tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post2891342630014832950..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Ramold: "ACROSS THE DIVIDE: Union Soldiers View the Northern Home Front"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-45371540186418719422014-04-12T08:43:10.168-07:002014-04-12T08:43:10.168-07:00Hi John,
Yes, Baring the Iron Hand used a lot of p...Hi John,<br />Yes, Baring the Iron Hand used a lot of primary source material while Across the Divide is primarily an interpretive survey. Also, where Baring tended to ramble all over the place, this work is very tight and stylistically improved.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-58107566925593415892014-04-12T08:27:31.992-07:002014-04-12T08:27:31.992-07:00Drew: This appears to bear a resemblance to his ge...Drew: This appears to bear a resemblance to his generally well-done book on discipline in the Union armies, Baring the Iron Hand, which also comes across as largely anecdotal but does make use of statistically reliable sampling. Although from a different publisher, that book also has a fair number of typos but is nonetheless worthwhile. John Foskettnoreply@blogger.com