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Book Review: William Tecumseh Sherman by James Lee McDonough
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Book Review: William Tecumseh Sherman by James Lee McDonough

Man of la BookApril 3, 2025

The book shines when it tells of Sherman’s brilliant campaigns and strategies. I thought his breathtaking march, more of a political effort than a military one

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Book Review: The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
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Book Review: The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson

Man of la BookMay 14, 2024

The path to the Confederate attack on a Fort Sumter was paved by misunderstandings, missed opportunities, slow and/or vague communications, and indecisiveness

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Book Review: American Ulysses by Ronald C. White
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Book Review: American Ulysses by Ronald C. White

Man of la BookOctober 17, 2023

This is an excellent biography with fantastic collections of charts, pictures, and maps. His time as a new General is something I found to be most interesting

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Audiobook Review: Grant by Ron Chernow
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Audiobook Review: Grant by Ron Chernow

Man of la BookMay 26, 2022

Historian Ron Chernow takes the time to dispel the many rumors, innuendos, and flat-out misinformation campaigns levied against President Grant

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Thoughts on: When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna
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Book Review: When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna

Man of la BookMarch 13, 2012

On 17 December, 1862 Major-General Ulysses S. Grant issued his infamous General Order No. 11 expelling all Jews from his military district

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Thoughts on: The Civil War: A Visual History
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Book Review: The Civil War: A Visual History

Man of la BookSeptember 27, 2011

A coffee table book put out by Parragon Books to commemorate the 150thanniversary of the American Civil War, full of photographs, graphics, and visuals

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