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  • From These Honored Dead

    Historical Archaeology of the American Civil War

    Edited by Clarence R. Geier, Douglas D. Scott, Lawrence E. Babits ...
    Separating myth from fact, From These Honored Dead uses historical archaeology to uncover the truth in the many conflicting memories of the American Civil War that have been passed down through generations.By incorporating the results of archaeological investigations, the essays in this volume shed new light on many aspects of the Civil War. Topics include soldier life in camp and on the ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • A Devil of a Whipping

    The Battle of Cowpens

    by Lawrence E. Babits ...
    The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On 17 January 1781, Daniel Morgan’s force of Continental troops and militia routed British regulars and Loyalists under the command of Banastre Tarleton. The victory at Cowpens helped put the British army on the road to the ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • Long, Obstinate, and Bloody

    The Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    by Lawrence E. Babits, Joshua B. Howard ...
    On March 15, 1781, the armies of Nathanael Greene and Lord Charles Cornwallis fought one of the bloodiest and most intense engagements of the American Revolution at Guilford Courthouse in piedmont North Carolina. In Long, Obstinate, and Bloody, the first book-length examination of the Guilford Courthouse engagement, Lawrence E. Babits and Joshua B. Howard piece together what really happened on the ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • The Archaeology of Engagement

    Conflict and Revolution in the United States

    by Timothy S. de Smet, Bruce Dickson, Mark E. Everett, Matthew A. Kalos, G. Michael Pratt, William Rutter, Lawrence E. Babits, Michael Strutt, Peter E. Price, Douglas G. Mangum, Douglas Dowell Scott, Roger Moore ...
    When a historic battlefield site is discovered and studied, the focus is often on the “hardware”: remnants of weaponry, ammunition, supplies, and equipment that archaeologists carefully unearth, analyze, conserve, and frequently place on display in museums.But what about the “software”? What can archaeology teach us about the humans involved in the conflict: their social mores and cultural ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Historical Archaeology of Military Sites

    Method and Topic

    Edited by Clarence Raymond Geier, Lawrence E. Babits, Douglas Dowell Scott, David G. Orr ...
    The recent work of anthropologists, historians, and historical archaeologists has changed the very essence of military history. While once preoccupied with great battles and the generals who commanded the armies and employed the tactics, military history has begun to emphasize the importance of the “common man” for interpreting events. As a result, military historians have begun to see military ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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  • Men of War

    The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima

    by Alexander Rose ...
    In the grand tradition of John Keegan’s enduring classic The Face of Battle comes a searing, unforgettable chronicle of war through the eyes of the American soldiers who fought in three of our most iconic battles: Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima.This is not a book about how great generals won their battles, nor is it a study in grand strategy. Men of War is instead a riveting, visceral, and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • American Civil War Artillery 1861–65 (2)

    Heavy Artillery

    by Philip Katcher ...
    Series Book 40 - New Vanguard
    Because of the length of the coastline of the United States, from the beginning American ordnance and engineers placed an emphasis on heavy artillery mounted in coastal defences.The Union army organised its 'Heavy Artillery' into separate regiments, uniformed and equipped differently. While the Field Artillery was assigned across the fighting fronts Heavy Artillery units served the big guns in the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Fortress America

    The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present

    by J. E. Kaufmann ...
    "The best study, by far, on the general subject of fortifications within the country." — Journal of Military HistoryFrom the earliest colonial settlements to Cold War bunkers, the North American continent has been home to thousands of forts and fortress structures. Fortress America surveys the broad sweep of fortifications throughout North America—from seacoast forts of the late eighteenth century ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?

    by Jim O'Connor, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by John Mantha ...
    Series series What Was?
    "Four score and seven years ago..." begins Abraham Lincoln's beautiful speech commemorating the three-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War. The South had been winning up to this point. So how did Union troops stop General Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North? With black-and-illustrations throughout and sixteen pages of photos, this turning point in history is brought vividly to life. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Fortune Favours the Brave

    Tales of Courage and Tenacity in Canadian Military History

    Edited by Colonel Bernd Horn ...
    Many Canadians see the role their country's military plays in Afghanistan as an anomaly. However, this assumption is far from the truth. As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has commented, "Canadians are fierce fighters." Fortune Favours the Brave certainly proves this point in a collection of essays that showcases the fighting spirit and courage of Canada's military.Daring actions featured ... Read more

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  • Simply Murder

    The Battle of Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862

    by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White ...
    Series series Emerging Civil War Series
    This Civil War history and guide offers a vivid chronicle of this dramatic yet misunderstood battle, plus invaluable information for battlefield visitors.The battle of Fredericksburg is usually remembered as the most lopsided Union defeat of the Civil War. It is sometimes called "Burnside's folly," after Union commander Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside who led the Army of the Potomac to ruin along the ... Read more

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  • The Last Full Measure

    How Soldiers Die in Battle

    by Michael Stephenson ...
    In this brilliantly researched, deeply humane work of history, Michael Stephenson traces the paths that have led soldiers to their graves over the centuries, revealing a wealth of insight about the nature of combat, the differences among cultures, and the unchanging qualities of humanity itself.Behind every soldier’s death lies a story, a tale not just of the cold mathematics of the battlefield ... Read more

    $13.99 USD