tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post7366064382632958566..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Ecelbarger: "Three Days in the Shenandoah: Stonewall Jackson at Front Royal and Winchester"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-55258536352869704952008-05-20T20:02:00.000-07:002008-05-20T20:02:00.000-07:00Brett,Thanks. With Ecelbarger fresh in my mind, I ...Brett,<BR/>Thanks. With Ecelbarger fresh in my mind, I think I will grab Cozzens from the stack. He has a lot of new source material (esp. northern) so a comparison of the same period should make for some good reading.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your review of "Three Days".<BR/><BR/>DrewDW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-19119198959315278512008-05-20T19:40:00.000-07:002008-05-20T19:40:00.000-07:00Drew,Great review as usual. I just finished, and ...Drew,<BR/><BR/>Great review as usual. I just finished, and this one was definitely as good as "We Are In For It!". I'll have a review out probably in early June. I was surprised, but not unpleasantly so, by Ecelbarger's "grades" of the participants in this portion of the Valley Campaign. It is apparent this isn't another book idolizing Jackson.<BR/><BR/>BrettAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-52220830736231088102008-05-15T12:31:00.000-07:002008-05-15T12:31:00.000-07:00The Huskers are not too shabby in that arena eithe...The Huskers are not too shabby in that arena either. I was raised as a Nebraska fan, too, but always gave Norman a pass in that regard.<BR/><BR/>dwdwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-7458364521779200372008-05-15T09:49:00.000-07:002008-05-15T09:49:00.000-07:00David,Thanks for writing. I'm glad you found it so...David,<BR/>Thanks for writing. I'm glad you found it so. <BR/><BR/>His book is an award-worthy effort, IMO. Among this year's crop of campaign studies, it will be a tough one to beat.<BR/><BR/>As a Nebraska football partisan it is tough to admit it, but the Sooners do an OK job in Civil War publishing.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-30826775034438193332008-05-15T01:40:00.000-07:002008-05-15T01:40:00.000-07:00Drew,Nice job. That is a very USEFUL review, deepl...Drew,<BR/><BR/>Nice job. That is a very USEFUL review, deeply informative about the subject matter, and still a meaningful critique of the author's effort. I am glad to hear about the balance you mentioned. Ecelbarger has earned the benefit of the doubt (wrote a good Logan biography too), but book buyers are necessarily guarded about new books on sure-fire cash register themes (Jackson, Lee, dwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748726942956990159noreply@blogger.com