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Showing posts with label Battles. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
GLORY AND THE GRAVE
On this day in 1876, George Armstrong Custer became immortal. It's also the day that he and 267 fellow soldiers (and Indian scouts) died:
Search for these and other Custer titles in the SLPL Catalog
Search for these and other Custer titles in the SLPL Catalog
Thursday, April 24, 2014
LITTLE WARS
INTRODUCTION
Yes, my young friends, there was a time back in the Dark Ages (pre-1990 by your definition) when we old folks didn’t play games on computers. You may not believe this, but we didn’t have computers—-well, we did, but the smallest one filled an entire room, meaning it was not portable by anyone’s definition…
Because of this lack of computers, the games we played involved playing cards and/or board games. That might seem quaint to you young people, but we actually had a lot of fun playing such games. Why, I remember a game of Risk in grad school where we had to chug a beer each time we lost a country—-err, but I digress…
The mention of Risk brings us around to today’s subject: wargames-— preferably, such games played on boards using miniature soldiers and other game pieces. There are people (mostly old guys my age, I’ll admit) who put a lot of time and effort into playing/creating such games. The books in the following list can provide you with more information about the fascinating world of wargames and wargamers, one of whom was H.G. Wells—yes, that H.G. Wells, the Time Machine/War of the Worlds guy. Wells and his club buddies played a war game using miniature artillery pieces that actually fired (see his book, Little Wars, below).
Notes: I’ve included a few books on “little wars,” that is, smaller-scale conflicts like the Spanish-American War or the Zulu War of 1879 in this list. They can be less daunting starting points for prospective wargamers.
If you would like to search the SLPL Catalog for additional books on this subject, use the Subject term war games. Doing an All Fields search using the following terms can reveal additional items of interest to the wargames player/creator:
• battles strategy
• battles tactics
• battles maps
• little war
I haven’t played war games in a long time, but creating this blog post has certainly whetted my appetite…
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
Library Branches:
BU: Buder Branch
CO: Carondelet Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
DI: Divoll Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
WA: Walnut Park Branch
Central Library:
BT: Business & Technology Room
BGL: Business, Government & Law
HG: History & Geography Room
J: Children’s Library
ST: Stacks
STL: St. Louis Room
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: The ancient war game.
Author/Compiler: Grant, Charles.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1974
Format: Books
Title: Beginners' guide to wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Quarrie, Bruce.
Local Call Number: BGL--793.9
Publication Date: 1987
Format: Books
Title: The best of board wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Palmer, Nicholas.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1980
Format: Books
Title: The complete wargames handbook: how to play, design, and find them.
Author/Compiler: Dunnigan, James F.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1980
Format: Books
Title: The comprehensive guide to board wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Palmer, Nicholas.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1977
Format: Books
Title: Featherstone's complete wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Featherstone, Donald F.
Local Call Number: BGL--793.92
Publication Date: 1988
Format: Books
Title: Fundamentals of war gaming.
Author/Compiler: McHugh, Francis J. Naval War College (U.S.)
Local Call Number: SS--355.48
Publication Date: 2011
Format:: Books
Title: How to play war games in miniature.
Author/Compiler: Morschauser, Joseph.
Local Call Number: ST--794
Publication Date: 1962
Format: Books
Title: Little-known wars of great and lasting impact: the turning points in our history we should know more about.
Author/Compiler: Axelrod, Alan.
Local Call Number: SC--355.009
Publication Date: 2009
Format: Books
Title: The little wars of the United States. Maps by Jean A. Brown.
Author/Compiler: Dupuy, R. Ernest & William Henry Baumer,
Local Call Number: ST--973
Publication Date: 1968
Format: Books
Title: Little wars; a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girls who like boys' games and books.
Author/Compiler: Wells, H. G.
Local Call Number: J 793
Publication Date: 1913
Format: Books
Title: Making and collecting military miniatures.
Author/Compiler: Bard, Bob.
Local Call Number: ST--355
Publication Date: 1957
Format: Books
Title: Queen Victoria's little wars.
Author/Compiler: Farwell, Byron.
Local Call Number: ST--942.081
Publication Date: 1972
Format: Books
Title: The Second Anglo-Boer War.
Series Title: Wargaming in history.
Author/Compiler: Herbert, Edwin.
Local Call Number: ST--793.92
Publication Date: 1990
Format: Books
Title: Skirmish wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Featherstone, Donald F.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1979 1975 Format: Books
Title: U.S. Navy fundamentals of war gaming.
Author/Compiler: McHugh, Francis J.
Local Call Number: BGL--355.48
Format: Books
Title: The war game; ten great battles recreated from history. War games photographed by Philip O. Stearns.
Author/Compiler: Young, Peter.
Local Call Number: ST--Oversize 904.7
Publication Date: 1972
Format: Books
Title: War games: the secret world of the creators, players, and policy makers rehearsing World War III today.
Author/Compiler: Allen, Thomas B.
Local Call Number: ST--355.48
Publication Date: 1987
Format: Books
Title: A wargamers' guide to the Arab-Israeli wars since 1948.
Series Title: Tank battles in miniature.
Author/Compiler: Quarrie, Bruce.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1978
Format: Books
Title: Wargaming airborne operations.
Author/Compiler: Featherstone, Donald F.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1979 1977
Format: Books
Title: Wargaming, ancient and medieval.
Author/Compiler: Featherstone, Donald F.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1975
Format: Books
Title: Yours to reason why: decision in battle; maps and battle-plans by W.F.N. Watson.
Author/Compiler: Seymour, William.
Local Call Number: ST--904.7
Publication Date: 1982
Format: Books
Yes, my young friends, there was a time back in the Dark Ages (pre-1990 by your definition) when we old folks didn’t play games on computers. You may not believe this, but we didn’t have computers—-well, we did, but the smallest one filled an entire room, meaning it was not portable by anyone’s definition…
Because of this lack of computers, the games we played involved playing cards and/or board games. That might seem quaint to you young people, but we actually had a lot of fun playing such games. Why, I remember a game of Risk in grad school where we had to chug a beer each time we lost a country—-err, but I digress…
The mention of Risk brings us around to today’s subject: wargames-— preferably, such games played on boards using miniature soldiers and other game pieces. There are people (mostly old guys my age, I’ll admit) who put a lot of time and effort into playing/creating such games. The books in the following list can provide you with more information about the fascinating world of wargames and wargamers, one of whom was H.G. Wells—yes, that H.G. Wells, the Time Machine/War of the Worlds guy. Wells and his club buddies played a war game using miniature artillery pieces that actually fired (see his book, Little Wars, below).
Notes: I’ve included a few books on “little wars,” that is, smaller-scale conflicts like the Spanish-American War or the Zulu War of 1879 in this list. They can be less daunting starting points for prospective wargamers.
If you would like to search the SLPL Catalog for additional books on this subject, use the Subject term war games. Doing an All Fields search using the following terms can reveal additional items of interest to the wargames player/creator:
• battles strategy
• battles tactics
• battles maps
• little war
I haven’t played war games in a long time, but creating this blog post has certainly whetted my appetite…
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
Library Branches:
BU: Buder Branch
CO: Carondelet Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
DI: Divoll Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
WA: Walnut Park Branch
Central Library:
BT: Business & Technology Room
BGL: Business, Government & Law
HG: History & Geography Room
J: Children’s Library
ST: Stacks
STL: St. Louis Room
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: The ancient war game.
Author/Compiler: Grant, Charles.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1974
Format: Books
Title: Beginners' guide to wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Quarrie, Bruce.
Local Call Number: BGL--793.9
Publication Date: 1987
Format: Books
Title: The best of board wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Palmer, Nicholas.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1980
Format: Books
Title: The complete wargames handbook: how to play, design, and find them.
Author/Compiler: Dunnigan, James F.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1980
Format: Books
Title: The comprehensive guide to board wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Palmer, Nicholas.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1977
Format: Books
Title: Featherstone's complete wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Featherstone, Donald F.
Local Call Number: BGL--793.92
Publication Date: 1988
Format: Books
Title: Fundamentals of war gaming.
Author/Compiler: McHugh, Francis J. Naval War College (U.S.)
Local Call Number: SS--355.48
Publication Date: 2011
Format:: Books
Title: How to play war games in miniature.
Author/Compiler: Morschauser, Joseph.
Local Call Number: ST--794
Publication Date: 1962
Format: Books
Title: Little-known wars of great and lasting impact: the turning points in our history we should know more about.
Author/Compiler: Axelrod, Alan.
Local Call Number: SC--355.009
Publication Date: 2009
Format: Books
Title: The little wars of the United States. Maps by Jean A. Brown.
Author/Compiler: Dupuy, R. Ernest & William Henry Baumer,
Local Call Number: ST--973
Publication Date: 1968
Format: Books
Title: Little wars; a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girls who like boys' games and books.
Author/Compiler: Wells, H. G.
Local Call Number: J 793
Publication Date: 1913
Format: Books
Title: Making and collecting military miniatures.
Author/Compiler: Bard, Bob.
Local Call Number: ST--355
Publication Date: 1957
Format: Books
Title: Queen Victoria's little wars.
Author/Compiler: Farwell, Byron.
Local Call Number: ST--942.081
Publication Date: 1972
Format: Books
Title: The Second Anglo-Boer War.
Series Title: Wargaming in history.
Author/Compiler: Herbert, Edwin.
Local Call Number: ST--793.92
Publication Date: 1990
Format: Books
Title: Skirmish wargaming.
Author/Compiler: Featherstone, Donald F.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1979 1975 Format: Books
Title: U.S. Navy fundamentals of war gaming.
Author/Compiler: McHugh, Francis J.
Local Call Number: BGL--355.48
Format: Books
Title: The war game; ten great battles recreated from history. War games photographed by Philip O. Stearns.
Author/Compiler: Young, Peter.
