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Charles Oliver |
Southern Nationalism Exploring the roots of the Civil War...   |
Parameters
Spring 2007
Richard Swain |
Reflection on an Ethic of Officership Reminder that America's Army has operated for over 200 years without an officer's creed to govern the actions of its leaders. |
Civil War Times
January 2008
David J. Eicher |
Coming Apart From the Inside: How Internal Strife Brought Down the Confederacy In addition to combating Northern armies, the president of the Confederate States of America battled his congress, his generals and his own vice president. |
American History
February 2, 2005
Dinesh D'Souza |
Abraham Lincoln as Statesman The key to understanding Lincoln's Philosophy of Statesmanship is that he always sought the meeting point between what was right in theory and what could be achieved in practice. |
Reason
October 2006
Damon Root |
'A Glorious Liberty Document' The book Frederick Douglass and the Fourth of July by James A. Colaiaco, documents Douglass' case for an anti-slavery Constitution. |
Military History Quarterly
Jon Swan |
America's Forgotten Patriots During the American Revolution some of the most ardent Patriots could be found among the colonies' African-Americans. |
Civil War Times
April 2006
Gregory J. Wallance |
Dred Scott Decision: The Lawsuit That Started The Civil War Slavery, threats of secession and other factors made America a tinderbox in 1857 -- all it needed was a match. |
Civil War Times
August 2007
Marc Leepson |
At Washington's Gates: Jubal Early's Chance to Take the Capitol A Confederate army came within hours of capturing the Federal capital and dramatically altering the 1864 presidential election, the war and the ultimate fate of two American nations. |
Civil War Times
September 2006
Ted Alexander |
Battle of Antietam: Two Great American Armies Engage in Combat The opposing armies at Antietam were two very different forces commanded by two very different men. |
Civil War Times
August 2007 |
Letters From Readers Not a Lincoln Man... More on Lee's Pennsylvania Motives... Accessible to All... Correction... |
Parameters
Autumn 2006 |
Book Reviews The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq. By George Packer... On Point: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom... Rein In at the Brink of the Precipice: American Policy Toward Taiwan and U.S.-PRC Relations. By Alan D. Romberg... etc. |
Reason
June 2008
Gene Healy |
The Cult of the Presidency Who can we blame for the radical expansion of executive power? Look no further than you and me. |
Salon.com
September 17, 2002
Katharine Whittemore |
"Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam 1862" by James M. McPherson The great historian James McPherson presents his account of Antietam, the savage Civil War battle that made the freeing of the slaves possible. |
Reason
June 2005
Cathy Young |
Behind the Jeffersonian Veneer Thomas Woods, author of the best-selling Politically Incorrect Guide to American History, is a bad ally for libertarians, though his message may appeal to those who can't distinguish the flaws of America from those of outright despotisms. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
Success Tips From Abraham Lincoln Although matching the specifics of Abraham Lincoln's career might not be a fair standard to set for oneself, we can still be informed by his general tenor and character. |
America's Civil War
January 2008 |
Letter From America's Civil War Lincoln's Relentless Quest for Victory... |
| Civil War Times |
Death and Civil War America: Interview with Drew Gilpin Faust Faust's new book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War is a thoughtful study of the impact of the Civil War's massive death toll. |
America's Civil War
January 2008
Gerald T. Riggs |
Abraham Lincoln: Commander in Chief Despite his lack of military experience, Abraham Lincoln was forced to become an active commander in chief. Finally, in Ulysses S. Grant, he found a kindred spirit. |
Parameters
Summer 2005 |
Book Reviews Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972... Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror... Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism... etc. |
TIME Asia
May 9, 2011 |
Inbox Readers offer comments on stories dealing with the Egyptian revolution, the Ryan U. S. budget proposal, and the Civil War. |
Civil War Times
July 2007
Michael Dreese |
Fighting and Dying for the Colors at Gettysburg Beyond their practical value on Civil War battlefields, regimental flags and other banners embodied the pride, honor and bravery of the soldiers who willingly gave their lives to defend them. |
Civil War Times
April 17, 2004
Ethan S. Rafuse |
Ulysses S. Grant: The Union's New Three-Star General Not since 1798 had congress trusted a soldier with the full power of the lieutenant generalcy. Clearly, great things were expected from Ulysses S. Grant. |
