Book Reviews
The digital home of book reviews and author interviews—and your source of the most up-to-date information on all things Civil War literature
Published: 1/27/21
Patriots Twice (2020)
An imperfect study of the postwar lives of 220 Confederate veterans.
Published: 1/20/21
Tullahoma (2020)
A compelling narrative that explains the critical significance of the Union’s Tullahoma Campaign victory.
Published: 1/13/21
The Thin Gray Line (2019)
A fast-paced novel presents lesser-known aspects of the American Civil War.
Published: 1/6/21
Women Making War (2020)
Review of a "useful and fascinating" study.
Published: 12/30/20
Absalom Hazlett (2020)
Of all the violent incidents foreshadowing the Civil War, few compare to John Brown’s calamitous and controversial raid on Harpers Ferry. In the 160-plus years since, Brown’s story has been...
Published: 12/23/20
Defending the Arteries of Rebellion (2020)
An examination of the Confederate attempt to defend the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
Published: 12/16/20
William Tecumseh Sherman (2016)
An accessible and reliable study of a great American soldier.
Published: 12/9/20
Jefferson Davis, Napoleonic France, and the Nature of Confederate Ideology (2020)
A truly fresh interpretation of the Confederate States of America.
Published: 12/2/20
Storming Vicksburg (2020)
A convincingly argued study of a pivotal period in the Vicksburg Campaign.
Published: 11/25/20
The Maps of the Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign (2020)
A useful resource for understanding cavalry operations during the Gettysburg Campaign.
Published: 11/18/20
Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg (2020)
A successful portrayal of the last resting place of Gettysburg's dead.
Published: 11/11/20
Fighting for Citizenship (2020)
In the fall of 1862, as Confederate forces surged into Kentucky, white residents of Cincinnati dragooned the city’s black inhabitants into defending the city. This forced labor rankled many, who...
Published: 11/4/20
My Dear Nelly (2020)
A well-edited and useful collection of Orlando Poe's Civil War correspondence.
Published: 10/28/20
Unforgiven (2021)
The trial of Lincoln's assassins is the subject of a new board game.
Published: 10/21/20
She Came to Slay (2019)
An irreverent and bold look at an American icon.
Published: 10/14/20
Confederate Citadel (2020)
A "pleasurable and informative overview" of the Richmond's wartime trials.
Published: 10/7/20
My Remembrance of the War (2019)
Review of a "wonderfully curated firsthand recollection."
Published: 9/30/20
Lincoln and the American Founding (2020)
A look at how the American founding had a profound effect on Abraham Lincoln.