Local Call Number: ST--Oversize 904.7
Publication Date: 1972
Format: Books
Title: War games: the secret world of the creators, players, and policy makers rehearsing World War III today.
Author/Compiler: Allen, Thomas B.
Local Call Number: ST--355.48
Publication Date: 1987
Format: Books
Title: A wargamers' guide to the Arab-Israeli wars since 1948.
Series Title: Tank battles in miniature.
Author/Compiler: Quarrie, Bruce.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1978
Format: Books
Title: Wargaming airborne operations.
Author/Compiler: Featherstone, Donald F.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1979 1977
Format: Books
Title: Wargaming, ancient and medieval.
Author/Compiler: Featherstone, Donald F.
Local Call Number: ST--793.9
Publication Date: 1975
Format: Books
Title: Yours to reason why: decision in battle; maps and battle-plans by W.F.N. Watson.
Author/Compiler: Seymour, William.
Local Call Number: ST--904.7
Publication Date: 1982
Format: Books
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
The Battle of the Alamo began on February 23, 1836, when Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas). The siege ended on March 6, 1836, when Mexican troops captured the mission and all the Texian defenders were killed. The massacre of the survivors inspired many Texas settlers—and some adventurers from the United States—to join the Texian Army. Their resolve hardened by a desire for revenge, the Texians defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.
Battle of the Alamo—Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
MA: Machacek Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: 13 days to glory: the siege of the Alamo.
Series Title: Southwest landmark; no. 2.
Author/Compiler: Tinkle, Lon.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 1985.
Format: Books.
Title: The Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Myers, John Myers.
Local Call Number: ST—976.4
Publication Date: 1948.
Format: Books.
Title: The Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Tinkle, Lon.
Local Call Number: ST—976.4
Publication Date: 1958.
Format: Books.
Title: Alamo almanac & book of lists.
Author/Compiler: Chemerka, William R.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 1997.
Format: Books.
Title: The Alamo: a cultural history.
Author/Compiler: Thompson, Frank T.
Local Call Number: HG—976.403
Publication Date: 2001.
Format: Books.
Title: Alamo legacy: Alamo descendants remember the Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Jackson, Ron.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 1997.
Format: Books.
Title: American legend: the real-life adventures of David Crockett.
Author/Compiler: Levy, Buddy.
Local Call Number: ST—B CROCKETT DAVY
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: The blood of heroes: the 13-day struggle for the Alamo-- and the sacrifice that forged a nation.
Author/Compiler: Donovan, Jim.
Local Call Number HG—976.403
Publication Date 2012.
Format: Books.
Title: David Crockett: hero of the common man.
Author/Compiler: Groneman, Bill.
Local Call Number: ELB—B CROCKETT DAVY
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: Duel of eagles: the Mexican and U.S. fight for the Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Long, Jeff.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 1990.
Format: Books.
Title: Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas revolution.
Author/Compiler: Hatch, Thom.
Local Call Number: HG—976.403
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: Exodus from the Alamo: the anatomy of the last stand myth.
Author/Compiler: Tucker, Phillip Thomas.
Local Call Number: HG—976.403
Publication Date: 2010.
Format: Books.
Title: Eyewitness to the Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Groneman, Bill.
Local Call Number: ST--976.403
Publication Date: 1996.
Format: Books.
Title: Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett's last stand and other mysteries of the Texas Revolution.
Series Title: New narratives in American history.
Author/Compiler: Crisp, James E.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: A time to stand / by Walter Lord.
Author/Compiler: Lord, Walter.
Local Call Number: ST,MA—976.403
Publication Date: 1978.
Format: Books
The Battle of the Alamo began on February 23, 1836, when Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas). The siege ended on March 6, 1836, when Mexican troops captured the mission and all the Texian defenders were killed. The massacre of the survivors inspired many Texas settlers—and some adventurers from the United States—to join the Texian Army. Their resolve hardened by a desire for revenge, the Texians defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836.
Battle of the Alamo—Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
MA: Machacek Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: 13 days to glory: the siege of the Alamo.
Series Title: Southwest landmark; no. 2.
Author/Compiler: Tinkle, Lon.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 1985.
Format: Books.
Title: The Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Myers, John Myers.
Local Call Number: ST—976.4
Publication Date: 1948.
Format: Books.
Title: The Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Tinkle, Lon.
Local Call Number: ST—976.4
Publication Date: 1958.
Format: Books.
Title: Alamo almanac & book of lists.
Author/Compiler: Chemerka, William R.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 1997.
Format: Books.
Title: The Alamo: a cultural history.
Author/Compiler: Thompson, Frank T.
Local Call Number: HG—976.403
Publication Date: 2001.
Format: Books.
Title: Alamo legacy: Alamo descendants remember the Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Jackson, Ron.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 1997.
Format: Books.
Title: American legend: the real-life adventures of David Crockett.
Author/Compiler: Levy, Buddy.
Local Call Number: ST—B CROCKETT DAVY
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: The blood of heroes: the 13-day struggle for the Alamo-- and the sacrifice that forged a nation.
Author/Compiler: Donovan, Jim.
Local Call Number HG—976.403
Publication Date 2012.
Format: Books.
Title: David Crockett: hero of the common man.
Author/Compiler: Groneman, Bill.
Local Call Number: ELB—B CROCKETT DAVY
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: Duel of eagles: the Mexican and U.S. fight for the Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Long, Jeff.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 1990.
Format: Books.
Title: Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas revolution.
Author/Compiler: Hatch, Thom.
Local Call Number: HG—976.403
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: Exodus from the Alamo: the anatomy of the last stand myth.
Author/Compiler: Tucker, Phillip Thomas.
Local Call Number: HG—976.403
Publication Date: 2010.
Format: Books.
Title: Eyewitness to the Alamo.
Author/Compiler: Groneman, Bill.
Local Call Number: ST--976.403
Publication Date: 1996.
Format: Books.
Title: Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett's last stand and other mysteries of the Texas Revolution.
Series Title: New narratives in American history.
Author/Compiler: Crisp, James E.
Local Call Number: ST—976.403
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: A time to stand / by Walter Lord.
Author/Compiler: Lord, Walter.
Local Call Number: ST,MA—976.403
Publication Date: 1978.
Format: Books
Monday, February 3, 2014
THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INTRODUCTION
The Battle of Iwo Jima (aka Operation Detachment) was a major battle in which the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps made an amphibious landing on the island of Iwo Jima and captured it from the Japanese. The intent of the American invasion was to gain control of the island's three airfields that (it was hoped) could be used to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese homeland. This five-week battle (19 February–26 March 1945) included some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Wikipedia article—Battle of Iwo Jima:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
SS: Social Sciences (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: American Spartans: the U.S. Marines: a combat history from Iwo Jima to Iraq.
Author/Compiler: Warren, James A.
Local Call Number: SS [359.960973]
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: Finding my father: the lifelong quest by an Iwo Jima Marine's son to know the man who was his father.
Author/Compiler: Pace, Robert Sidney.
Local Call Number: CP [306.8]
Publication Date 2009.
Format: Books.
Title: Indestructible: the unforgettable story of a marine hero at Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Lucas, Jack; and D. K. Drum.
Local Call Number: ELB [B LUCAS JACK]
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Island of terror: Battle of Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Hama, Larry; Erksine, Gary; and Anthony Williams.
Local Call Number: BU [940.5425213]
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima. Foreword by Harry Schmidt.
Author/Compiler: Newcomb, Richard F.
Local Call Number: ST [940.92]
Publication Date: 1965.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: legacy of valor.
Author/Compiler: Ross, Bill D.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1985.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: monuments, memories, and the American hero.
Author/Compiler: Marling, Karal Ann. Wetenhall, John.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1991.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima, springboard to final victory.
Author/Compiler: Henri, Raymond.
Local Call Number: ST [940.92]
Publication Date: 1945.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific.
Author/Compiler: Smith, Larry Earl.
Local Call Number: HG, MA [940.542528]
Publication Date: 2008.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: the young heroes.
Author/Compiler: Muscarella, Tony.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1989.
Format: Books.
Title: Never in doubt: remembering Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Kessler, Lynn. Bart, Edmond B.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: The quiet hero: the untold medal of honor story of George E. Wahlen at the battle for Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Toyn, Gary W.
Local Call Number: HG [940.542528]
Publication Date 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Red blood, black sand: fighting alongside John Basilone from boot camp to Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Tatum, Charles W.
Local Call Number: HG [940.542528]
Publication Date: 2012.
Format: Books.
Title: Shadow of Suribachi : raising the flags on Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Albee, Parker Bishop; and Keller Cushing Freeman.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date 1995.
Format: Books.
The Battle of Iwo Jima (aka Operation Detachment) was a major battle in which the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps made an amphibious landing on the island of Iwo Jima and captured it from the Japanese. The intent of the American invasion was to gain control of the island's three airfields that (it was hoped) could be used to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese homeland. This five-week battle (19 February–26 March 1945) included some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Wikipedia article—Battle of Iwo Jima:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
LIBRARY LOCATIONS
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ELB: Entertainment, Literature, & Biography Room (Central Library)
SS: Social Sciences (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Title: American Spartans: the U.S. Marines: a combat history from Iwo Jima to Iraq.
Author/Compiler: Warren, James A.
Local Call Number: SS [359.960973]
Publication Date: 2005.
Format: Books.
Title: Finding my father: the lifelong quest by an Iwo Jima Marine's son to know the man who was his father.
Author/Compiler: Pace, Robert Sidney.
Local Call Number: CP [306.8]
Publication Date 2009.
Format: Books.
Title: Indestructible: the unforgettable story of a marine hero at Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Lucas, Jack; and D. K. Drum.
Local Call Number: ELB [B LUCAS JACK]
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Island of terror: Battle of Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Hama, Larry; Erksine, Gary; and Anthony Williams.
Local Call Number: BU [940.5425213]
Publication Date: 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima. Foreword by Harry Schmidt.
