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Democracyinkind

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11. The celtic part is quite crazy....

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 05:35 PM

Feb 2013

By the way... Grady McWhiney is a pretty awesome name...

I recommend "attack and die" not for its "celtic thesis" (it is in the last chapter and very insignificant to the argumentation in the previous chapters) but because it is a thorough examination of the tactics used and what they meant for the poor souls on the front line. Current historiography laughs at the celtic thesis and criticize McWhiney for overemphasizing the actual effects of the rifled musket on tactics.

I'm currently trying to get a firm grasp on Missouri and the Civil War for a project, I may add some of those titles later.

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The Best Civil War Books, a list. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 OP

Team of Rivals was a good read davidpdx Feb 2013 #1

I've read most of those... I still have to read Foote (not interested that much in it) and Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #2

Grady MacWhiney dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #6

The celtic part is quite crazy.... Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #11

I recommend a new book JonLP24 Feb 2013 #3

That looks very interesting. Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #4

I can certainly second some of those! Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #5

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