That has to be one of the best history books I've ever read.Have you read Battle cry for Freedom by James McPherson on the Civil War? Thought it was great. About 950 pages but then you had the era in one book.
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That has to be one of the best history books I've ever read.Have you read Battle cry for Freedom by James McPherson on the Civil War? Thought it was great. About 950 pages but then you had the era in one book.
I'm in sweden so it might be difficult. I have always liked to mix my reading experiences. Some histories that take the overview look and connect the dots in a way that no participants could have done. And some histories that are based on participant experiences. If you like personal experiences you must read In Beauty And In Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First world war by Peter Englund. Entirely made up from letters, diaries from soldiers and other participants on every front. The result is different but no less true than other histories. Great book.
I love AmeliaPeabody.I know, read some of her stuff as Elisabeth Peters. It is not that common that a good egyptologist actually can write well. Thats probably why her factbooks are easier to read than others.
If you're interested in personal accounts and are at all interested in the American Revolutionary period, you should read Private Yankee Doodle (J.P. Martin). It is interesting in that it's a personal account from an ordinary soldier of the period. In any U.S. war prior to WW II, those are fairly rare. It's usually officers who took the time to write a memoir.Applebaum's book is fairly decent, don't get me wrong. It's just a handful of misconceptions, that are prevalent among authors who write about Russia/USSR, but don't speak the language and have never lived there. Just doesn't sit well with me, being a little pedantic and all.
I'm a big sucker for personal accounts of wars by soldiers themselves. If you're interested, I can get you the names of the books or ISBNs. Hell, if you're in tri-state area, you're welcome to borrow them.
I went hunting, and my son has a kids' book by him--lol. Fields of Fury. I knew I recognized the name! Now I'll have to hunt up some of his adult booksProbably one of his on Lincoln. He wrote one on Jefferson Davis too but havent read them.
Ah..... The Civil War for 12 year old or so. But I have heard the pics included can be rather horrifying, showing death on the battle field and all. Contemporary pics. Photos mostly. Havent read but heard about it.I went hunting, and my son has a kids' book by him--lol. Fields of Fury. I knew I recognized the name! Now I'll have to hunt up some of his adult books