The Cornfield
Antietam's Bloody Turning Point
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L.J. Ganser
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By:
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David A. Welker
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For generations of Americans, the word Antietam - the name of a bucolic stream in western Maryland - held the same sense of horror and carnage that the date 9/11 does for Americans today. But Antietam eclipses even this modern tragedy as America's single bloodiest day, on which 22,000 men became casualties in a war to determine our nation's future.
Antietam is forever burned into the American psyche as a battle bathed in blood that served no military purpose and brought no decisive victory. This much Americans know was true. What they didn't know was why the battle broke out at all - until now. The Cornfield: Antietam's Bloody Turning Point tells for the first time the full story of the struggle to control "the Cornfield," the action on which the costly battle of Antietam turned. Many of the firsthand accounts included in this volume have never before been revealed to modern audiences or assembled in such a comprehensive, accessible narrative.
At the same time, The Cornfield offers fresh views of the battle as a whole, arguing that two central facts doomed thousands of soldiers. This new, provocative perspective is certain to change our modern understanding of how the battle of Antietam was fought and its role in American history.
©2020 David A. Welker (P)2021 TantorListeners also enjoyed...
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
One of the most important and objective firsthand accounts of the Civil War. Unlike some other Confederate memoirists, General Edward Porter Alexander objectively evaluated and criticized prominent Confederate officers, including Robert E. Lee. The result is a clear-eyed assessment of the bloody conflict that divided but subsequently united the nation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The first one I may exchange
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"Lee Is Trapped, and Must Be Taken"
- Eleven Fateful Days After Gettysburg: July 4 - 14, 1863
- By: Thomas J. Ryan, Richard R. Schaus
- Narrated by: David Stifel
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
"Lee Is Trapped, and Must Be Taken": Eleven Fateful Days After Gettysburg: July 4 to July 14, 1863 focuses on the immediate aftermath of the battle of Gettysburg and addresses how Maj. Gen. George G. Meade organized and motivated his Army of the Potomac in response to President Abraham Lincoln's mandate to bring about the "literal or substantial destruction" of Gen. Robert E. Lee's retreating Army of Northern Virginia.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Detailed and Well Written
- By Ezekiel Z. Conover on 04-22-21
By: Thomas J. Ryan, and others
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Fire and Movement
- The British Expeditionary Force and the Campaign of 1914
- By: Peter Hart
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 18 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 107
A remarkable story of high hopes and crushing disappointment, the campaign contains moments of sheer horror and nerve-shattering excitement; pathos and comic relief; occasional cowardice and much selfless courage - all culminating in the climax of the First Battle of Ypres. And yet, as Peter Hart shows in this gripping and revisionary look at the war's first year, for too long the British part in the 1914 campaigns has been veiled in layers of self-congratulatory myth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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stop doing accents on quotes
- By Eric on 02-01-15
By: Peter Hart
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Witness to Gettysburg
- Inside the Battle That Changed the Course of the Civil War
- By: Richard Wheeler
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
Witness to Gettysburg brings the bloodiest, most crucial battle of the Civil War to life through on-the-spot eyewitness accounts. From the courageous fighting men and officers to the civilians watching as the conflict raged through their towns, from the reporters riding with the regiments to the children excited or terrified by the titanic drama unfolding before them, each account stems from personal experience and blends with the whole to create a startlingly vivid tapestry of war. In their own words, and through the eyes of their closest aides, such commanders as Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart, and George Meade.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So Well Read...A lesson to the Overly Dramatic
- By Charles on 08-06-13
By: Richard Wheeler
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The Seven Days
- The Emergence of Robert E. Lee and the Dawn of a Legend
- By: Clifford Dowdey
- Narrated by: Nicholas Tecosky
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Seven Days Campaign was a series of battles fought near Richmond at the end of June 1862. General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had routed General George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac. Depriving McClellan of a military decision meant the war would continue for two more years. The Seven Days depicts a critical turning point in the Civil War that would ingrain Robert E. Lee in history as one of the finest generals of all time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Seven Days:A different Title would work
- By Margaret Harley on 09-10-21
By: Clifford Dowdey
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The Early Morning of War: Bull Run, 1861 (Campaigns and Commanders Series)
- By: Edward G. Longacre
- Narrated by: Aaron Killian
- Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
When Union and Confederate forces squared off along Bull Run on July 21, 1861, the Federals expected this first major military campaign would bring an early end to the Civil War. But when Confederate troops launched a strong counterattack, both sides realized the war would be longer and costlier than anticipated. First Bull Run, or First Manassas, set the stage for four years of bloody conflict that forever changed the political, social, and economic fabric of the nation. It also introduced the commanders, tactics, and weaponry that would define the American way of war through the turn of the twentieth century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book of this early battle
- By Bradley Behrhorst on 09-02-22
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To the Gates of Richmond
- The Peninsula Campaign
- By: Stephen Sears
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 150
It was the largest campaign ever attempted in the Civil War: the Peninsula campaign of 1862. General George McClellan planned to advance from Yorktown up the Virginia Peninsula and destroy the Rebel army in its own capital. But with Robert E. Lee delivering blows to the Union army, McClellan’s plan fell through at the gates of Richmond.
