tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post6895334262868358192..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Gifford: "WHERE VALOR AND DEVOTION MET: The Battle of Pilot Knob"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-22183823493662856032014-11-10T08:47:39.653-08:002014-11-10T08:47:39.653-08:00In preparation for a recent trip to the Pilot Knob...In preparation for a recent trip to the Pilot Knob battlefield, I read 'Where Valor and Devotion Met: ...' just after reading the staff ride guide of the same battle also written by Mr. Gifford. I found the former a great read and the latter just what I need to prepare for and accompany me on my "tramp". I have since read Mssrs. Suderow' and House' revised edition of Greg Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-50616197398397855512014-10-10T14:55:26.223-07:002014-10-10T14:55:26.223-07:00I ended up ordering Suderow's for perhaps an o...I ended up ordering Suderow's for perhaps an odd reason (in addition to the fact that he's a "known quantity"). In the introduction to Gifford's which i accessed on Amazon, and so far as I could tell, he addresses all of the previous works on the battle and the campaign, with one exception - Suderow's. That's unconscionable, IMHO, or it means that he missed it (John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-8827310253928132702014-10-09T20:42:37.216-07:002014-10-09T20:42:37.216-07:00No map of Leasburg itself but there are two that t...No map of Leasburg itself but there are two that trace the retreat route.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-17636285005325160992014-10-09T19:20:23.742-07:002014-10-09T19:20:23.742-07:00Hi, is there maps in this book the cover the retre...Hi, is there maps in this book the cover the retreat and battle of Leasburg? That was something that was sadly missing from Scheel's account. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-59181493222449974182014-10-09T11:55:51.964-07:002014-10-09T11:55:51.964-07:00True dat. I think there's a middle ground. I&#...True dat. I think there's a middle ground. I'm trying to think of the one a couple of years back where one of the potential competitors got wind of the other's project, which had an earlier ETA, and turned over some of his work. Exactly how you'd want this to work in a perfect world. There was also a recent discussion on Dave Powell's site where Brad Butkovich suggested that John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-33963072724323675862014-10-09T10:43:58.357-07:002014-10-09T10:43:58.357-07:00Thanks. Yeah, I always go back and forth on this....Thanks. Yeah, I always go back and forth on this. Another example is when Clemens was miffed about Pierro's version of the Carman papers. I don't think I would ever want to discourage parallel projects, because we all know countless examples of books never getting finished (and then we have nothing at all). DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-17426745420985878232014-10-09T10:19:34.173-07:002014-10-09T10:19:34.173-07:00Drew:
Another solid, thorough review.
This bring...Drew:<br /><br />Another solid, thorough review.<br /><br />This brings to the fore again something which I've always thought about - information sharing where two authors undertake essentially the same project in the same time frame. The first that comes to mind is Cozzens and Sword on Chattanooga and there have been others. This seems to be the latest. Since most readers are unlikely to John Foskettnoreply@blogger.com