tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post8159109926078636190..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Booknotes II (August '12)DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-80962550949319612512012-08-15T07:04:48.176-07:002012-08-15T07:04:48.176-07:00I look forward to the review - the Gettysburg book...I look forward to the review - the Gettysburg book has, as I indicated, some nice arguments but several get pressed too far and the ultimate impression is that the loss at Gettysburg was the fault of everyone involved except Marse Robert. (And thanks for the "heads up" on the Brice's Crossroads book - I ordered it and a brief skim seems consistent with the review). John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-62494216686425911022012-08-14T12:15:42.984-07:002012-08-14T12:15:42.984-07:00Hello Drew
Looking forward to your impressions of...Hello Drew<br /><br />Looking forward to your impressions of ROBERT E. LEE AT WAR - Bowden. Based on the price of this volume and the set having 8 volumes this could become a pricey set.<br /><br />Thanks<br />Don HallstromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-65904176267844556262012-08-14T07:21:05.933-07:002012-08-14T07:21:05.933-07:00Thanks, John. That's the sentiment expressed ...Thanks, John. That's the sentiment expressed in the handful of negative reviews on Amazon, too. I can overlook the advocacy stuff if the underlying arguments are sound and promote ideas I haven't already encountered in the literature ad infinitum. But, like you say, that type of book carried over 8 volumes would indeed get old. We shall see. I am definitely going to take a look at it.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-26298865555933624412012-08-14T07:01:38.041-07:002012-08-14T07:01:38.041-07:00Drew: Hopefully Bowden's book is more objectiv...Drew: Hopefully Bowden's book is more objective than his Gettysburg collaboration with Ward. That one has lots of nice, thought-provoking arguments but at the end of the day I felt that when reading it I was taking a "busman's holiday" from my day job as an appellate attrney. I know a good piece of advocacy when I see it. That sort of approach can make for one interesting volumeJohn Foskettnoreply@blogger.com