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- By Triceracop on 10-08-13
By: Stephen Sears
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The Compleat Victory
- Saratoga and the American Revolution
- By: Kevin Weddle
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story5 out of 5 stars 50
In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting on both sides, the outcome of the American War of Independence hung in the balance. Having successfully expelled the Americans from Canada in 1776, the British were determined to end the rebellion the following year and devised what they believed a war-winning strategy, sending General John Burgoyne south to rout the Americans and take Albany.
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4 out of 5 stars
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By: Kevin Weddle
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Kennesaw Mountain
- Sherman, Johnston, and the Atlanta Campaign
- By: Earl J. Hess
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 112
While fighting his way toward Atlanta, William T. Sherman encountered his biggest roadblock at Kennesaw Mountain, where Joseph E. Johnston’s Army of Tennessee held a heavily fortified position. The opposing armies confronted each other from June 19 to July 3, 1864, and Sherman initially tried to outflank the Confederates. His men endured heavy rains, artillery duels, sniping, and a fierce battle at Kolb’s Farm before Sherman decided to attack Johnston’s position directly on June 27.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thorough and detailed.
- By MAC24211 on 09-06-20
By: Earl J. Hess
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Chancellorsville
- By: Stephen Sears
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 227
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 195
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 191
A former editor of American Heritage, Stephen W. Sears has collected a wealth of new sources for this definitive portrait of one of the most dramatic battles of the Civil War. Using scores of letters and diaries written by soldiers from both Union and Confederate armies, Sears’ narrative history seeks to strip away the gloss of later commentary and restore the battle of Chancellorsville to its original voices.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's a Wonderful Tool
- By Drake M. Davis on 08-23-14
By: Stephen Sears
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A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg, Volume 1
- From the Crossing of the James to the Crater
- By: A. Wilson Greene, Gary W. W. Gallagher - foreword
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 25 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Grinding, bloody, and ultimately decisive, the Petersburg Campaign was the Civil War's longest and among its most complex. Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee squared off for more than nine months in their struggle for Petersburg, the key to the Confederate capital at Richmond. Featuring some of the war's most notorious battles, the campaign played out against a backdrop of political drama and crucial fighting elsewhere, with massive costs for soldiers and civilians alike.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well documented and fills a big gap
- By Ripley on 10-29-24
By: A. Wilson Greene, and others
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The Greatest Fury
- The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America
- By: William C. Davis
- Narrated by: David H. Lawrence XVII
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
From master historian William C. Davis, the definitive story of the Battle of New Orleans, the fight that decided the ultimate fate not only of the War of 1812 but the future course of the fledgling American republic. It was a battle that could not be won. Outnumbered farmers, merchants, backwoodsmen, smugglers, slaves, and Choctaw Indians, many of them unarmed, were up against the cream of the British army, professional soldiers who had defeated the great Napoleon and set Washington, DC, ablaze.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mispronounced names and locations
- By Anonymous User on 06-02-22
By: William C. Davis
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Sickles at Gettysburg
- The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, and Declared Himself the Hero of Gettysburg
- By: James A. Hessler
- Narrated by: Bob Neufeld
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Sickles at Gettysburg by licensed battlefield guide James Hessler, is the most deeply-researched, full-length biography to appear on this remarkable American icon. No individual who fought at Gettysburg was more controversial, both personally and professionally, than Major General Daniel E. Sickles. By 1863, Sickles was notorious as a disgraced former Congressman who murdered his wife’s lover on the streets of Washington and used America’s first temporary insanity defense to escape justice.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Backbiting
- By Anonymous User on 04-08-24
By: James A. Hessler
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Pickett's Charge
- A New Look at Gettysburg's Final Attack
- By: Phillip Thomas Tucker PhD
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 19 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 207
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Story4 out of 5 stars 190
Pickett's Charge is a detailed analysis of one of the most iconic and defining events in American history. This book presents a much-needed fresh look, including the unvarnished truths and ugly realities, about the unforgettable story. With the luxury of hindsight, historians have long denounced the folly of Lee's attack, but this work reveals the tactical brilliance of a master plan that went awry. Special emphasis is placed on the common soldiers on both sides, especially the non-Virginia attackers outside of Pickett's Virginia Division.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worst CW book ever. Can't rate it low enough. It deserves negative 5 stars in all categories
- By rbergen on 05-10-18
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On to Petersburg
- Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864
- By: Gordon C. Rhea
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story5 out of 5 stars 49
On to Petersburg follows the Union army's movement to the James River, the military response from the Confederates, and the initial assault on Petersburg, which Rhea suggests marked the true end of the Overland Campaign. Beginning his account in the immediate aftermath of Grant's three-day attack on Confederate troops at Cold Harbor, Rhea argues that the Union general's primary goal was not - as often supposed - to take Richmond, but rather to destroy Lee's army by closing off its retreat routes and disrupting its supply chain.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Important to understanding the Overland Campaign
