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Book Review: “Radical Warrior: August Willich’s Journey from German Revolutionary to Union General”
In Radical Warrior: August Willich’s Journey from German Revolutionary to Union General, author David Dixon rescues another “B” list historical figure from obscurity and puts him front and center in the American and German narrative. Dixon, a public historian and Civil War author, earned his M.A. from the University of Massachusetts in 2003. His first book, The […]
Read more...Book Review: Between Extremes: Seeking the Political Center in the Civil War North
Between Extremes: Seeking the Political Center in the Civil War North. By Jack Furniss. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 2024. Hardcover, 340 pp. $50.00. Reviewed by Zachery A. Fry Centrist politics in the United States allowed northern voters to support “revolutionary changes for conservative reasons,” claims Jack Furniss in Between Extremes: Seeking the […]
Read more...Civil War on the Water: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War
About the Book
The Civil War on the Water continues the celebration of Emerging Civil War’s 10th anniversary with a compilation of favorite navy tales and obscure narratives by the group’s distinguished public historians. This eclectic collection of more than three dozen essays offers fresh accounts on unfamiliar topics as well as second looks at familiar battles, ships, leaders, and events. There is something here for everyone, neophyte and veteran reader alike.
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About the Editors
Dwight Hughes is a public historian, author, and speaker in Civil War naval history. Lt. Cmdr. Hughes graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1967 and served 20 years aboard warships, on navy staffs, and with river forces in Vietnam. He is the author of Unlike Anything That Ever Floated: The Monitor and Virginia and the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8–9, 1862 (Savas Beatie, 2021) and a contributing author at the Emerging Civil War blog.
Chris Mackowski, Ph.D., is the editor-in-chief and a co-founder of Emerging Civil War. Chris is a writing professor at St. Bonaventure University, where he also serves as the associate dean for undergraduate programs, and is the historian-in-residence at Stevenson Ridge, a historic property on the Spotsylvania Court House battlefield.
Read more...Book Review: Garden of Ruins: Occupied Louisiana in the Civil War
Garden of Ruins: Occupied Louisiana in the Civil War. By J. Matthew Ward. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2024. Hardcover, 306 pp. $50.00. Reviewed by Sean Michael Chick The Federal occupation of Civil War Louisiana has received a significant amount of attention from scholars over the years. This is partly due to the dramatic […]
Read more...Question of the Week: Which foreigner do you think was most impactful in the American Civil War?
Today is the 190th anniversary of the death of Gilbert du Motier, better known to Americans as the Marquis de Lafayette, of American Revolutionary War fame. Which foreigner do you think was most impactful in the American Civil War?
Read more...The Civil War of a Mexican Border Outlaw
ECW welcomes back guest author Aaron Stoyack Juan Nepomuceno Cortina’s reputation as a Mexican bandit, murderer of U.S. citizens, and incessant raider won him heroic stature among Tejanos (Mexican-American residents of Texas). Yet his actions generated disdain from Americans nationwide from 1859 to 1877. He became the target of a joint civilian-military campaign along the […]
Read more...The Civil War On The Water
The Emerging Civil War 10th Anniversary Series: The Civil War on the Water: Favorite Stories and Fresh Perspectives from the Historians at Emerging Civil War Savas Beatie, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-61121-629-5 e-book ISBN: 978-1-61121-630-1 Specs: 12 maps, 72 images, 336 pp. Click here to Order *** About the Book Although primarily a land conflict, the Civil […]
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