Book Reviews
The digital home of book reviews and author interviews—and your source of the most up-to-date information on all things Civil War literature
Published: 8/7/19
Call Out the Cadets (2019)
A detailed review of "Call Out the Cadets: The Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864" by Sarah Kay Bierle.
Published: 7/31/19
That Bloody Hill (2017)
Delve into the story of the Battle of Chickamauga with Lee Elder's "That Bloody Hill: Hilliard’s Legion at Chickamauga."
Published: 7/24/19
Illusions of Emancipation (2019)
A detailed review of "Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom & Equality in the Twilight of Slavery" by Joseph P. Reidy.
Published: 7/17/19
Let Us Die Like Men (2019)
A detailed review of "Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864" by William Lee White.
Published: 7/10/19
Major General George H. Sharpe and the Creation of American Military Intelligence in the Civil War (2018)
A detailed review of "Major General George H. Sharpe and the Creation of American Military Intelligence in the Civil War" by Peter G. Tsouras.
Published: 7/3/19
Private Confederacies (2019)
Explore the emotional worlds of southern men during the Civil War with James J. Broomall's thought-provoking book, "Private Confederacies."
Published: 6/26/19
Louisa on the Front Lines (2019)
Explore the untold chapters of Louisa May Alcott's life as a Civil War nurse in Samantha Seiple's book, "Louisa on the Front Lines."
Published: 6/19/19
France and the American Civil War (2019)
A detailed review of "France and the American Civil War: A Diplomatic History" by Stève Sainlaude, translated by Jessica Edwards.
Published: 6/12/19
James Riley Weaver’s Civil War (2019)
A detailed review of "James Riley Weaver's Civil War: The Diary of a Union Cavalry Officer and Prisoner of War, 1863-1865," ed. by John T. Schlotterbeck et al.
Published: 6/5/19
Spying on the South (2019)
A detailed review of Tony Horwitz's "Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide."
Published: 5/23/19
North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession (2019)
A detailed review of "North Carolina Unionists and the Fight Over Secession" by Steve M. Miller.
Published: 5/22/19
The Army of Tennessee in Retreat (2018)
A detailed review of "The Army of Tennessee In Retreat: From Defeat at Nashville through 'the Sternest Trials of the War'” by O.C. Hood.
Published: 5/15/19
Custer: The Making of a Young General (2018)
A detailed review of Edward G. Longacre's "Custer: The Making of a Young General."
Published: 5/8/19
Fighting for Atlanta (2018)
A detailed review of "Fighting for Atlanta: Tactics, Terrain, and Trenches in the Civil War" by Earl J. Hess.
Published: 5/1/19
A Fierce Glory (2018)
A detailed review of "A Fierce Glory: Antietam—The Desperate Battle That Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery" by Justin Martin.
Published: 4/24/19
River of Death (2018)
A detailed review of "River of Death—The Chickamauga Campaign, Volume 1: The Fall of Chattanooga" by William Glenn Robertson.
Published: 4/17/19
Meade: The Price of Command, 1863-1865 (2018)
A detailed review of "Meade: The Price of Command, 1863-1865" by John G. Selby.
Published: 4/10/19
Aberration of Mind (2018)
A detailed review of "Aberration of Mind: Suicide and Suffering in the Civil War-Era South" by Diane Miller Sommerville.