- By Jimbo on 12-29-19
By: Gordon C. Rhea
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Perryville: This Grand Havoc of Battle
- By: Kenneth W. Noe
- Narrated by: Tom Sleeker
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
On October 8, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed near Perryville, Kentucky, in what would be the largest battle ever fought on Kentucky soil. The climax of a campaign that began two months before in Northern Mississippi, Perryville came to be recognized as the high water mark of the western Confederacy. Some said the hard-fought battle, forever remembered by participants for its sheer savagery and for their commanders' confusion, was the worst battle of the war, losing the last chance to bring the Commonwealth into the Confederacy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Pitiful narration
- By Charles on 10-22-17
By: Kenneth W. Noe
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- Narrated by: Bob Neufeld
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The American Civil War is often called the first “modern war.” Sandwiched between the Napoleonic Wars and World War I, it spawned a host of “firsts” and is considered a precursor to the larger and more deadly 20th century wars. Confederate Gen. James Longstreet made overlooked but profound modern contributions to the art of war. Retired Lt. Col. Harold M. Knudsen explains what Longstreet did and how he did it in James Longstreet and the American Civil War: The Confederate General Who Fought the Next War.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Grandpa reading mushmouth
- By McKinley L. Donnor on 11-20-23
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Longstreet at Gettysburg
- A Critical Reassessment
- By: Cory M. Pfarr
- Narrated by: Mike Hennessy
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the first book-length, critical analysis of Lieutenant General James Longstreet's actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. The author argues that Longstreet's record has been discredited unfairly, beginning with character assassination by his contemporaries after the war and, persistently, by historians in the decades since. By closely studying the three-day battle, and conducting an incisive historiographical inquiry into Longstreet's treatment by scholars, this book presents an alternative view of Longstreet as an effective military leader.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Longstreet Vindicated
- By Mr. Noodle on 10-24-23
By: Cory M. Pfarr
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The War for the Common Soldier
- How Men Thought, Fought, and Survived in Civil War Armies
- By: Peter S. Carmichael
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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How did Civil War soldiers endure the brutal and unpredictable existence of army life during the conflict? This question is at the heart of Peter S. Carmichael's sweeping new study of men at war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A flowing historical narrative
- By Rick Lynch on 08-17-24
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Chancellorsville
- By: Stephen Sears
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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A former editor of American Heritage, Stephen W. Sears has collected a wealth of new sources for this definitive portrait of one of the most dramatic battles of the Civil War. Using scores of letters and diaries written by soldiers from both Union and Confederate armies, Sears’ narrative history seeks to strip away the gloss of later commentary and restore the battle of Chancellorsville to its original voices.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's a Wonderful Tool
- By Drake M. Davis on 08-23-14
By: Stephen Sears
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The Battle of Gettysburg
- American Heritage Series
- By: Bruce Catton
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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From the opening shots to General George Pickett's ill-fated charge, Bruce Catton tells the dramatic story of the battle that resulted in more than 51,000 Union and Confederate casualties and changed the course of the war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very good, short narrative
- By Carl E. Koller Lucio on 02-23-18
By: Bruce Catton
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Combat: The Civil War
- By: Don Congdon, Bruce Catton
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 29 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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There are many, many studies of the Civil War. Books have been written on its economic effects, its political causes, its relationship to western expansion. But the real fascination of the war is the story of combat, men in battle. Combat: The Civil War tells this story in the words of men who actually marched into battle. We share their experiences, their fears, and their moments of bravery at Vicksburg, on board the Monitor, at Gettysburg, and at the bloody battle of Antietam. These eyewitness accounts are interspersed with brief commentaries by some of our most respected historians....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Could Have Been Better
- By Amazon Customer on 07-06-13
By: Don Congdon, and others
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- Subway
- 10-10-24
Detailed research and critical analysis
Very detailed recounting of the center of the worst fighting in America. Especially noteworthy critical analysis of leadership on both sides, revealing failures of judgment, inflexibility, and timidity at the highest levels, particularly on the part of McClellan. Well read. Recommended.
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- Rodney W. Schmisseur
- 02-03-23
Antietam - everything before the bridge
An interesting and worthwhile addition to the Antietam library. More than just the clash of arms in the cornfield itself.
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- Amanda Tyler
- 04-07-24
Micro history at its finest
Loved the detailed description of the fighting in the Cornfield. Book great help to my study of the battle, ancestor in 5th LA.
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- Anthony W. Baugher
- 07-10-23
Better understanding ….
of what took place on that day. It will help with my visit to the battlefield.
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