tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post936031338881730882..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Book News: The Great PartnershipDW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-29677936943621636602018-10-06T08:37:39.233-07:002018-10-06T08:37:39.233-07:00He's best known for his military and cultural ...He's best known for his military and cultural scholarship surrounding ethnic German soldiers, which has proved highly influential. I thought his "Chancellorsville and the Germans: Nativism, Ethnicity, and Civil War Memory" was one of that year's best books. The Lee-Jackson study seems to represent his first foray into more popular history. I'm looking forward to reading it. DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-7006525972271645332018-10-06T07:33:32.271-07:002018-10-06T07:33:32.271-07:00Drew: I'm not familiar with his past work. Thi...Drew: I'm not familiar with his past work. This looks like an interesting approach. As usual, however, pre-publication hype leaves me with some skepticism:<br /><br />"consistently won despite often overwhelming odds against them"<br /><br />Lee and Jackson "successfully" combined in three operations: 2BR (where Jackson's pre-battle maneuvering certainly set the stage John Fosketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07936933540188671571noreply@blogger.com