Author/Compiler: Newcomb, Richard F.
Local Call Number: ST [940.92]
Publication Date: 1965.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: legacy of valor.
Author/Compiler: Ross, Bill D.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1985.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: monuments, memories, and the American hero.
Author/Compiler: Marling, Karal Ann. Wetenhall, John.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1991.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima, springboard to final victory.
Author/Compiler: Henri, Raymond.
Local Call Number: ST [940.92]
Publication Date: 1945.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific.
Author/Compiler: Smith, Larry Earl.
Local Call Number: HG, MA [940.542528]
Publication Date: 2008.
Format: Books.
Title: Iwo Jima: the young heroes.
Author/Compiler: Muscarella, Tony.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1989.
Format: Books.
Title: Never in doubt: remembering Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Kessler, Lynn. Bart, Edmond B.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date: 1999.
Format: Books.
Title: The quiet hero: the untold medal of honor story of George E. Wahlen at the battle for Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Toyn, Gary W.
Local Call Number: HG [940.542528]
Publication Date 2006.
Format: Books.
Title: Red blood, black sand: fighting alongside John Basilone from boot camp to Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Tatum, Charles W.
Local Call Number: HG [940.542528]
Publication Date: 2012.
Format: Books.
Title: Shadow of Suribachi : raising the flags on Iwo Jima.
Author/Compiler: Albee, Parker Bishop; and Keller Cushing Freeman.
Local Call Number: ST [940.5426]
Publication Date 1995.
Format: Books.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
THE BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG
Historical Background
Lincoln and other Northern politicians wanted General George B. McClellan to follow up the narrow Union victory at Antietam with another, more substantial victory over General Robert E. Lee's army. When McClellan failed to set his army in motion, Lincoln replaced him with General Ambrose Burnside.
Burnside knew he had two choices: strike off for the fertile Shenandoah Valley, and disrupt Lee's food supplies and supply routes, or cross the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia and set off towards Richmond. Because a move towards Fredericksburg would keep the bulk of the Union Army between Lee and Washington, D.C., Burnside chose to set off in that direction.
Results of the Battle
CSA- 78,000 troops available for battle
608 men killed in action or mortally wounded
4,116 men wounded
653 men captured or missing in action
5,377 casualties total (7% of total troops engaged)
USA- 117,000 troops available for battle
1,284 men killed in action or mortally wounded
9,600 men wounded
1,769 men captured or missing in action
12,653 casualties total (11% of total troops engaged)
The Battle of Fredericksburg was a clear statistical victory for the CSA, although General Lee regretted not being able to more greatly hinder his opponent's retreat across the Rappahannock River. It was also a clear strategic and tactical triumph for General Lee, whose placement of artillery and infantry made it well-nigh impossible for Burnside to actually take those positions. But it didn't end Union attempts to move towards Richmond- those would resume with a vengeance in the spring of 1863.
Abbreviations
HG—History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ST—Stacks (Central Library)
Books about the Fredericksburg Campaign and Battle
Catton, Bruce. Glory Road: The Bloody Route from Fredericksburg to Gettysburg. London: White Lion Publishers, 1977. ST-973.74
Cullen, Joseph P. The Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House, Where a Hundred Thousand Fell. Washington: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, 1966. ST-973.73
Fredericksburg. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1997. ST-973.733
Goolrick, William K. Rebels Resurgent: Fredericksburg to Chancellorsville. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1985. ST-973.733
Henderson, G F. R. The Campaign of Fredericksburg, Nov-Dec., 1862: A Tactical Study for Officers. London: Chatham, Gale & Polden, 1891. ST-973.73
Mackowski, Chris, and Kristopher D. White. Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg. S.l.: s.n., 2012. HG-973.733
Stackpole, Edward J. Drama on the Rappahannock: the Fredericksburg Campaign. Harrisburg, Pa: Military Publishing Co., 1957. ST-973.73
Sutherland, Daniel E. Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville: The Dare Mark Campaign. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998. ST-973.733
Whan, Vorin E. Fiasco at Fredericksburg. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1961. ST-973.73
Wren, James, and John M. Priest. From New Bern to Fredericksburg: Captain James Wren's Diary : B Company, 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers, February 20, 1862-December 17, 1862. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub. Co, 1990. ST-973.748
Lincoln and other Northern politicians wanted General George B. McClellan to follow up the narrow Union victory at Antietam with another, more substantial victory over General Robert E. Lee's army. When McClellan failed to set his army in motion, Lincoln replaced him with General Ambrose Burnside.
Burnside knew he had two choices: strike off for the fertile Shenandoah Valley, and disrupt Lee's food supplies and supply routes, or cross the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia and set off towards Richmond. Because a move towards Fredericksburg would keep the bulk of the Union Army between Lee and Washington, D.C., Burnside chose to set off in that direction.
Results of the Battle
CSA- 78,000 troops available for battle
608 men killed in action or mortally wounded
4,116 men wounded
653 men captured or missing in action
5,377 casualties total (7% of total troops engaged)
USA- 117,000 troops available for battle
1,284 men killed in action or mortally wounded
9,600 men wounded
1,769 men captured or missing in action
12,653 casualties total (11% of total troops engaged)
The Battle of Fredericksburg was a clear statistical victory for the CSA, although General Lee regretted not being able to more greatly hinder his opponent's retreat across the Rappahannock River. It was also a clear strategic and tactical triumph for General Lee, whose placement of artillery and infantry made it well-nigh impossible for Burnside to actually take those positions. But it didn't end Union attempts to move towards Richmond- those would resume with a vengeance in the spring of 1863.
Abbreviations
HG—History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
ST—Stacks (Central Library)
Books about the Fredericksburg Campaign and Battle
Catton, Bruce. Glory Road: The Bloody Route from Fredericksburg to Gettysburg. London: White Lion Publishers, 1977. ST-973.74
Cullen, Joseph P. The Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House, Where a Hundred Thousand Fell. Washington: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, 1966. ST-973.73
Fredericksburg. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1997. ST-973.733
Goolrick, William K. Rebels Resurgent: Fredericksburg to Chancellorsville. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1985. ST-973.733
Henderson, G F. R. The Campaign of Fredericksburg, Nov-Dec., 1862: A Tactical Study for Officers. London: Chatham, Gale & Polden, 1891. ST-973.73
Mackowski, Chris, and Kristopher D. White. Simply Murder: The Battle of Fredericksburg. S.l.: s.n., 2012. HG-973.733
Stackpole, Edward J. Drama on the Rappahannock: the Fredericksburg Campaign. Harrisburg, Pa: Military Publishing Co., 1957. ST-973.73
Sutherland, Daniel E. Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville: The Dare Mark Campaign. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998. ST-973.733
Whan, Vorin E. Fiasco at Fredericksburg. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1961. ST-973.73
Wren, James, and John M. Priest. From New Bern to Fredericksburg: Captain James Wren's Diary : B Company, 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers, February 20, 1862-December 17, 1862. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub. Co, 1990. ST-973.748
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA
The Battle of Chickamauga took place in northern Georgia on 19-20 September 1863. Confederate General Braxton Bragg faced off against Union General William S. Rosecrans. Rosecrans and two wings of his army were driven from the field early on during the second day, but a determined delaying action led by General George H. Thomas allowed most of the Union Army to escape to the safety of nearby Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chickamauga is considered a Confederate victory, since the Union Army was driven from the battlefield, but the Union Army retained control of Chattanooga, which was used as a base during the successful campaign to capture Atlanta during spring and summer 1864.
