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07-07-2013, 09:03 PM
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Spent a lot of time in Europe and eventually served a term as NJ Governor. Of course wrote a memoir that defended his actions in the war. "Little Napoleon" was a very accurate nickname.
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07-07-2013, 10:10 PM
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yeah, i read up on him a bit. i know he had huge visions of greatness for himself. too bad his ambition didn't actually propel him to action.
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07-08-2013, 07:29 AM
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This is one that I read some years ago that I would also recommend. Some of the things they did at Gettysburg are (wait for it)... legendary.
The Iron Brigade: A Military History by Alan T. Nolan
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07-08-2013, 03:14 PM
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"If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think" - Clarence Darrow, American lawyer (1857-1938) When you are right, no one remembers;when you are wrong, no one forgets. Thought for today.."No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong" - Francois, Duc de la Rochefoucauld, French moralist (1613-1680)
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07-08-2013, 06:56 PM
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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.
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln
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07-08-2013, 07:20 PM
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Do you remember this..Best PBS series ever..I taped every episode and still have them in a box stored away in the house....haven't watched any in years..maybe dig them out and watch again...
The Civil War (TV series) Starring David McCullough Sam Waterston  Jason Robards Julie Harris Morgan Freeman Garrison Keillor Arthur Miller George Plimpton September 23–27, 1990 The Civil War is a documentary film created by Ken Burns about the American Civil War. It was first broadcast on PBS on five consecutive nights from September 23 to September 27, 1990. Approximately 40 million viewers watched it during its initial broadcast, making it the most-watched program ever to air on PBS. It was subsequently awarded more than 40 major television and film honors. The film was remastered on the twelfth anniversary of its release, and a book following the movie has also been released.
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"If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think" - Clarence Darrow, American lawyer (1857-1938) When you are right, no one remembers;when you are wrong, no one forgets. Thought for today.."No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong" - Francois, Duc de la Rochefoucauld, French moralist (1613-1680)
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07-08-2013, 07:32 PM
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 not much of a watcher....but i do keep telling myself i need to watch it. i was reading a book not long ago about the mexican american war, and polk, etc. contacted the author because i found a mistake! hehe.... he had sherman in mexico during that war...sherman was in california.
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln
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07-19-2013, 10:30 PM
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the PBS series The Civil War was EXCELLENT!
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07-20-2013, 11:17 AM
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Another good Ken Burns series was The War, have that on vcr tapes..
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"If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think" - Clarence Darrow, American lawyer (1857-1938) When you are right, no one remembers;when you are wrong, no one forgets. Thought for today.."No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong" - Francois, Duc de la Rochefoucauld, French moralist (1613-1680)
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