tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post5933204745140705156..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Tim Smith's Henry and DonelsonDW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-34853289679467074622016-04-10T20:53:37.657-07:002016-04-10T20:53:37.657-07:00Derek--I agree, I think it is right up there in th...Derek--I agree, I think it is right up there in the top three or five. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596502209384591869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-64039856314088583252016-04-10T20:53:05.365-07:002016-04-10T20:53:05.365-07:00Champion Hill was fun to put together. Tim and I s...Champion Hill was fun to put together. Tim and I sorted through hundreds of pages of material together, debated this and that, etc. as I drafted the maps for it (back when I had the time to do such things). Glad you enjoyed it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596502209384591869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-29975140758603598182016-04-10T16:33:22.463-07:002016-04-10T16:33:22.463-07:00Definitely on my consideration list for this year....Definitely on my consideration list for this year. His Champion Hill study might be the best tactical work on a Civil War battle ever written. Derek Weesenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-11090826396064595952016-04-10T10:08:39.108-07:002016-04-10T10:08:39.108-07:00Hi Brett,
I noticed you haven't been posting m...Hi Brett,<br />I noticed you haven't been posting much on TOCWOC of late. Is the Petersburg site stuff sucking up all your time?DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-37538626778529984482016-04-10T10:06:52.090-07:002016-04-10T10:06:52.090-07:00One of the downsides to doing this site is I have ...One of the downsides to doing this site is I have no time for the pleasures of rereading books I loved the first time around (like Smith's "Champion Hill"). I really should force myself to do it.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-15212466654611994912016-04-10T08:09:35.472-07:002016-04-10T08:09:35.472-07:00Tim is a good historian and a great guy. I read hi...Tim is a good historian and a great guy. I read his Corinth study in manuscript way back in the 1990s. It wasn't ready then for publication as he was still learning his craft, hence we worked together on "Champion Hill" (which I still consider his finest tactical study, with "Shiloh" a very close second. Yes, I may be a bit biased). <br /><br />You can bet all of Tim'sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596502209384591869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-72941402752854276112016-04-09T12:38:29.794-07:002016-04-09T12:38:29.794-07:00Looking forward to this one...Looking forward to this one...Brett Schultehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610273073672923366noreply@blogger.com