Battle of Chickamauga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chickamauga
Library locations:
BU—Buder Branch
ELB—Entertainment, Literature, & Biography (Central Library)
HGT—Hisotry, Geography, & Travel (Central Library)
MA—Machacek Branch
ST—Stacks (Central Library
Baumgartner, Richard A. Blue Lightning: Wilder's Mounted Infantry Brigade in the Battle of Chickamauga. Huntington, W. VA: Blue Acorn Press, 1997. ST—973.7359
Bowers, John. Chickamauga and Chattanooga: The Battles That Doomed the Confederacy. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1994. ST—973.735
Broadwater, Robert P. General George H. Thomas: A Biography of the Union's "Rock of Chickamauga". Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co, 2009. ELB—B THOMAS
Chickamauga. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1997. ST,BU,MA—973.7359
Cleaves, Freeman. Rock of Chickamauga: The Life of General George H. Thomas. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1948. ST-B THOMAS
Cozzens, Peter. This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. ST—973.735
Korn, Jerry. The Fight for Chattanooga: Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1985. ST,BU—973.7359
McElroy, Joseph C. Chickamauga. Cincinnati: Earhart & Richardson, Printers and Engravers, 1896. ST—973.76
Spruill, Matt. Guide to the Battle of Chickamauga. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1993. ST—973.735
Wills, Brian Steel. George Henry Thomas: As True as Steel. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2012. ELB—B THOMAS
Woodworth, Steven E. Chickamauga: A Battlefield Guide with a Section on Chattanooga. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. HGT—973.7359
Woodworth, Steven E, and Grady McWhiney. A Deep Steady Thunder: The Battle of Chickamauga. Fort Worth: Ryan Place Publishers, 1996. ST—973.735
Battle of Chickamauga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chickamauga
Library locations:
BU—Buder Branch
ELB—Entertainment, Literature, & Biography (Central Library)
HGT—Hisotry, Geography, & Travel (Central Library)
MA—Machacek Branch
ST—Stacks (Central Library
Baumgartner, Richard A. Blue Lightning: Wilder's Mounted Infantry Brigade in the Battle of Chickamauga. Huntington, W. VA: Blue Acorn Press, 1997. ST—973.7359
Bowers, John. Chickamauga and Chattanooga: The Battles That Doomed the Confederacy. New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1994. ST—973.735
Broadwater, Robert P. General George H. Thomas: A Biography of the Union's "Rock of Chickamauga". Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co, 2009. ELB—B THOMAS
Chickamauga. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1997. ST,BU,MA—973.7359
Cleaves, Freeman. Rock of Chickamauga: The Life of General George H. Thomas. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1948. ST-B THOMAS
Cozzens, Peter. This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. ST—973.735
Korn, Jerry. The Fight for Chattanooga: Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1985. ST,BU—973.7359
McElroy, Joseph C. Chickamauga. Cincinnati: Earhart & Richardson, Printers and Engravers, 1896. ST—973.76
Spruill, Matt. Guide to the Battle of Chickamauga. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1993. ST—973.735
Wills, Brian Steel. George Henry Thomas: As True as Steel. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2012. ELB—B THOMAS
Woodworth, Steven E. Chickamauga: A Battlefield Guide with a Section on Chattanooga. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. HGT—973.7359
Woodworth, Steven E, and Grady McWhiney. A Deep Steady Thunder: The Battle of Chickamauga. Fort Worth: Ryan Place Publishers, 1996. ST—973.735
Thursday, August 29, 2013
THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM (17 SEPTEMBER 1862)
Note: Wikipedia article on the Battle of Antietam (17 September 1862):
LINK
Abbreviations include:
Library branches:
BU: Buder Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
DI: Divoll Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
Central Library locations:
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room
ST: Stacks
Bailey, Ronald H. The Bloodiest Day: The Battle of Antietam. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1984. 973.733—ST; BU
Cannan, John. The Antietam Campaign. New York: Gallery Books, 1990. 973.7336—ST
Frassanito, William A. Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day. New York: Scribner, 1978. 779.9—ST
Hartwig, D S. The Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign of 1862: A Bibliography. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1990. 016.973336—ST
Johnson, Curt, Richard C. Anderson, and Joseph M. Hanson. Artillery Hell: The Employment of Artillery at Antietam. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1995. 973.7336—ST
Luvaas, Jay, and Harold W. Nelson. The U.S. Army War College Guide to the Battle of Antietam: The Maryland Campaign of 1862. Carlisle, Pa: South Mountain Press, 1987. 973.7336—ST
McPherson, James M. Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. 973.7336—ST
Murfin, James V. The Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign of 1862. New York: T. Yoseloff, 1965. 973.7336—ST
Priest, John M. Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub. Co, 1989. 973.7336—ST
Sears, Stephen W. Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam. New Haven: Ticknor & Fields, 1983. 973.7336—ST
LINK
Abbreviations include:
Library branches:
BU: Buder Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
DI: Divoll Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
MA: Machacek Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
Central Library locations:
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room
ST: Stacks
Bailey, Ronald H. The Bloodiest Day: The Battle of Antietam. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1984. 973.733—ST; BU
Cannan, John. The Antietam Campaign. New York: Gallery Books, 1990. 973.7336—ST
Frassanito, William A. Antietam: The Photographic Legacy of America's Bloodiest Day. New York: Scribner, 1978. 779.9—ST
Hartwig, D S. The Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign of 1862: A Bibliography. Westport, CT: Meckler, 1990. 016.973336—ST
Johnson, Curt, Richard C. Anderson, and Joseph M. Hanson. Artillery Hell: The Employment of Artillery at Antietam. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1995. 973.7336—ST
Luvaas, Jay, and Harold W. Nelson. The U.S. Army War College Guide to the Battle of Antietam: The Maryland Campaign of 1862. Carlisle, Pa: South Mountain Press, 1987. 973.7336—ST
McPherson, James M. Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. 973.7336—ST
Murfin, James V. The Gleam of Bayonets: The Battle of Antietam and the Maryland Campaign of 1862. New York: T. Yoseloff, 1965. 973.7336—ST
Priest, John M. Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Pub. Co, 1989. 973.7336—ST
Sears, Stephen W. Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam. New Haven: Ticknor & Fields, 1983. 973.7336—ST
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
THE BATTLE FOR TARAWA (20-23 November 1943)
In this first major U.S. offensive in the critical central Pacific area, the Marine Corps and Navy faced stubborn resistance by well-prepared Japanese defenders. In 76 hours of fighting, the Marines incurred 1,009 KIA and 2,101 WIA, while the Navy suffered 687 KIA. The Japanese suffered 4,690 KIA (only 17 Japanese soldiers surrendered).
Abbreviations include:
Library branches:
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
Central Library locations:
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room
ST: Stacks
Alexander, Joseph H. Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1995. CP, ST—940.5426
Baldwin, Hanson W. Battles Lost and Won: Great Campaigns of World War II. New York: Harper & Row, 1966. BU—940.92
Chatfield, Gail. By Dammit, We're Marines!: Veterans' Stories of the Heroism, Horror, and Humor in World War II on the Pacific Front. Paragould, AR: Wyndham House Pub., Div.of Cloud Peak Pub, 2008. BU—940.54526
Drez, Ronald J. Twenty-five Yards of War: The Extraordinary Courage of Ordinary Men in World War II. New York: Hyperion, 2001. BU, KI—940.5308421
Rogal, William W. Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Beyond: A Mud Marine's Memoir of the Pacific Island War. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co, 2010. HG—940.545973
Russ, Martin. Line of Departure: Tarawa. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1975. ST—940.5426
Stockman, James R. The Battle for Tarawa. Washington: Historical Section, Division of Public Information, headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1947. ST—940.92
Werstein, Irving. Tarawa, a Battle Report. New York: Crowell, 1965. ST—940.92
Wheeler, Richard. A Special Valor: The U.S. Marines and the Pacific War. New York: Harper & Row, 1983. ST—940.5426
Wukovits, John F. One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa. New York: NAL Caliber, 2006. HG—940.5426681
Abbreviations include:
Library branches:
BU: Buder Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch
Central Library locations:
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room
ST: Stacks
Alexander, Joseph H. Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1995. CP, ST—940.5426
Baldwin, Hanson W. Battles Lost and Won: Great Campaigns of World War II. New York: Harper & Row, 1966. BU—940.92
Chatfield, Gail. By Dammit, We're Marines!: Veterans' Stories of the Heroism, Horror, and Humor in World War II on the Pacific Front. Paragould, AR: Wyndham House Pub., Div.of Cloud Peak Pub, 2008. BU—940.54526
Drez, Ronald J. Twenty-five Yards of War: The Extraordinary Courage of Ordinary Men in World War II. New York: Hyperion, 2001. BU, KI—940.5308421
Rogal, William W. Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Beyond: A Mud Marine's Memoir of the Pacific Island War. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Co, 2010. HG—940.545973
Russ, Martin. Line of Departure: Tarawa. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1975. ST—940.5426
Stockman, James R. The Battle for Tarawa. Washington: Historical Section, Division of Public Information, headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1947. ST—940.92
Werstein, Irving. Tarawa, a Battle Report. New York: Crowell, 1965. ST—940.92
Wheeler, Richard. A Special Valor: The U.S. Marines and the Pacific War. New York: Harper & Row, 1983. ST—940.5426
Wukovits, John F. One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa. New York: NAL Caliber, 2006. HG—940.5426681
Saturday, June 29, 2013
SICILY AND THE WAR IN ITALY
The following books discuss the Allied conquest of Sicily and the Italian Peninsula during World War II. Abbreviations include:
Library branches:
BU: Buder Branch
CO: Carondelet Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
WA: Walnut Park Branch
Central Library locations:
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room
ST: Stacks
Atkinson, Rick. The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944. New York: Henry Holt, 2007. HG—940.54215
Botjer, George F. Sideshow War: The Italian Campaign, 1943-1945. College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1996. ST—940.54215
D'Este, Carlo. Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, 1943. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988.ST—940.5421
Franklin, Robert J. Medic! How I Fought World War II with Morphine, Sulfa, and Iodine Swabs. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. BU—940.5475092
Gibran, Daniel K. The 92nd Infantry Division and the Italian Campaign in World War II. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, 2001. DA—940.541273 Hargrove, Hondon B. Buffalo Soldiers in Italy: Black Americans in World War II. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, 1985. ST, WA—940.5412
Kershaw, Alex. The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau. New York: Crown, 2012. BU, CO, SC—940.541273
Neillands, Robin. Eighth Army: The Triumphant Desert Army That Held the Axis at Bay from North Africa to the Alps, 1939-1945. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 2004. HG—940.541241
Parker, Matthew. Monte Cassino: The Hardest-Fought Battle of World War II. New York: Doubleday, 2004.HG, CP—940.5421562
Wallace, Robert. The Italian Campaign. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1978.ST—940.5421
Library branches:
BU: Buder Branch
CO: Carondelet Branch
CP: Carpenter Branch
DA: Julia Davis Branch
SC: Schlafly Branch
WA: Walnut Park Branch
Central Library locations:
HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room
ST: Stacks
Atkinson, Rick. The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944. New York: Henry Holt, 2007. HG—940.54215
Botjer, George F. Sideshow War: The Italian Campaign, 1943-1945. College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1996. ST—940.54215
D'Este, Carlo. Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, 1943. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988.ST—940.5421
Franklin, Robert J. Medic! How I Fought World War II with Morphine, Sulfa, and Iodine Swabs. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2006. BU—940.5475092
Gibran, Daniel K. The 92nd Infantry Division and the Italian Campaign in World War II. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, 2001. DA—940.541273 Hargrove, Hondon B. Buffalo Soldiers in Italy: Black Americans in World War II. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, 1985. ST, WA—940.5412
Kershaw, Alex. The Liberator: One World War II Soldier's 500-Day Odyssey from the Beaches of Sicily to the Gates of Dachau. New York: Crown, 2012. BU, CO, SC—940.541273
Neillands, Robin. Eighth Army: The Triumphant Desert Army That Held the Axis at Bay from North Africa to the Alps, 1939-1945. Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 2004. HG—940.541241
Parker, Matthew. Monte Cassino: The Hardest-Fought Battle of World War II. New York: Doubleday, 2004.HG, CP—940.5421562
Wallace, Robert. The Italian Campaign. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1978.ST—940.5421
Monday, March 12, 2012
THE WAR OF 1812: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND SELECTED, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, PART II
American Strategy in the War of 1812
1. Gain control of Canada by capturing Montreal or Quebec, then force England to negotiate to regain it. Operations against British forces in Canada [1812-1814] were unsuccessful, forcing the U.S. in 1814 to adopt a defensive strategy.
