ECW Podcast: Behind the Pages at Savas Beatie–Spring 2026 (with Ted Savas)

Chris Mackowski, host of the Emerging Civil War Podcast, found a lot of cool reading this spring thanks to a strong line-up of releases from Savas Beatie. From U.S. Grant’s trip around the world to Stonewall Jackson’s frozen trip to Romney, Virginia, to a crisis in Antietam’s West Woods—the spring line-up has offered a bounty for military history enthusiasts. So, Chris called up his friend, publisher Ted Savas, and asked him to talk a bit about the books and the stories behind them.

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