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Tag Archives: Gordon Rhea
Book Review: “On to Petersburg: Grant and Lee, June 4-15, 1864”
I’m not a fan of writing traditional book reviews. I suppose it reminds me too much of my standard weekly assignments during all four undergrad years as a history major at the University of Illinois. Gordon Rhea’s latest publication, On … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review
Tagged George Skoch, Gordon Rhea, LSU Press, Overland Campaign, Petersburg Campaign, Shelby Foote, UNC Press
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On to On to Petersburg!
I don’t know about you, but for years, I have been anxiously awaiting the completion in Gordon Rhea’s epic study of the Overland Campaign. Knowing that the release of the final chapter was pending, I have been ridiculously excited for … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Campaigns, Emerging Civil War
Tagged Cold Harbor, Gordon Rhea, On to Petersburg, Overland Campaign
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Mackowski’s New “Strike Them a Blow” Looks at the Overlooked Phase of the Overland Campaign
by ECW Correspondent Pat Tintle The Emerging Civil War Series has covered well-known events such as Gettysburg and Appomattox, but for the latest volume, author Chris Mackowski has turned the series’ focus toward a battle not found in all U.S. History … Continue reading
Gordon Rhea’s “To the North Anna River”—History Writing at Its Best
I can’t let the sesquicentennial anniversary of North Anna slip away without tossing in a plug for Gordon Rhea’s book To the North Anna River. Rhea’s monumental four-volume study makes him the unquestionable master of Overland Campaign studies, but his … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors
Tagged Gordon Rhea, North Anna, Overland Campaign, To the North Anna River
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