2. Commission privateers [private vessels granted permission to seize British naval and commercial vessels and thus hamper the British war effort]. Much more successful than Canadian option: 500 privateers eventually seized 1,300 British prizes.
British Strategy in the War of 1812
1. The British early in the war blockaded American ports with 75 naval vessels, greatly reducing American imports and exports, and angering many residents of New England who were dependent on foreign trade for their livelihoods.
2. After Napoleon's defeat and abdication in 1814, British were able to begin a land offensive against the Americans. The British were able to burn Washington, D.C., in 1814, but were unable to reduce or capture Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor ["The Star-Spangled Banner"].
3. The British also began a campaign against New Orleans in an effort to block commerce on the Mississippi River. Two weeks after a peace treaty was signed by Britain and the U.S., a force of militiamen and Army regulars under Andrew Jackson decisively defeated a force of British regulars at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.
1. Gain control of Canada by capturing Montreal or Quebec, then force England to negotiate to regain it. Operations against British forces in Canada [1812-1814] were unsuccessful, forcing the U.S. in 1814 to adopt a defensive strategy.
2. Commission privateers [private vessels granted permission to seize British naval and commercial vessels and thus hamper the British war effort]. Much more successful than Canadian option: 500 privateers eventually seized 1,300 British prizes.
British Strategy in the War of 1812
1. The British early in the war blockaded American ports with 75 naval vessels, greatly reducing American imports and exports, and angering many residents of New England who were dependent on foreign trade for their livelihoods.
2. After Napoleon's defeat and abdication in 1814, British were able to begin a land offensive against the Americans. The British were able to burn Washington, D.C., in 1814, but were unable to reduce or capture Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor ["The Star-Spangled Banner"].
3. The British also began a campaign against New Orleans in an effort to block commerce on the Mississippi River. Two weeks after a peace treaty was signed by Britain and the U.S., a force of militiamen and Army regulars under Andrew Jackson decisively defeated a force of British regulars at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
READING LISTS--CIVIL WAR BATTLES, PT. 2
THE BATTLE OF WILSON'S CREEK (10 August 1861)
Place: Near Springfield, Missouri
Commanders: Ben McCulloch (CSA)
Franz Sigel (USA)
Nathaniel Lyon (USA)
Sterling Price (CSA)
Engaged Forces: Confederate-11,300; Union-5,400
Casualties: KIA--Confederate-257; Union-223
WIA--Confederate-900; Union-721
MIA--Confederate-27; Union-291
TOTAL--Confederate-1,184; Union-1,235
BOOKS OF INTEREST
Adamson, Hans C. Rebellion in Missouri, 1861: Nathaniel Lyon and His Army of the West. Philadelphia: Chilton Co., Book Division, 1961. HG-973.73
Castel, Albert E. General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1968. HG,ST 973.742
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861: Wilson's Creek Centennial Commemoration, August 10, 1961. Springfield, Mo, 1961. ST-973.73
Brooksher, William R. Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek. Washington: Brassey's, 1995. ST,HG,BU-973.731
Holcombe, R. I. An Account of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Springfield, Mo: Greene County Historical Society, 1998. HG-973.731
Kemp, Hardy A. About Nathaniel Lyon, Brigadier General, United States Army Volunteers and Wilson's Creek. S.l: s.n., 1978. ST-B
Patrick, Jeffrey L. Campaign for Wilson’s Creek: the Fight for Missouri Begins. Buffalo Gap Press: McWhiney Foundation, 2011. 973.731 (most branches)
Phillips, Christopher. Damned Yankee: The Life of General Nathaniel Lyon. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1990. ST,SLAS,HU-B
Piston, William G, and Richard W. Hatcher. Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. HG,SLAS-973.731
Rea, Ralph R. Sterling Price: the Lee of the West. Little Rock: Pioneer Press, 1959. HG-L B PRICE
Place: Near Springfield, Missouri
Commanders: Ben McCulloch (CSA)
Franz Sigel (USA)
Nathaniel Lyon (USA)
Sterling Price (CSA)
Engaged Forces: Confederate-11,300; Union-5,400
Casualties: KIA--Confederate-257; Union-223
WIA--Confederate-900; Union-721
MIA--Confederate-27; Union-291
TOTAL--Confederate-1,184; Union-1,235
BOOKS OF INTEREST
Adamson, Hans C. Rebellion in Missouri, 1861: Nathaniel Lyon and His Army of the West. Philadelphia: Chilton Co., Book Division, 1961. HG-973.73
Castel, Albert E. General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1968. HG,ST 973.742
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861: Wilson's Creek Centennial Commemoration, August 10, 1961. Springfield, Mo, 1961. ST-973.73
Brooksher, William R. Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek. Washington: Brassey's, 1995. ST,HG,BU-973.731
Holcombe, R. I. An Account of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Springfield, Mo: Greene County Historical Society, 1998. HG-973.731
Kemp, Hardy A. About Nathaniel Lyon, Brigadier General, United States Army Volunteers and Wilson's Creek. S.l: s.n., 1978. ST-B
Patrick, Jeffrey L. Campaign for Wilson’s Creek: the Fight for Missouri Begins. Buffalo Gap Press: McWhiney Foundation, 2011. 973.731 (most branches)
Phillips, Christopher. Damned Yankee: The Life of General Nathaniel Lyon. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1990. ST,SLAS,HU-B
Piston, William G, and Richard W. Hatcher. Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. HG,SLAS-973.731
Rea, Ralph R. Sterling Price: the Lee of the West. Little Rock: Pioneer Press, 1959. HG-L B PRICE
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
READING LISTS--CIVIL WAR BATTLES, PT. 1
THE BATTLE OF 1st BULL RUN (aka FIRST MANASSAS)
PLACE: Manassas Junction, Virginia
DATE: July 21, 1861
COMMANDERS
CSA: Pierre G. T. Beauregard
Joseph Johnston
USA: Irvin McDowell
TROOPS INVOLVED
CSA: 32,500 troops available for battle (18, 053 actually involved in the fighting)
387 men killed in action or mortally wounded
1,582 men wounded
13 men captured or missing in action
1,982 casualties total
USA: 35,000 troops available for battle (18,572 actually involved in the fighting)
460 men killed in action or mortally wounded
1,124 men wounded
1,312 men captured or missing in action
2,996 casualties total
BOOKS OF INTEREST
Ballard, Ted. Battle of 1st Bull Run. Washington, DC: Center for Military History, 2007. DO- D114.12: B32/2.
Davis, William C. Battle at Bull Run: A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1977. ST-973.731
Detzer, David. Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2004. HG-973.731
First Manassas. Arlington, VA: Time-Life Books, 1997. ST,MA-973.731
Johnston, R. M. Bull Run: Its Strategy and Tactics. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. ST-973.73
McDonald, JoAnna M. Give Them the Bayonet! A Guide to the Battle for Henry Hill, July 21, 1861. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1999. ST-973.731
McDonald, JoAnna M. “We Shall Meet Again”: the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), July 18-21, 1861. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Books, 1999. ST-973.731
Nofi, Albert A. The Opening Guns: Fort Sumter to Bull Run, 1861. NY: Gallery Books, 1988. ST-973.731
Rafuse, Ethan S. A Single Grand Victory: The First Campaign and Battle of Manassas. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2002. HG-973.731
Roman, Alfred. The Military Operations of General Beauregard in the War Between the States, 1861 to 1865: Including a Brief Personal Sketch and a Narrative of His Services in the War with Mexico, 1846-8. NY: Harper, 1883. ST-973.73302
Wheeler, Richard. A Rising Thunder: From Lincoln's Election to the Battle of Bull Run : an Eyewitness History. NY: HarperCollins, 1994. ST-973.73
PLACE: Manassas Junction, Virginia
DATE: July 21, 1861
COMMANDERS
CSA: Pierre G. T. Beauregard
Joseph Johnston
USA: Irvin McDowell
TROOPS INVOLVED
CSA: 32,500 troops available for battle (18, 053 actually involved in the fighting)
387 men killed in action or mortally wounded
1,582 men wounded
13 men captured or missing in action
1,982 casualties total
USA: 35,000 troops available for battle (18,572 actually involved in the fighting)
460 men killed in action or mortally wounded
1,124 men wounded
1,312 men captured or missing in action
2,996 casualties total
BOOKS OF INTEREST
Ballard, Ted. Battle of 1st Bull Run. Washington, DC: Center for Military History, 2007. DO- D114.12: B32/2.
Davis, William C. Battle at Bull Run: A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1977. ST-973.731
Detzer, David. Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2004. HG-973.731
First Manassas. Arlington, VA: Time-Life Books, 1997. ST,MA-973.731
Johnston, R. M. Bull Run: Its Strategy and Tactics. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. ST-973.73
McDonald, JoAnna M. Give Them the Bayonet! A Guide to the Battle for Henry Hill, July 21, 1861. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1999. ST-973.731
McDonald, JoAnna M. “We Shall Meet Again”: the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), July 18-21, 1861. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Books, 1999. ST-973.731
Nofi, Albert A. The Opening Guns: Fort Sumter to Bull Run, 1861. NY: Gallery Books, 1988. ST-973.731
Rafuse, Ethan S. A Single Grand Victory: The First Campaign and Battle of Manassas. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2002. HG-973.731
Roman, Alfred. The Military Operations of General Beauregard in the War Between the States, 1861 to 1865: Including a Brief Personal Sketch and a Narrative of His Services in the War with Mexico, 1846-8. NY: Harper, 1883. ST-973.73302
Wheeler, Richard. A Rising Thunder: From Lincoln's Election to the Battle of Bull Run : an Eyewitness History. NY: HarperCollins, 1994. ST-973.73
Friday, August 12, 2011
READING LISTS--CIVIL WAR GENERALS, PT. 14
Sterling Price
Confederate Army General
Born: 20 September 1809
Died: 29 September 1867
Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
Price worked as an attorney, businessman, planter, and politician prior to the Civil War.