Salon.com
July 10, 2000
David Horowitz |
The smearing of "The Patriot" Anti-Americanism runs amok, again, and the left shows that nihilism is all that remains of its agenda. |
Parameters
Autumn 2006
Jeffrey Record |
External Assistance: Enabler of Insurgent Success For either the insurgent side or the counterinsurgent side, material strength unguided by sound strategy and unsupported by sufficient willingness to fight and die is a recipe for almost certain defeat. But most insurgencies seek foreign help for good reason. |
Reason
February 2005 |
Four More Years!?!?! Seven high hopes and seven big fears for Bush's second term. |
Real Travel Adventures
June 2009
Ron Kapon |
It Was A Revolutionary Civil War I recently experienced two historic years: 1777 and 1863 involving George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Hardy Green |
George Washington On The Couch In "His Excellency: George Washington," Joseph J. Ellis skillfully overcomes the general's aloofness and saintly status to get at the inner control freak and tortured moralist. |
Civil War Times
John C. Waugh |
The Proving Ground in Mexico For young American army officers of the time, the Mexican War was not only the road to glory, it was the road to promotion -- a proving ground for future Civil War generals. |
Salon.com
February 12, 2002
Laura Miller |
Better than a saint A new biography removes Abraham Lincoln's halo, revealing a man whose sheer human goodness remains mysterious... |
Reason
April 2007
Amy Sturgis |
Florida's Forgotten Rebels With the Web doc, Rebellion: John Horse and the Black Seminoles, the First Black Rebels to Beat American Slavery, a nonprofessional historian has illustrated not just an important part of the American past but also one of the ways cyberspace is changing how history is studied and taught. |
Salon.com
January 3, 2001
Alicia Montgomery |
Ashcroft whistles Dixie Bush's attorney general nominee is only the latest conservative lawmaker caught pandering to fans of the Confederacy in a tiny but powerful Southern journal... |
Parameters
Autumn 2006
Liotta & Owen |
Sense and Symbolism: Europe Takes On Human Security A European culture with dubious historical reputation for cosmopolitanism is being thrust upon the global stage at the very moment when its geopolitical concepts are poised on the precipice of desuetude. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 23, 2005
Scott A. Sandage |
Losers and the American Dream Born Losers: A History of Failure in America looks at the stories of near-anonymous people who dreamed big and fell far, while at the same time exploring our shifting attitudes toward those Willy Lomans in our midst. |
America's Civil War
March 2008 |
Letters From Readers - March 2008 Gettysburg a high water mark.... Ancestor's Antietam legacy... Fort Pulaski and Lee... Correcting the Union offensive... The boy hero of Tennessee... Sharpsburg battle losses... Looking for Italian connections... |
American History
October 22, 2004
Jason Emerson |
Robert Todd Lincoln: Perpetual Non-Candidate Living in the shadow of his revered father, Robert Todd Lincoln served the Republican Party and his country with distinction. But while perennially courted by his party, he steadfastly refused a presidential or vice presidential nomination. |
Real Travel Adventures
February 2007
Christopher Ferraro |
Vacationing on the Patriot Trail A vacation to Philadelphia and Washington DC allows you to appreciate the history of this great nation. |
America's Civil War
January 2008
Curtis D. Crockett |
The Union's Bloody Miscue at Spotsylvania's Muleshoe How Colonel Emory Upton's brilliant plan for limiting casualties devolved into the most primal combat of the war. |
Real Travel Adventures
July 2009
Ron Kapon |
The Birth of America & The Virginia Wine Industry A history of Virginia and the growing wine industry |
Salon.com
April 5, 2001
Suzy Hansen |
Islam's black slaves The author of a book on the 1,400-year history of the other slave trade talks about the power of eunuchs, the Nation of Islam's falsehoods and the persistence of slavery today... |
Smithsonian
May 2006
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Destination America: Hallowed Highway From Gettysburg to Monticello, a 175 mile thoroughfare leads through a rich concentration of national history. |
Civil War Times
Michael Morgan |
CSS Albemarle: Confederate Ironclad in the American Civil War An unstoppable confederate war machine -- CSS Albemarle -- finally meets its match against Union raiders. |
Civil War Times
December 2003
Eric Ethier |
Who Was the Common Soldier of the Civil War? Here's what the statistics tell us. |
Civil War Times
January 2008 |
Letters From Readers Don't Forget Camp Morton... Thanks for the Picacho Story... Honoring the Rebel Flag... etc. |
