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: 5/9/23
Navigating Liberty (2022)
An important work about the transition from slavery to freedom.
Published: 5/3/23
Storm Over Key West (2020)
How Key West became a crucial and successful part of the Union’s blockade effort.
Published: 4/25/23
Man of Fire (2023)
A sensible and sensitive portrait of William T. Sherman.
Published: 4/19/23
The Democratic Collapse (2022)
An important contribution to our understanding of life in antebellum American.
Published: 4/12/23
The Fifth Border State (2023)
A "thoughtfully researched and lucidly argued" look at Civil War era West Virginia.
Published: 4/5/23
Young America (2022)
A revealing look at antebellum American politics.
Published: 3/29/23
Unsung Hero of Gettysburg (2021)
A biography of a lesser-known yet praiseworthy Union cavalry commander.
Published: 3/22/23
Lincoln: The Fire of Genius (2022)
A look at how the 16th president embraced and supported the technological advances of his time.
Published: 3/15/23
The End of Public Execution (2022)
A look at how the New South ended up at the electric chair.
Published: 3/8/23
Civil Wars and Reconstructions in the Americas (2022)
A look at how the 19th century world was far more connected than perhaps imagined.
Published: 3/2/23
Mourning the Presidents (2023)
A thought-provoking collection of essays on America's commanders in chief.
Published: 2/23/23
Their Maryland (2021)
New insights on the 1862 Maryland Campaign.
Published: 2/22/23
Administering Freedom (2022)
A deeply researched history of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Published: 2/20/23
The Union Forever (2012)
Essays on the life and scholarly accomplishments of the late historian John Y. Simon.
Published: 2/15/23
Lady Rebels of Civil War Missouri (2022)
Sketches of pro-Confederate women in Civil War Missouri.
Published: 2/8/23
Gettysburg’s Southern Front (2022)
An analysis of Union military operations against the Confederate capital in June and July 1863.
Published: 2/1/23
I Saw Death Coming (2023)
A "thought-provoking and accessible" reinterpretation of Reconstruction.
Published: 1/25/23
The Tale Untwisted (2023)
A slender volume that packs considerable punch.