Politics
Missouri legislator; U.S. Congressman; and Missouri Governor (1853-1857).
Battles & Campaigns
Mexican-American War
Santa Cruz de Rosales (March 16, 1848)
American Civil War
Lexington, Missouri (20 September 1861)
Wilson’s Creek (10 August 1861)
Iuka (19 September 1862)
Pilot Knob (27 September 1864)
Little Blue River (21 October 1864)
Second Battle of Independence (22 October 1864)
Westport (23 October 1864)
Mine Creek (25 October 1864)
Books about Sterling Price
Buresh, Lumir F. October 25th and the Battle of Mine Creek. Kansas City, Mo: Lowell Press, 1977. ST 973.737
Busch, Walter E. Fort Davidson and the Battle of Pilot Knob: Missouri’s Alamo. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2010. ST,SC 973.737
Castel, Albert E. General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1968. HG,ST 973.742
Gifford, Douglas L. The Battle of Pilot Knob: Staff Ride and Battlefield Tour Guide. Winfield, Mo: D.L. Gifford, 2003. HG 973.73
Jenkins, Paul Burrill. The Battle of Westport. Kansas City, Mo: Franklin Hudson Pub. Co, 1906. ST 973.73
Lee, Fred L. The Battle of Westport, October 21-23, 1864. Kansas City (Mo.): Westport Historical Society, 1982. ST 973.737
Peterson, Cyrus Asbury. Pilot Knob: the Thermopylae of the West. New York: Neale Publishing Co., 1914. ST 973.73
Rea, Ralph R. Sterling Price: the Lee of the West. Little Rock: Pioneer Press, 1959. HG-L B PRICE
Reynolds, Thomas C., and Robert G. Schultz. General Sterling Price and the Confederacy. St. Louis: Missouri History Museum, 2009. ST 973.782
Confederate Army General
Born: 20 September 1809
Died: 29 September 1867
Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
Price worked as an attorney, businessman, planter, and politician prior to the Civil War.
Politics
Missouri legislator; U.S. Congressman; and Missouri Governor (1853-1857).
Battles & Campaigns
Mexican-American War
Santa Cruz de Rosales (March 16, 1848)
American Civil War
Lexington, Missouri (20 September 1861)
Wilson’s Creek (10 August 1861)
Iuka (19 September 1862)
Pilot Knob (27 September 1864)
Little Blue River (21 October 1864)
Second Battle of Independence (22 October 1864)
Westport (23 October 1864)
Mine Creek (25 October 1864)
Books about Sterling Price
Buresh, Lumir F. October 25th and the Battle of Mine Creek. Kansas City, Mo: Lowell Press, 1977. ST 973.737
Busch, Walter E. Fort Davidson and the Battle of Pilot Knob: Missouri’s Alamo. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2010. ST,SC 973.737
Castel, Albert E. General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1968. HG,ST 973.742
Gifford, Douglas L. The Battle of Pilot Knob: Staff Ride and Battlefield Tour Guide. Winfield, Mo: D.L. Gifford, 2003. HG 973.73
Jenkins, Paul Burrill. The Battle of Westport. Kansas City, Mo: Franklin Hudson Pub. Co, 1906. ST 973.73
Lee, Fred L. The Battle of Westport, October 21-23, 1864. Kansas City (Mo.): Westport Historical Society, 1982. ST 973.737
Peterson, Cyrus Asbury. Pilot Knob: the Thermopylae of the West. New York: Neale Publishing Co., 1914. ST 973.73
Rea, Ralph R. Sterling Price: the Lee of the West. Little Rock: Pioneer Press, 1959. HG-L B PRICE
Reynolds, Thomas C., and Robert G. Schultz. General Sterling Price and the Confederacy. St. Louis: Missouri History Museum, 2009. ST 973.782
Friday, July 8, 2011
READING LISTS--CIVIL WAR GENERALS, PT. 13
William Tecumseh Sherman
Union Army general
Born: February 8, 1820 (Lancaster, OH)
Died: February 14, 1891 (New York City)
Buried: Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis, MO)
West Point: 1836-1840 (sixth in his class—reduced from fourth because of voluminous demerits)
Battles & Campaigns
Second Seminole War
1st Bull Run
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Jackson (MS) Expedition
Chattanooga (TN) Campaign
Meridian (MS) Campaign
Atlanta Campaign
Savannah (GA) Campaign
Carolina Campaign
Commander of U.S. Army: 1869-1883.
Books about General Sherman:
Bailey, Anne J. War and Ruin: William T. Sherman and the Savannah Campaign. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources, 2003. ST-973.7378
Caudill, Edward, and Paul Ashdown. Sherman's March in Myth and Memory. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008. HG-973.7378
Davis, Stephen. Atlanta Will Fall: Sherman, Joe Johnston, and the Yankee Heavy Battalions. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources, 2001. ST-973.7371
Dugard, Martin. The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846-1848. New York: Little, Brown and Co, 2008. HG-973.620922
Fellman, Michael. Citizen Sherman: A Life of William Tecumseh Sherman. New York: Random House, 1995. ST-B SHERMAN
Flood, Charles B. Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. ST, BU-973.738
Hanson, Victor D. The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny. New York, NY: Free Press, 1999. ST-355.009
Sherman, William T, Brooks D. Simpson, and Jean V. Berlin. Sherman's Civil War: Selected Correspondence of William T. Sherman, 1860-1865. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999. ST-973.7092
Simms, William G, and David Aiken. A City Laid Waste: The Capture, Sack, and Destruction of the City of Columbia. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2005. HG-973.738
Trudeau, Noah A. Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea. New York: Harper, 2008. ST,BU-973.7378
Union Army general
Born: February 8, 1820 (Lancaster, OH)
Died: February 14, 1891 (New York City)
Buried: Calvary Cemetery (St. Louis, MO)
West Point: 1836-1840 (sixth in his class—reduced from fourth because of voluminous demerits)
Battles & Campaigns
Second Seminole War
1st Bull Run
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Jackson (MS) Expedition
Chattanooga (TN) Campaign
Meridian (MS) Campaign
Atlanta Campaign
Savannah (GA) Campaign
Carolina Campaign
Commander of U.S. Army: 1869-1883.
Books about General Sherman:
Bailey, Anne J. War and Ruin: William T. Sherman and the Savannah Campaign. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources, 2003. ST-973.7378
Caudill, Edward, and Paul Ashdown. Sherman's March in Myth and Memory. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008. HG-973.7378
Davis, Stephen. Atlanta Will Fall: Sherman, Joe Johnston, and the Yankee Heavy Battalions. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources, 2001. ST-973.7371
Dugard, Martin. The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846-1848. New York: Little, Brown and Co, 2008. HG-973.620922
Fellman, Michael. Citizen Sherman: A Life of William Tecumseh Sherman. New York: Random House, 1995. ST-B SHERMAN
Flood, Charles B. Grant and Sherman: The Friendship That Won the Civil War. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. ST, BU-973.738
Hanson, Victor D. The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny. New York, NY: Free Press, 1999. ST-355.009
Sherman, William T, Brooks D. Simpson, and Jean V. Berlin. Sherman's Civil War: Selected Correspondence of William T. Sherman, 1860-1865. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1999. ST-973.7092
Simms, William G, and David Aiken. A City Laid Waste: The Capture, Sack, and Destruction of the City of Columbia. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2005. HG-973.738
Trudeau, Noah A. Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea. New York: Harper, 2008. ST,BU-973.7378
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
READING LISTS-- CIVIL WAR GENERALS, PT. 11
William S. Rosecrans (1819-1898) was born in Ohio and educated at West Point. He graduated fifth (in a class of 42) in 1842, having excelled in mathematics, French, drawing and English grammar. He was assigned as an engineer in Virginia, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC, and then served for some time as mathematics instructor at West Point. Rosecrans converted to Roman Catholicism at a time when the vast majority of Army officers were Protestants. He resigned in failing health in 1854, and spent the next seven years regaining his strength while working as an engineer and businessman. He ran several companies, and was awarded several patents.
When war broke out in 1861, he volunteered his services and quickly received promotion to Brigadier General. Successes in western Virginia and at the Battles of Iuka and Corinth (Mississippi) led to him being named commander of the Department of the Cumberland. After a disputed victory at Stones River (Tennessee), he commanded the army during the Battle of Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863). A mistake in troop placement on the second day resulted in a near disaster that was only averted by a desperate holding action by Union soldiers commanded by General George Thomas.
