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Why the Confederacy Lost
Oxford University Press, USA 1992; US$ 19.99After the Civil War, someone asked General Pickett why the Battle of Gettysburg had been lost: Was it Lee's error in taking the offensive, the tardiness of Ewell and Early, or Longstreet's hesitation in attacking? Pickett scratched his head and replied, "I've always thought the Yankees had something to do with it." This simple... more...
Love amid the Turmoil
University of Iowa Press 2003; US$ 29.95William Vermilion (1830-1894) served as a captain in Company F of the 36th Iowa Infantry from October 1862 until September 1865. Although he was a physician in Iconium in south central Iowa at the start of the war, after it ended he became a noted lawyer in nearby Centerville; he was also a state senator from 1869 to 1872. Mary Vermilion (1831-1883)... more...
Aufbrüche nach dem Zusammenbruch
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2004; US$ 26.33Hauptbeschreibung Millionen Deutsche wollten nach dem 2. Weltkrieg »raus aus Europa!« - so eine Schlagzeile von 1949. Knapp eine Million Menschen wanderte dann in den 1950er Jahren tatsächlich nach Übersee aus, die meisten in die USA und nach Kanada. Über diese größte Auswanderungsbewegung aus Deutschland im 20. Jahrhundert ist nur wenig bekannt.... more...
Commanders of the Civil War
Scott & Nix, Inc. 2011; US$ 7.99Entering the service on either side at various ranks and from all walks of life, thousands of men commanded as officers over the course of the Civil War. Some rose meteorically to high rank, while others ended their service considerably lower than their initial commission. The select group of forty-four commanders included in this book all served at... more...
Second Manassas
Potomac Books Inc. 2011; US$ 26.95The turning point of one of the Civil War's most crucial battles more...
Gettysburg
Potomac Books Inc. 2003; US$ 16.95Examines the feud between Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles and Union commander Maj. Gen. George G. Meade at the Battle of Gettysburg more...
Ending the Civil War
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2012; US$ 38.00Dramatically and authentically, using eyewitness accounts where possible, this book recounts the final 13 months of the Civil War, a year in which a new U.S. Army general in chief was appointed, a new course for the war was charted, a massive new campaign was begun, the abolition of slavery was confirmed by the re-election of Abraham Lincoln, and the... more...
Der SD-Mann Johannes Schmidt
Tectum Verlag 2012; US$ 26.44Hauptbeschreibung "Man hat mich gewarnt, dass mir Gefahr drohe. Aber ein preußischer Offizier fürchtet sich nicht!" (Kurt von Schleicher am Tag vor seiner Ermordung). Kurt von Schleicher war der wohl glückloseste Kanzler, den Deutschland je hatte: Nach einer Amtszeit von nicht einmal zwei Monaten musste er am 28. Januar 1933 seinen Platz räumen und... more...
Four Years With The Iron Brigade
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 45.00Based on an major recent discovery-the Civil War as seen from the front ranks of a legendary fighting unit more...
General Wadsworth
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 39.95The first full biography of James S. Wadsworth--important Union general, prominent New York politician, and anti-slavery statesman. more...









