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Table of Contents 1. The Confederacy Prepares to Rise Again … I Saw It on the Internet by Brooks D. Simpson at Civil Warriors 2. "The Battle of Franklin: When the Devil Had Full Possession of the Earth" by noreply@blogger.com (Drew@CWBA) at Civil War Books and Authors 3. Mr Sterling Sticks It Out by George Simmers at Great War Fiction 4. New in Paperback – This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War by Rene Tyree at wig-wags 5. World War Ii: Vengeance From Above by n/a at About.com Military History 6. New Addition… by Ross at Thoughts on Military History 7. Leigh-Mallory – a Pawn? by Ross at Thoughts on Military History 8. Alice Meynell: 'Summer in England, 1914' by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Kendall) at War Poetry 9. Author Q &Amp; a: Daniel E. Sutherland by noreply@blogger.com (Drew@CWBA) at Civil War Books and Authors 10. A Year of Sunsets at Gettysburg by Jenny at Draw the Sword (and Throw Away the Scabbard) 11. Canadians and Prostitutes by George Simmers at Great War Fiction 12. Civil War: Hood Marches His Army to Its Doom by n/a at About.com Military History Contents 1. The Confederacy Prepares to Rise Again … I Saw It on the Internet BY: Brooks D. Simpson AT: Civil Warriors URL: <http://civilwarriors.net/wordpress/?p=1979> When I was a boy my father and I would play “Civil War” in the backyard. We were both armed with the best toys one could buy during the Civil War Centennial, including cap pistols and a fine Parris Rifle (no swords were allowed … my father was sure someone would poke out an eye, [...]... 2. "The Battle of Franklin: When the Devil Had Full Possession of the Earth" BY: noreply@blogger.com (Drew@CWBA) AT: Civil War Books and Authors URL: <http://cwba.blogspot.com/2009/11/battle-of-franklin-when-devil-had-full.html> ... 3. Mr Sterling Sticks It Out BY: George Simmers AT: Great War Fiction URL: <http://greatwarfiction.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/mr-sterling-sticks-it-out/> During the Great War, a work of fiction had to be pretty extreme to attract the attention of the authorities, who had their work cut out regulating the Press (and were sometimes criticised for only dealing with the London papers, and letting the provincial press go more or less unchecked). A pacifist novel like Theodora Wilson-Wilson’s The Last Weapon of 1916 could be published by C.W.Daniel, the Tolstoyan publisher, without being prosecuted. (This is a work of religious pacifism, and gets very allegorical, but contains a very strong chapter depicting a soldier who has returned from the front, where... 4. New in Paperback – This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War BY: Rene Tyree AT: wig-wags URL: <http://wigwags.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/new-in-paperback-this-mighty-scourge-perspectives-on-the-civil-war/> The good folks at Oxford University Press recently sent me a copy of the new paperback edition of James McPherson’s This Mighty Scourge: Perspectives on the Civil War. First published in 2007, it comprises 16 essays in which McPherson attempts to answer the following questions: Why did the war come? What were the war aims of each side? What strategies did they employee to achieve these aims? How do we evaluate the leadership of both sides? Did the war’s outcome justify the immense sacrifice of lives? What impact did the experience of war have on the people who lived through... 5. World War Ii: Vengeance From Above BY: n/a AT: About.com Military History URL: <http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2009/11/25/world-war-ii-vengeance-from-above.htm> November 26, 1944 - V-1 "buzz bombs" (right) and V-2 rockets strike at Antwerp, while a V-2 hits a Woolworth store in London. Initially proposed in 1939, the concept of a flying bomb was not embraced by the Luftwaffe until 1942. Quickly moved into development, the V-1 was powered by a pulse jet engine and carried a 1,870-lb. warhead. Ready for service in mid-1944, the first V-1 attacks on London began on June 13. Largely unguided, the V-1 earned the name "buzz bomb" due to the distinctive sound of its engine. Though the... 6. New Addition… BY: Ross AT: Thoughts on Military History URL: <http://thoughtsonmilitaryhistory.