Rosecrans and most of his staff officers had fled to Chattanooga while Thomas held off the Confederates at Chickamauga. Rosecrans was shortly thereafter removed from command in Tennessee, and was later given command of the Department of the Missouri. He commanded that army during Price’s Raid (September-October 1864). After the war, he was stationed in California, where he died in 1898. Rosecrans is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Baumgartner, Richard A. Blue Lightning: Wilder's Mounted Infantry Brigade in the Battle of Chickamauga. Huntington, W. Va: Blue Acorn Press, 1997. ST-973.7359
Cozzens, Peter. No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990. ST,BU-973.733
Donald, David H, and Robert Cowley. With My Face to the Enemy: Perspectives on the Civil War : Essays. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001. ST.SC-973.7
Korn, Jerry. The Fight for Chattanooga: Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1985. ST,MA-973.7359
Lamers, William M. The Edge of Glory: A Biography of General William S. Rosecrans, U.S.A. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1961. ST-B ROSECRANS
Miles, Jim. Paths to Victory: A History and Tour Guide of the Stone's River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville Campaigns. Nashville, Tenn: Rutledge Hill Press, 1991. ST-973.73
Pearson, Thomas A. Railroad Boys: The Story of the 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1862-1865). St. Louis, Mo: Infinite Mirror Press, 2009. HG-973.7473
Strayer, Larry M, and Richard A. Baumgartner. Echoes of Battle: The Struggle for Chattanooga : an Illustrated Collection of Union and Confederate Narratives. Huntington, W. Va: Blue Acorn Press, 1996. HG-973.7359
Woodworth, Steven E. Chickamauga: A Battlefield Guide with a Section on Chattanooga. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. HG-973.735
Woodworth, Steven E, and Grady McWhiney. A Deep Steady Thunder: The Battle of Chickamauga. Fort Worth: Ryan Place Publishers, 1996. ST-973.735
When war broke out in 1861, he volunteered his services and quickly received promotion to Brigadier General. Successes in western Virginia and at the Battles of Iuka and Corinth (Mississippi) led to him being named commander of the Department of the Cumberland. After a disputed victory at Stones River (Tennessee), he commanded the army during the Battle of Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863). A mistake in troop placement on the second day resulted in a near disaster that was only averted by a desperate holding action by Union soldiers commanded by General George Thomas.
Rosecrans and most of his staff officers had fled to Chattanooga while Thomas held off the Confederates at Chickamauga. Rosecrans was shortly thereafter removed from command in Tennessee, and was later given command of the Department of the Missouri. He commanded that army during Price’s Raid (September-October 1864). After the war, he was stationed in California, where he died in 1898. Rosecrans is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Baumgartner, Richard A. Blue Lightning: Wilder's Mounted Infantry Brigade in the Battle of Chickamauga. Huntington, W. Va: Blue Acorn Press, 1997. ST-973.7359
Cozzens, Peter. No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones River. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990. ST,BU-973.733
Donald, David H, and Robert Cowley. With My Face to the Enemy: Perspectives on the Civil War : Essays. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001. ST.SC-973.7
Korn, Jerry. The Fight for Chattanooga: Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1985. ST,MA-973.7359
Lamers, William M. The Edge of Glory: A Biography of General William S. Rosecrans, U.S.A. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1961. ST-B ROSECRANS
Miles, Jim. Paths to Victory: A History and Tour Guide of the Stone's River, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville Campaigns. Nashville, Tenn: Rutledge Hill Press, 1991. ST-973.73
Pearson, Thomas A. Railroad Boys: The Story of the 89th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1862-1865). St. Louis, Mo: Infinite Mirror Press, 2009. HG-973.7473
Strayer, Larry M, and Richard A. Baumgartner. Echoes of Battle: The Struggle for Chattanooga : an Illustrated Collection of Union and Confederate Narratives. Huntington, W. Va: Blue Acorn Press, 1996. HG-973.7359
Woodworth, Steven E. Chickamauga: A Battlefield Guide with a Section on Chattanooga. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1999. HG-973.735
Woodworth, Steven E, and Grady McWhiney. A Deep Steady Thunder: The Battle of Chickamauga. Fort Worth: Ryan Place Publishers, 1996. ST-973.735
Thursday, May 19, 2011
READING LISTS-- CIVIL WAR GENERALS, PT. 9
Nathaniel Lyon was a Union Army general who was born in Connecticut. He secured the St. Louis Arsenal for the Union, and was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861--the first general to be killed in battle during the Civil War.
Adamson, Hans C. Rebellion in Missouri, 1861: Nathaniel Lyon and His Army of the West. Philadelphia: Chilton Co., Book Division, 1961. HG-973.73
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861: Wilson's Creek Centennial Commemoration, August 10, 1961. Springfield, Mo, 1961. ST-973.73
Brooksher, William R. Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek. Washington: Brassey's, 1995. ST,HG,BU-973.731
Hinze, David C, and Karen Farnham. The Battle of Carthage: Border War in Southwest Missouri, July 5, 1861. Campbell, CA: Savas Pub. Co, 1997. HG,SLAS-973.731
Kemp, Hardy A. About Nathaniel Lyon, Brigadier General, United States Army Volunteers and Wilson's Creek. S.l: s.n., 1978. ST-B
Phillips, Christopher. Damned Yankee: The Life of General Nathaniel Lyon. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1990. ST,SLAS,HU-B
Phillips, Christopher. Missouri's Confederate: Claiborne Fox Jackson and the Creation of Southern Identity in the Border West. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2000. ST,SLAS,BU,DA-977.803
Piston, William G, and Richard W. Hatcher. Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. HG,SLAS-973.731
Siddali, Silvana R. Missouri's War: The Civil War in Documents. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2009. BR-973.803
Taylor, Holly Z. Neither North nor South: Sectionalism, St. Louis Politics, and the Coming of the Civil War (1846-1861) , 2004. ST-977.866
Adamson, Hans C. Rebellion in Missouri, 1861: Nathaniel Lyon and His Army of the West. Philadelphia: Chilton Co., Book Division, 1961. HG-973.73
The Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861: Wilson's Creek Centennial Commemoration, August 10, 1961. Springfield, Mo, 1961. ST-973.73
Brooksher, William R. Bloody Hill: The Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek. Washington: Brassey's, 1995. ST,HG,BU-973.731
Hinze, David C, and Karen Farnham. The Battle of Carthage: Border War in Southwest Missouri, July 5, 1861. Campbell, CA: Savas Pub. Co, 1997. HG,SLAS-973.731
Kemp, Hardy A. About Nathaniel Lyon, Brigadier General, United States Army Volunteers and Wilson's Creek. S.l: s.n., 1978. ST-B
Phillips, Christopher. Damned Yankee: The Life of General Nathaniel Lyon. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1990. ST,SLAS,HU-B
Phillips, Christopher. Missouri's Confederate: Claiborne Fox Jackson and the Creation of Southern Identity in the Border West. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2000. ST,SLAS,BU,DA-977.803
Piston, William G, and Richard W. Hatcher. Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. HG,SLAS-973.731
Siddali, Silvana R. Missouri's War: The Civil War in Documents. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2009. BR-973.803
Taylor, Holly Z. Neither North nor South: Sectionalism, St. Louis Politics, and the Coming of the Civil War (1846-1861) , 2004. ST-977.866
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
READING LISTS-- CIVIL WAR GENERALS, PT. 6
James Longstreet (1821-1904) was a Confederate general whom Robert E. Lee called his "war horse." While many southerners blamed Longstreet for the Confederate loss at Gettysburg, his all-out attack at Chickamauga nearly annihilated the army of Union General William S. Rosecrans.
Clark, Champ. Gettysburg: The Confederate High Tide. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1985. CP,ST-973.7349
Cozzens, Peter. This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. ST-973.735
Dowdey, Clifford. Death of a Nation: The Story of Lee and His Men at Gettysburg. New York: Knopf, 1958. ST-973.73
Eckenrode, H J, and Bryan Conrad. James Longstreet: Lee's War Horse. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1986. ST-B LONGSTREET
Jaynes, Gregory. The Killing Ground: Wilderness to Cold Harbor. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1986. BU,ST-973.736
Longstreet, James. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America. New York: Da Capo Press, 1992. ST-973.74
Piston, William G. Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1987. ST-B-LONGSTREET
Trudeau, Noah A. Bloody Roads South: The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864. Boston: Little, Brown, 1989. ST-973.736
Wert, Jeffry D. General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier : a Biography. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. BU,HU-B-LONGSTREET
Woodworth, Steven E. Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2003. BU,ST-973.7349
Clark, Champ. Gettysburg: The Confederate High Tide. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1985. CP,ST-973.7349
Cozzens, Peter. This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. ST-973.735
Dowdey, Clifford. Death of a Nation: The Story of Lee and His Men at Gettysburg. New York: Knopf, 1958. ST-973.73
Eckenrode, H J, and Bryan Conrad. James Longstreet: Lee's War Horse. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1986. ST-B LONGSTREET
Jaynes, Gregory. The Killing Ground: Wilderness to Cold Harbor. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1986. BU,ST-973.736
Longstreet, James. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America. New York: Da Capo Press, 1992. ST-973.74
Piston, William G. Lee's Tarnished Lieutenant: James Longstreet and His Place in Southern History. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1987. ST-B-LONGSTREET
Trudeau, Noah A. Bloody Roads South: The Wilderness to Cold Harbor, May-June 1864. Boston: Little, Brown, 1989. ST-973.736
Wert, Jeffry D. General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier : a Biography. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. BU,HU-B-LONGSTREET
Woodworth, Steven E. Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2003. BU,ST-973.7349
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
READING LISTS-- CIVIL WAR GENERALS, PT. 3
Irvin McDowell (1818-1885) was a Civil War general who commanded Union Army forces at the Battle of 1st Bull Run (July 21, 1861.
