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1	Mighty Stonewall more books like this by Frank E VanDiver see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Their Tattered Flags: The Epic of the Confederacy more books like this by Frank E VanDiver see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Blood Brothers: A Short History of the Civil War more books like this by Frank E VanDiver Brothers by blood before the war; brothers in blood after. The blood mingled in the Civil War became the symbol and perverse source of indissoluble union between two sections, two ways of life, two visions of the future, and even two revolutions. In riveting detail yet with broad sweep, veteran Civil war historian Frank E. Vandiver recounts the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
4	The Journals of Josiah Gorgas, 1857-1878 more books like this by Josiah Gorgas, Sarah W Wiggins (Editor), Frank E VanDiver (Foreword by) A Selection of the History Book Club. "Wiggins has done a masterful job of editing.... Gorgas knew that he lived through something unprecedented -- the rise and fall of a southern nation, Gorgas's complete journals offer some of the most vivid impressions of this dramatic saga in southern history". -- Journal of Southern History see all copies from $6.27! new only from $16.62! \| first editions
5	Ploughshares Into Swords: Josiah Gorgas and Confederate Ordnance more books like this by Frank E VanDiver First published in 1952, Ploughshares into Swords is a compound study of the life and Civil War record of Josiah Gorgas. A West Point graduate of the class of 1840, Gorgas chose to enter the Ordnance Corps. He supplied Scott's march to Mexico City in the Mexican War, but by 1860 he was out of sorts with his superiors and had many contacts in the ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $6.48! \| first editions
6	Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Pershing more books like this by Frank E VanDiver see all copies from $35.00! new only from $126.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Civil War Battlefields and Landmarks: With Official National Park Service Maps for Each Site more books like this by Frank E Vandiver Manassas...Shiloh...Gettysburg...Antietam... These are just some of the battlefields which, soon after the end of the Civil War, were set aside as memorials to "the brave men, living and dead," who took part in the war between the states. Today, five score years and ten after the last shot was fired, the names still echo like a drumroll through ... see all copies from $6.19! new only from $6.34!
8	Four Brothers in Blue: A Story of the Great Civil War from Bull Run to Appomattox more books like this by Robert Goldthwaite Carter, John M Carroll (Introduction by), Frank E VanDiver (Foreword by) These letters, collected and transcribed by Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter in the 1870s, are among the finest primary sources on the daily life of the Union soldier in the Civil War. Robert and his three brothers all saw action with the Army of the Potomac under its various commanders, Generals McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant. At ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $10.95!
9	Rebel Brass: The Confederate Command System more books like this by Frank E. VanDiver Throughout the years of its existence the Confederacy was caught up in a massive war effort that finally touched all elements of life in the South. In the way it was fought the Civil War was unlike any wars that had preceded it and thus presented special strategic challenges to military leaders. In Rebel Brass, Frank E. Vandiver discusses the ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $17.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	1001 Things Everyone Should Know about the Civil War more books like this by Frank E VanDiver For the millions who want to know more about "The Greatest Generation" and the global struggle they fought and won, this is an essential work of popular reference. Esteemed historian VanDiver presents hundreds of key facts about the war that defined the 20th century and shaped the world to this day. 124 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.92! \| first editions
11	Jubal's Raid: General Early's Famous Attack on Washington in 1864 more books like this by Frank E. VanDiver During the summer of 1864 General Grant was hammering at the gates of Richmond and the Confederacy seemed doomed. In a bold and desperate stroke, General Lee countered by sending Jubal A. Early and a force of only twelve thousand men toward Washington, D.C. After some victories along the way, they crossed the Potomac and caused plenty of confusion ... see all copies from $3.88! new only from $70.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Shadows of Vietnam: Lyndon's Johnson's Wars more books like this by Frank E VanDiver It is still not popular - perhaps it never will be - to be sympathetic to Lyndon Johnson. Vandiver stops short of that but is, in the tradition of the biographer, empathetic with him. Readers may disagree with some aspects of this thought-provoking portrayal, but, as Vandiver has done for Stonewall Jackson and Black Jack Pershing, he offers an ... see all copies from $2.88! new only from $5.50! \| first editions
13 view cover	1001 Things Everyone Should Know about WWII more books like this by Frank E VanDiver For the millions who want to know more about "The Greatest Generation" and the global struggle they fought and won, this is an essential work of popular reference. Esteemed historian VanDiver presents hundreds of key facts about the war that defined the 20th century and shaped the world to this day. 124 photos. see all copies from $5.34! new only from $17.59! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Basic history of the Confederacy more books like this by Frank Everson Vandiver see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.50! \| first editions
15 view cover	Civil War Battlefields and Landmarks: A Guide to the National Park Sites more books like this by Frank E VanDiver (Editor) A tour of the most important and most frequently visited Civil War sites, with official national Parks Service maps. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $38.45! \| first editions
16	Fields of glory, an illustrated narrative of American land warfare more books like this by William H. Nelson, Frank Everson Vandiver see all copies from $5.00! first editions
17 view cover	Civil War Battlefields and Landmarks more books like this by Frank E VanDiver A tour of the most important and most frequently visited Civil War sites, with official national Parks Service maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.50! \| first editions
18	The Southwest : south or west? more books like this by Frank E. Vandiver see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	How America Goes to War more books like this by Frank E VanDiver see all copies from $2.47! new only from $40.30!
20	Financial Failure and Confederate Defeat more books like this by Douglas Ball, Frank E VanDiver (Designer) see all copies from $20.00! new only from $22.50! \| first editions
21 view cover	Reflections of a Civil War Historian: Essays on Leadership, Society, and the Art of War more books like this by Herman Hattaway, Frank E VanDiver (Foreword by) Born in New Orleans, Herman Hattaway grew up in the Deep South. While it might not seem such a stretch for him to have become one of the foremost authorities on the Civil War and Southern history, Hattaway was actually at a loss for a career choice when he stumbled into the class of Professor T. Harry Williams at Louisiana State University. ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $60.91! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Great War Reader more books like this by James Hannah (Editor), Frank E VanDiver (Foreword by) The literature of World War I captures the mayhem and spectacle of its time, when an entire generation found itself in the mouth of a juggernaut. Facing chaos, some writers also developed a literature of hope, courage, devotion, and humanity. Whether despairing or hopeful, the writing on the Great War is powerfully evocative. The Great War Reader ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $182.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Idea of the South, Persuit of a Theme more books like this by Frank E VanDiver (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! first editions
24	Voices of Valor: Words of the Civil War more books like this by Frank E VanDiver see all copies from $4.85! new only from $10.95! \| SVS
25	Biographical Dictionary of the Confederacy more books like this by Jon L Wakelyn, Frank E VanDiver (Editor) "Scholarly and of broad general interest. Its balanced treatment provides the reader with concise yet accurate information, and its application of statistics to the study pf collective biography and political leadership will prove of interest to the student and scholar of the Civil War. . . . Recommended for public and academic libraries." Booklist see all copies from $7.34! first editions

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