tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post5045150385195911960..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Booknotes (July '13)DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-16370215566221982292013-07-04T15:10:59.082-07:002013-07-04T15:10:59.082-07:00@Chris: I had not heard of that book, but will ord...@Chris: I had not heard of that book, but will order it. Thank you. Our Atlanta collection of essays was a real labor of love--and our first published book. @JohnF: He deals with those issues head-on with a lot of new information and insights. You will enjoy the book. And as George Zimmer might say, "I guarantee it." Happy Fourth, all.<br /><br />Ted Savas Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-40011118670424227452013-07-02T14:50:10.239-07:002013-07-02T14:50:10.239-07:00I would highly recommend the essay by Stephen Davi...I would highly recommend the essay by Stephen Davis 'A Reappraisal of the Generalship of General John Bell Hood in the Battles for Atlanta' from the Savas book on the Atlanta Campaign that came out in 1994.<br /><br />It is a hard to get book but it contains some excellent essays. I think Davis has written one of the most concise defenses of Hood, whether you agree with him or not. It is Chris Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-15313932243940276972013-07-02T14:16:59.345-07:002013-07-02T14:16:59.345-07:00I will be interested in learning how/whether he de...I will be interested in learning how/whether he deals with the July 20-22, 1864 fights, Jonesboro, and Spring Hill/Franklin. It seems there's a good number of objective facts to damage JB's reputation without having to resort to some of the hyperbole/labeling historians have indulged in. Crank up the AC..... John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-39527020683217598372013-07-02T12:59:28.216-07:002013-07-02T12:59:28.216-07:00I largely agree with the positives and negatives m...I largely agree with the positives and negatives mentioned by Dimitri in his blog piece. The author does make a clean breast of it early on that his book is designed specifically to counterbalance the anti-Hood literature, not objectively reevaluate the kaleidoscope of published views on the general. I am more bothered than DR was with the author's emotional tone, as it counterproductively DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-4122433085941791222013-07-02T12:48:21.702-07:002013-07-02T12:48:21.702-07:00Thanks Drew. This is complete BS that our books ar...Thanks Drew. This is complete BS that our books are sent out damaged. We are already raising hell on this end. Sorry for the inconvenience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-83888650045509529772013-07-02T11:08:43.961-07:002013-07-02T11:08:43.961-07:00He'll always have the tent and stove.He'll always have the tent and stove.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-20234747201101861892013-07-02T10:41:03.348-07:002013-07-02T10:41:03.348-07:00Ted,
Yeah, I never complained until now, but the p...Ted,<br />Yeah, I never complained until now, but the packaging has been pretty bad for quite a while now, with your books almost always arriving damaged. Years ago, Casemate would use these nice cardboard bookfolds but now they just send them out in paper envelopes padded with recycled newspaper. It just doesn't provide any protection to hardcovers. No need to send out replacements for DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-74619287374472389762013-07-02T10:25:49.377-07:002013-07-02T10:25:49.377-07:00Thanks for letting me know, Drew. I passed it alon...Thanks for letting me know, Drew. I passed it along to Yvette, and she said they came from the distributor's warehouse. We are raising hell now. Would you like three more copies? Happy to send them. TedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-91799810034237242942013-07-02T08:57:38.725-07:002013-07-02T08:57:38.725-07:00Drew:
I look forward to your review of the Hood b...Drew:<br /><br />I look forward to your review of the Hood book. i note that one estimable blogger has given it fairly strong praise, although his reference to it as "impartial" seems to be a bit of a reach given the relationship of the author and the subject. Some Hood Legends already have been demolished by others (notably the Stoned at Franklin theory). As for Chris's point, i John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-77287959225077060542013-07-01T17:44:33.598-07:002013-07-01T17:44:33.598-07:00I do, but I have a bone to pick with the shipping ...I do, but I have a bone to pick with the shipping department. All 3 were placed in the same large envelope that allowed them to bang around with each other and get damaged to varying degrees in addition to the envelop itself being torn to shreds and leaking that recycled pulp all over the place. DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-60702210183764678182013-07-01T16:37:04.400-07:002013-07-01T16:37:04.400-07:00I guess before long all Generals of the Civil War ...I guess before long all Generals of the Civil War will be saved.<br /><br />I'm hoping for a Sibley book that saves his Civil War career.<br /><br />ChrisChris Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-10275931509728978382013-07-01T15:43:13.670-07:002013-07-01T15:43:13.670-07:00Drew,
I hope you like those days when you get bom...Drew,<br /><br />I hope you like those days when you get bombarded by our company. It was like that for us last week when the UPS man rolled in a bunch of cases and we opened all three new titles (plus the "One Continuous Fight" reprint) at once.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy them. We are very proud of these three titles in particular. Lots of newly plowed ground. (Although at the cost of aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com