Davis, William C. Battle at Bull Run: A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1977. [ST-973.731]
Detzer, David. Dissonance: The Turbulent Days between Fort Sumter and Bull Run. Orlando: Harcourt, 2006. [BU, HG-973.731]
Detzer, David. Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt, 2004. [HG-973.731]
Hennessy, John J. Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. [BU, ST-973.732]
McDonald, JoAnna M. Give Them the Bayonet! A Guide to the Battle for Henry Hill, July 21, 1861 : a Walking Tour. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1999. [ST-973.731]
McDonald, JoAnna M. We Shall Meet Again: The First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), July 18-21, 1861. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Books, 1999. [ST-973.731]
Nofi, Albert A. The Opening Guns: Fort Sumter to Bull Run, 1861. New York, N.Y: Gallery Books, 1988. [ST-973.731]
Rafuse, Ethan S. A Single Grand Victory: The First Campaign and Battle of Manassas. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2002. [ST-973.731]
Wert, Jeffry D. The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. [HG-973.7341]
Wheeler, Richard. A Rising Thunder: From Lincoln's Election to the Battle of Bull Run : an Eyewitness History. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1994. [ST-973.73]
Davis, William C. Battle at Bull Run: A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War. Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1977. [ST-973.731]
Detzer, David. Dissonance: The Turbulent Days between Fort Sumter and Bull Run. Orlando: Harcourt, 2006. [BU, HG-973.731]
Detzer, David. Donnybrook: The Battle of Bull Run, 1861. Orlando, Fla: Harcourt, 2004. [HG-973.731]
Hennessy, John J. Return to Bull Run: The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. [BU, ST-973.732]
McDonald, JoAnna M. Give Them the Bayonet! A Guide to the Battle for Henry Hill, July 21, 1861 : a Walking Tour. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1999. [ST-973.731]
McDonald, JoAnna M. We Shall Meet Again: The First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run), July 18-21, 1861. Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Books, 1999. [ST-973.731]
Nofi, Albert A. The Opening Guns: Fort Sumter to Bull Run, 1861. New York, N.Y: Gallery Books, 1988. [ST-973.731]
Rafuse, Ethan S. A Single Grand Victory: The First Campaign and Battle of Manassas. Wilmington, Del: SR Books, 2002. [ST-973.731]
Wert, Jeffry D. The Sword of Lincoln: The Army of the Potomac. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. [HG-973.7341]
Wheeler, Richard. A Rising Thunder: From Lincoln's Election to the Battle of Bull Run : an Eyewitness History. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1994. [ST-973.73]
Friday, March 11, 2011
READING LISTS-- CIVIL WAR GENERALS, PT. 2
John Bell Hood (1831-1879)—Confederate general who commanded the Army of Tennessee during the fall of Atlanta and the Tennessee campaign.
Bailey, Ronald H. Battles for Atlanta: Sherman Moves East. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1985. [BU, CP, ST-973.737]
Boritt, Gabor S. Jefferson Davis's Generals. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1999. [BU, DA, ST-973.73]
Davis, Stephen. Atlanta Will Fall: Sherman, Joe Johnston, and the Yankee Heavy Battalions. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources, 2001. [ST-973.7371]
Dyer, John P. The Gallant Hood. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1950. [ST-B HOOD]
Groom, Winston. Shrouds of Glory: From Atlanta to Nashville-the Last Great Campaign of the Civil War. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. [BU, MA, ST-973.736]
McDonough, James L, and James P. Jones. "War So Terrible": Sherman and Atlanta. New York: Norton, 1987. [ST-973.737]
McMurry, Richard M. John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence. Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky, 1982. [ST-B HOOD]
O'Connor, Richard. Hood, Cavalier General. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1949. [ST-B HOOD]
Snow, William P. Lee and His Generals. New York: Richardson & Co., 1867. [ST-973.7]
Sword, Wiley. Embrace an Angry Wind: The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville. New York, N.Y: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. [MA-973.737]
Note: You can access the St. Louis Public Library Catalog at http://www.slpl.org/.
Bailey, Ronald H. Battles for Atlanta: Sherman Moves East. Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1985. [BU, CP, ST-973.737]
Boritt, Gabor S. Jefferson Davis's Generals. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1999. [BU, DA, ST-973.73]
Davis, Stephen. Atlanta Will Fall: Sherman, Joe Johnston, and the Yankee Heavy Battalions. Wilmington, Del: Scholarly Resources, 2001. [ST-973.7371]
Dyer, John P. The Gallant Hood. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1950. [ST-B HOOD]
Groom, Winston. Shrouds of Glory: From Atlanta to Nashville-the Last Great Campaign of the Civil War. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. [BU, MA, ST-973.736]
McDonough, James L, and James P. Jones. "War So Terrible": Sherman and Atlanta. New York: Norton, 1987. [ST-973.737]
McMurry, Richard M. John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence. Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky, 1982. [ST-B HOOD]
O'Connor, Richard. Hood, Cavalier General. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1949. [ST-B HOOD]
Snow, William P. Lee and His Generals. New York: Richardson & Co., 1867. [ST-973.7]
Sword, Wiley. Embrace an Angry Wind: The Confederacy's Last Hurrah: Spring Hill, Franklin, and Nashville. New York, N.Y: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. [MA-973.737]
Note: You can access the St. Louis Public Library Catalog at http://www.slpl.org/.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
CIVIL WAR SOLDIER RESEARCH CHECKLIST, PART VII
XX. Civil War Soldier & Regiments Research: Some Basic Reference Titles for Civil War Buffs (or Small Public Libraries)
Note: Most titles are available for loan by St. Louis Public Library.
1. Coggins, Jack. Arms and Equipment of the Civil War. NY: Barnes & Noble, [1962]1999. ISBN-0-7807-1387-1.
2. Graf, John F. Warman's Civil War Collectibles Identification & Price Guide. Cincinnatti: KP Books, 2005. ISBN-0896893642.
3. Geer, Walter. Campaigns of the Civil War. Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky, 1926. ISBN-1-56852-268-1.
4. Groene, Bertram Hawthorne. Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor. NY: Ballantine Bks, 1989. ISBN-0-3453-6192-X.
5. Katcher, Philip. The Civil War Source Book. NY: Checkmark Bks, 1998. ISBN-0-8160-3833-3.
6. Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2002. ISBN-0-6848-6350-2. Out-of-print.
7. Lord, Francis A. Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia: Arms, Equipment, and Uniforms of the Union and Confederacy. Dover, 2004. ISBN-0-4864-3660-8.
8. McDonald, John. Great Battles of the Civil War. NY: MacMillan, 1988. ISBN-0-0203-4554-2. Out-of-print.
9. McManus, Stephen, Donald Thompson, and Thomas Churchill. Civil War Research Guide: a Guide for Researching Your Civil War Ancestor. Stackpole, 2003. ISBN-0-8117-2643-6.
10. McPherson, James M. Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom: the Civil War Era. NY: Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN-0-1951-5901-2. Out-of-print.
11. Military Service Records: a Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1985. ISBN-0-911333-07-X.
12. Nosworthy, Brent. The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War. NY: Carroll & Graf, 2003. ISBN-0-7867-1147-7.
13. Official Military Atlas of the Civil War. NY: Barnes & Noble, 2003. ISBN-0-7067-5044-0.
14. Phisterer, Frederick. Statistical Record of the Armies of the United States. Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 2002. ISBN-0-7858-1585-6.
15. Pritchard, Russ A. Civil War Weapons and Equipment. Lyons Press, 2003. ISBN-158574493X.
16. Wilbur, C. Keith. Civil War Medicine, 1861-1865. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998. ISBN-0-7627-0341-5.
17. Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Billy Yank: the Common Soldier of the Union. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1979. ISBN-0-8071-0476-0.
18. Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Johnny Reb: the Common Soldier of the Confederacy. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1979. ISBN-0-8071-0475-2.
19. Wooster, Robert. The Civil War Bookshelf: 50 Must-Read Books About the War Between the States. NY: Kensington Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN-0-8065-2188-0.
Note: Most titles are available for loan by St. Louis Public Library.
1. Coggins, Jack. Arms and Equipment of the Civil War. NY: Barnes & Noble, [1962]1999. ISBN-0-7807-1387-1.
2. Graf, John F. Warman's Civil War Collectibles Identification & Price Guide. Cincinnatti: KP Books, 2005. ISBN-0896893642.
3. Geer, Walter. Campaigns of the Civil War. Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky, 1926. ISBN-1-56852-268-1.
4. Groene, Bertram Hawthorne. Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor. NY: Ballantine Bks, 1989. ISBN-0-3453-6192-X.
5. Katcher, Philip. The Civil War Source Book. NY: Checkmark Bks, 1998. ISBN-0-8160-3833-3.
6. Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2002. ISBN-0-6848-6350-2. Out-of-print.
7. Lord, Francis A. Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia: Arms, Equipment, and Uniforms of the Union and Confederacy. Dover, 2004. ISBN-0-4864-3660-8.
8. McDonald, John. Great Battles of the Civil War. NY: MacMillan, 1988. ISBN-0-0203-4554-2. Out-of-print.
9. McManus, Stephen, Donald Thompson, and Thomas Churchill. Civil War Research Guide: a Guide for Researching Your Civil War Ancestor. Stackpole, 2003. ISBN-0-8117-2643-6.
10. McPherson, James M. Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom: the Civil War Era. NY: Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN-0-1951-5901-2. Out-of-print.
11. Military Service Records: a Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1985. ISBN-0-911333-07-X.
12. Nosworthy, Brent. The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War. NY: Carroll & Graf, 2003. ISBN-0-7867-1147-7.
13. Official Military Atlas of the Civil War. NY: Barnes & Noble, 2003. ISBN-0-7067-5044-0.
14. Phisterer, Frederick. Statistical Record of the Armies of the United States. Edison, NJ: Castle Books, 2002. ISBN-0-7858-1585-6.
15. Pritchard, Russ A. Civil War Weapons and Equipment. Lyons Press, 2003. ISBN-158574493X.
16. Wilbur, C. Keith. Civil War Medicine, 1861-1865. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1998. ISBN-0-7627-0341-5.
17. Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Billy Yank: the Common Soldier of the Union. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1979. ISBN-0-8071-0476-0.
18. Wiley, Bell Irvin. The Life of Johnny Reb: the Common Soldier of the Confederacy. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1979. ISBN-0-8071-0475-2.
19. Wooster, Robert. The Civil War Bookshelf: 50 Must-Read Books About the War Between the States. NY: Kensington Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN-0-8065-2188-0.
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