Swords Of The American Civil War

Author : Richard H. Bezdek
Publisher : Paladin Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1581606117

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Swords Of The American Civil War by Richard H. Bezdek Pdf

Many books have explored in depth the firearms, uniforms and paraphernalia carried by combatants in the American Civil War, but the swords carried by Union and Confederate enlisted men and officers have never been completely examined in print--until now. Swords of the American Civil War is a complete photographic survey of all the swords--Union and Confederate--used in the Civil War. It contains more than 700 magnificent photographs showing every type and style of sword, including more than 300 Union and Confederate regulation swords, 45 swords presented to Union and Confederate generals, 40 Union and Confederate presentation-grade swords, 60 Union and Confederate swords engraved with the owners' names, and 150 Union and Confederate identified presentation swords along with the presentee's Civil War records. A fantastic chapter on the Civil War activities of Gen. George Armstrong Custer includes more than 30 never-before-published photos of Custer's presentation sword, dress uniform and personal equipment captured by Confederate cavalry at the Battle of Trevilian Station. The appendix provides additional little-known details on the fate of Custer's personal effects. This book is an essential reference for all collectors, historians, researchers and students.

Author : Jeffry D. Wert
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0743225066

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The Sword of Lincoln by Jeffry D. Wert Pdf

With a swiftly moving narrative style and perceptive analysis, The Sword of Lincoln is destined to become the modern account of the army that was so central to the history of the Civil War.

Author : John H. Thillmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01
Category : Swords
ISBN : 1931464316

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Civil War Army Swords by John H. Thillmann Pdf

Author : Paul A. C. Koistinen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:49015002360064

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Beating Plowshares Into Swords by Paul A. C. Koistinen Pdf

"Koistinen's ambitious, dating, and provocative work is unique to the literature and advances our understanding of the relationship between war, the military, and society to a new level. Historians for years to come will be grateful for his work". -- Richard h. Kohn, author of Eagle and Sword: The Beginnings of the Military establishment in America. "Koistinen blends incisive description and perceptive analysis in the first of a projected five-volume study that will likely become a classic". -- Edward M. Coffman, author of The War to End All Wars.

Author : James M. McPherson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199831159

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Drawn with the Sword by James M. McPherson Pdf

James M. McPherson is acclaimed as one of the finest historians writing today and a preeminent commentator on the Civil War. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of that conflict, was a national bestseller that Hugh Brogan, in The New York Times, called "history writing of the highest order." Now, in Drawn With the Sword, McPherson offers a series of thoughtful and engaging essays on some of the most enduring questions of the Civil War, written in the masterful prose that has become his trademark. Filled with fresh interpretations, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Drawn With the Sword explores such questions as why the North won and why the South lost (emphasizing the role of contingency in the Northern victory), whether Southern or Northern aggression began the war, and who really freed the slaves, Abraham Lincoln or the slaves themselves. McPherson offers memorable portraits of the great leaders who people the landscape of the Civil War: Ulysses S. Grant, struggling to write his memoirs with the same courage and determination that marked his successes on the battlefield; Robert E. Lee, a brilliant general and a true gentleman, yet still a product of his time and place; and Abraham Lincoln, the leader and orator whose mythical figure still looms large over our cultural landscape. And McPherson discusses often-ignored issues such as the development of the Civil War into a modern "total war" against both soldiers and civilians, and the international impact of the American Civil War in advancing the cause of republicanism and democracy in countries from Brazil and Cuba to France and England. Of special interest is the final essay, entitled "What's the Matter With History?", a trenchant critique of the field of history today, which McPherson describes here as "more and more about less and less." He writes that professional historians have abandoned narrative history written for the greater audience of educated general readers in favor of impenetrable tomes on minor historical details which serve only to edify other academics, thus leaving the historical education of the general public to films and television programs such as Glory and Ken Burns's PBS documentary The Civil War. Each essay in Drawn With the Sword reveals McPherson's own profound knowledge of the Civil War and of the controversies among historians, presenting all sides in clear and lucid prose and concluding with his own measured and eloquent opinions. Readers will rejoice that McPherson has once again proven by example that history can be both accurate and interesting, informative and well-written. Mark Twain wrote that the Civil War "wrought so profoundly upon the entire national character that the influence cannot be measured short of two or three generations." In Drawn With the Sword, McPherson gracefully and brilliantly illuminates this momentous conflict.

Author : Harold L. Peterson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780486161334

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The American Sword 1775-1945 by Harold L. Peterson Pdf

DIVThe first book devoted exclusively to the subject, this invaluable volume will aid collectors, curators, historians. Enhanced with more than 400 illustrations from rare documents, the book classifies and describes all major types of swords worn by the U.S. armed forces, cadets, and diplomats since the American Revolution to the end of World War II. /div

Author : William Albaugh Iii,Richard D. Steuart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258032333

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Handbook of Confederate Swords by William Albaugh Iii,Richard D. Steuart Pdf

Author : Bruce Catton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:312989634

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The Centennial History of the Civil War by Bruce Catton Pdf

Author : John P. Langellier
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2000-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781853674051

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Terrible Swift Sword by John P. Langellier Pdf

John Langellier''s study examines the uniforms and equipment of Abraham Lincoln''s soldiers as they appeared in the field during the Civil War. The study covers the artillery, cavalry and infantry.

Author : William A. Dobak
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510720220

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Freedom by the Sword by William A. Dobak Pdf

The Civil War changed the United States in many ways—economic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly four million slaves, it brought agricultural wage labor to a reluctant South and gave a vote to black adult males in the former slave states. It also offered former slaves new opportunities in education, property ownership—and military service. From late 1862 to the spring of 1865, as the Civil War raged on, the federal government accepted more than 180,000 black men as soldiers, something it had never done before on such a scale. Known collectively as the United States Colored Troops and organized in segregated regiments led by white officers, some of these soldiers guarded army posts along major rivers; others fought Confederate raiders to protect Union supply trains, and still others took part in major operations like the Siege of Petersburg and the Battle of Nashville. After the war, many of the black regiments took up posts in the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy. Freedom by the Sword tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service. Thanks to its broad focus on every theater of the war and its concentration on what black soldiers actually contributed to Union victory, this volume stands alone among histories of the U.S. Colored Troops.

Author : Joseph Hergesheimer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Confederate States of America
ISBN : 1404761799

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Swords & Roses by Joseph Hergesheimer Pdf

Short stories of the South during the American Civil War.

Author : Frank E. Vandiver
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 089096632X

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Ploughshares Into Swords by Frank E. Vandiver Pdf

Confederate States of America Army.-Ordnance and ordnqnce stores.

Author : Bruce Catton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1301794717

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The Centennial History of the Civil War by Bruce Catton Pdf

Author : Jay P. Altmayer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Decoration and ornament
ISBN : STANFORD:36105047023903

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American Presentation Swords by Jay P. Altmayer Pdf

Author : William A. Dobak
Publisher : Department of the Army
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : UCLA:L0103997516

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Freedom by the Sword by William A. Dobak Pdf

From late 1862 to the spring of 1865, the federal government accepted more than 180,000 black men as soldiers, something it had never done before on such a scale. Known collectively as the United States Colored Troops and organized in segregated regiments led by white officers, some of these soldiers guarded army posts along major rivers; others fought Confederate raiders to protect Union supply trains; and still others took part in major operations like the siege of Petersburg and the battle of Nashville. After the war, many of the black regiments garrisoned the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy. This book tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service.