war, American photographers, North and South, advanced their craft to new heights, acting independently, but seemingly as if part of one great team, moved to act by a spirit in their feet. With their wet plate cameras, they produced many firsts, including the first... The first complete narrative history of Civil War photography, this work brings together the remarkable experiences of M.B. Brady, Alexander Gardne... |
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825,02 zł |