View Single Post
  #7  
Old 07-19-2013, 10:30 PM
ddthetide's Avatar
ddthetide ddthetide is offline
Arlington Park
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: western maryland
Posts: 4,230
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Danzig View Post
shelby foote's trilogy is a must read for civil war buffs-who don't mind almost 3k total pages.
james mcphersons 'battle cry of freedom' is a very good single volume work.
fiction-if you haven't read 'the killer angels' read it as soon as possible! fabulous book.
"the killer angels" was the basis for the movie "Gettysburg". the second movie was "Gods & Generals"

the PBS series The Civil War was EXCELLENT!
__________________
"Always keep your heads up and act like champions."
Coach Paul Bryant
Reply With Quote