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/new-addition/> The latest book to fall through onto the doormat is… Michael Neifield and Michael Berenbaum (Eds.) The Bombing of Auschwitz: Should the Allies Have Attempted It? (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2003) – This book combines two interests of mine; Air Power History and the Holocaust. It is a good collection of essays and document [...]... 7. Leigh-Mallory – a Pawn? BY: Ross AT: Thoughts on Military History URL: <http://thoughtsonmilitaryhistory.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/leigh-mallory-%e2%80%93-a-pawn/> I have just begun doing some reading in preparation for starting my PhD; well I have the time so I may as well use it. I am currently reading Vincent Orange’s biography of Lord Tedder and as is the case with much of Orange’s work it is a good read though there is a degree [...]... 8. Alice Meynell: 'Summer in England, 1914' BY: noreply@blogger.com (Tim Kendall) AT: War Poetry URL: <http://war-poets.blogspot.com/2009/11/alice-meynell-summer-in-england-1914.html> Alice Meynell (1847-1922) was a poet, essayist and campaigner for women's suffrage. She converted to Catholicism in her twenties, and that religious faith inspired and sustained her writings for the rest of her life. Her interests ranged from the terrifying wonders of the threshing machine to a passionate denunciation of trousers as 'of all garments the most stupid'. She was a friend and supporter of other poets such as Francis Thompson and Coventry Patmore, the latter of whom grew so besotted with her that she was finally obliged to break their friendship.Meynell's own poetry is underrated. Among her best... 9. Author Q &Amp; a: Daniel E. Sutherland BY: noreply@blogger.com (Drew@CWBA) AT: Civil War Books and Authors URL: <http://cwba.blogspot.com/2009/11/author-q-daniel-e-sutherland.html> ... 10. A Year of Sunsets at Gettysburg BY: Jenny AT: Draw the Sword (and Throw Away the Scabbard) URL: <http://www.drawthesword.goellnitz.org/2009/11/a-year-of-sunsets-at-gettysburg/> Please ask before reproducing any of these images. Full size images can be accessed by clicking on the image and viewing the photograph on Flickr through “All Sizes.” These photographs were all taken by me. November 2009 - Around Remembrance Day September 2009 - Just After Labor Day May 2009 - Around Memorial Day February 2009 - Winter Sunsets December 2008 - Just before Christmas ... 11. Canadians and Prostitutes BY: George Simmers AT: Great War Fiction URL: <http://greatwarfiction.wordpress.com/2009/11/21/canadians-and-prostitutes/> Book covers courtesy of Alan Hewer’s excellent Great War Dust Jackets site) In a recent post on Arnold Bennett’s The Pretty Lady, I quoted the 1917 parliamentary debate on prostitution and its effect of the soldiers. During this, Col Sir Hamar Greenwood reflected on the scandal of seven thousand ‘clean Canadian boys’ needing venereal treatment after a stay in England: During a recent visit to the Dominion I met many fathers and mothers whose boys had been sent back to Canada debilitated and ruined for life because they had been enmeshed by some of the harpies who are still allowed... 12. Civil War: Hood Marches His Army to Its Doom BY: n/a AT: About.com Military History URL: <http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2009/11/21/civil-war-hood-marches-his-army-to-its-doom.htm> November 22, 1864 - Confederate General John Bell Hood's (right) Army of Tennessee enters Tennessee en route to its destruction. Born in Kentucky, Hood graduated from West Point in 1853. Immediately joining Confederate forces at the beginning of the Civil War, he established himself a gifted brigade and division leader in Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. An aggressive, rash commander, he specialized in offensive operations. Wounded at Gettysburg, he played a key role in the Battle of Chickamauga and lost a leg in the fighting. A friend of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, he was given a corps command... ----- For subscription help, go to: http://www.h-net.org/lists/help/ To change your subscription settings, go to http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=h-war -----
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