tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post4567587661331120087..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Review - "Iowa and the Civil War, Volume 2: From Iuka to the Red River, 1862-1864" by Kenneth LyftogtDW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-29441479227390452152020-12-22T09:02:16.311-08:002020-12-22T09:02:16.311-08:00Hello. Vol. III will have the chapters, "Rol...Hello. Vol. III will have the chapters, "Roll On Shenandoah: Parts I & II. kenneth l. lyftogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119093280642788720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-10943966377872356502020-10-15T08:09:28.932-07:002020-10-15T08:09:28.932-07:00Ted, I think this trilogy is his retirement projec...Ted, I think this trilogy is his retirement project.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-7466717779538718552020-10-15T07:00:37.657-07:002020-10-15T07:00:37.657-07:00I am a history graduate of the University of North...I am a history graduate of the University of Northern Iowa where the author teaches. He wasn't there then, but I went back and saw a couple former profs in 1999 and met Ken then. Seemed like a nice fellow. I have not read his work. TPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613663983162109098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-65269935316333718732020-10-14T18:41:06.250-07:002020-10-14T18:41:06.250-07:00Hi Chris,
They are the typical Hal Jesperson batt...Hi Chris, <br />They are the typical Hal Jesperson battle maps that you see in so many books these days. They have appropriate levels of small-unit detail and make an effort to highlight the positions of Iowa units on the various battlefields.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-59752281091229901842020-10-14T17:04:16.473-07:002020-10-14T17:04:16.473-07:00Drew, how detailed are the maps on a battlefield s...Drew, how detailed are the maps on a battlefield scale? It would seem difficult to have too much detail on individual battles with the scope of the subject.<br /><br />Funny to think the third volume will shift east to cover Sheridan's Valley Campaign. <br /><br />Chris Van BlarganAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com