tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post655905497959709806..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Booknotes: Wilson's RaidDW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-32047784815904930962018-02-22T07:37:01.233-08:002018-02-22T07:37:01.233-08:00I'm sure the execution has something to do wit...I'm sure the execution has something to do with how it's received. I wasn't bothered by Castel either. In my opinion, the practice just doesn't have anything positive to recommend it.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-53021834090997374782018-02-22T05:45:15.004-08:002018-02-22T05:45:15.004-08:00Probably an acquired taste. I didn't have a pr...Probably an acquired taste. I didn't have a problem with it in Castel's Atlanta Campaign study but I certainly understand the objection. John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-87482819622902529962018-02-20T09:48:12.022-08:002018-02-20T09:48:12.022-08:00Some years ago I read Yankee Blitzkrieg: Wilson&#...Some years ago I read <i>Yankee Blitzkrieg: Wilson's Raid Through Alabama and Georgia</i> by James Pickett Jones. It was thorough and interesting. Manray9https://www.blogger.com/profile/16909853157369331144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-53346501560626192612018-02-20T09:48:01.197-08:002018-02-20T09:48:01.197-08:00No, I don't. Any claim that it adds some kind ...No, I don't. Any claim that it adds some kind of 'you are there' quality falls flat with me.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-88976089111031487092018-02-20T09:35:34.698-08:002018-02-20T09:35:34.698-08:00I'm with you on that matter. History isn'...I'm with you on that matter. History isn't in the present tense.Manray9https://www.blogger.com/profile/16909853157369331144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-44715588193375733802018-02-20T04:53:24.223-08:002018-02-20T04:53:24.223-08:00I do not like the "first person" narra...I do not like the "first person" narrative, do you?Jubilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008211040948569509noreply@blogger.com