Service Publications - US Civil War

THE ANTIETAM CAMPAIGN,

August - September 1862. Revised and Expanded Edition, John Cannan. On September 17, 1862, over 25,000 men became casualties in the battle of Antietam. John Cannan places the Civil War's single bloodiest day of battle in the broader context of grand strategy and command personality. Cannan's classic work has undergone extensive revision under the editorial direction of renowned Civil War historian David G. Martin to reflect new information and new interpretations of recent years. John Cannan is the author of The Wilderness Campaign and The Atlanta Campaign, and most recently, The Spotsylvania Campaign. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION. 6 x 9, 250 pages, 50 illustrations, 9 maps, 0-938289-91-8, paperback $CDN24.95 (approx.$US16.95), 0-938289-36-5, hardcover $CDN 32.95 (approx. $US22.95)

THE APPOMATTOX CAMPAIGN,

March 29 - April 9, 1865. Chris Calkins. Emphasizes the actual maneuvers and tactics of the units involved in the Civil War's last campaign, in a narrative by an author with an unsurpassed knowledge of the Virginia locale. 6 x 9, 256 pages, 50 illustrations, 8 maps, 0-938289-54-3, $CDN35.95 (approx US$24.95)

THE CHANCELLORSVILLE CAMPAIGN,

March-May 1863. David G. Martin. Chancellorsville has long been considered Lee's greatest battlefield success; The Chancellorsville Campaign is the most serious treatment of the entire campaign in over thirty years. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION, 8½ x 11, 176 pages, 100 illustrations, 8 maps, 0-938289-06-3, $CDN 35.95 (approx US$24.95)

CIVIL WAR FIREARMS,

Their Historical Background and Tactical Use. Joseph G. Bilby. The popular Civil War News columnist has written a unique work, combining technical data on each Civil War firearm, an often surprising treatment of their actual use on the battlefield, and a guide to collecting and firing surviving relics and modern reproductions. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION; UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR CENTER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. 7¼ x 9¼, 320 pages, 100 illustrations, 0-938289-79-9, CDN$49.95 (approx US$34.95)

CIVIL WAR GOLD AND OTHER LOST TREASURES,

W. Craig Gaines. A fascinating introduction to lost Civil War treasure, including a chapter and maps devoted to each of the forty states, as well as Mexico, the Bahamas and the West Indies, where lost treasures are said to be buried, with an extensive guide to the world of the Civil War treasure and relic hunter, including journals, organizations, websites, government agencies, shops and manufacturers. 6 x 9, 256 pages, illustrated, 0-938289-95-0, CDN$27.95 (Approx US$18.95) (pb)

CIVIL WAR QUOTATIONS,

Darryl Lyman. Author Darryl Lyman has assembled 1500 Civil War quotations in a similar format to his much-acclaimed Civil War Wordbook. Extensively indexed by both keyword and subject, it includes biographical sketches of 300 people quoted. 6 x 9, 320 pages, 0-938289-45-4, CDN$21.95 (Approx US$14.95) (pb).

CIVIL WAR SEA BATTLES,

Edward Stokes Miller. Unknown to the general public, detailed logbooks of most Civil War vessels have survived and now lie in the National Archives. Using research from these and other official records, the author has written detailed accounts of the most important events in Civil War maritime history, including battles, amphibious assaults, shipwrecks, court-martials, and even the yellow fever epidemics of 1862 and 1864. 6 x 9, 288 pages, 30 illustrations, 5 maps, 0-938289-52-7, CDN$36.95 (Approx US$24.95)

CIVIL WAR WORDBOOK,

Including Sayings, Phrases and Expletives. Darryl Lyman. Now that millions of Americans are interested in the Civil War, many have found that period words in contemporary letters, diaries, reminiscences, official accounts and even modern histories can be obstacles to a true understanding of the time and its people; author Darryl Lyman has gathered in an easy-to-use reference book form over 700 words and expressions that first appeared or were first widely used during the Civil War. 5½ x 8½, 192 pages, 0-938289-25-X, CDN$21.95 (Approx US$14.95) (pb).

CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS AT GETTYSBURG,

David G. Martin. A classic work featuring cross-indexed descriptions, locations, and complete inscriptions of all 203 Confederate memorials at Gettysburg, with detailed historical commentary and a complete order of battle for the Army of Northern Virginia. 6 x 9, 256 pages, 4-part fold-out map, 0-938289-48-9, CDN$21.95 (Approx US$14.95) (pb)

CUSTER AND HIS WOLVERINES,

The Michigan Cavalry Brigade 1861-1865. Edward G. Longacre. The Michigan Cavalry Brigade suffered the heaviest casualties of any Union cavalry unit in the Civil War. Best-known for its flamboyant commander, the Brigade played a central role in some of the Civil War's most crucial battles. Edward G. Longacre has become the foremost authority on the Union cavalry in the Civil War. He has also written The Cavalry at Gettysburg and General John Buford. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION, 6 x 9, 356 pages, 24 illustrations, 5 maps, 0-938289-87-X, CDN$40.95 (Approx US$27.95)

DR. MUDD AND THE LINCOLN ASSASSINATION,

The Case Reopened. Edited by John Paul Jones. Dr. Samuel Mudd's guilt or innocence in the Lincoln assassination is debated by a distinguished group of jurists and Civil War historians recently convened by the University of Richmond School of Law to reexamine the case. 6 x 9, 256 pages, 0-938289-50-0, CDN$36.95 (Approx. US$24.95)

GENERAL JOHN BUFORD,

A Military Biography. Edward G. Longacre. The film Gettysburg introduced the general public to Union cavalry leader John Buford and his key role on the first day of the battle; no full-length biography of the general has ever been written until now. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION. 6 x 9, 272 pages, 16 illustrations, 6 maps, 0-938289-46-2, CDN$36.95 (Approx US$24.95)

THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN,

June-July 1863, Revised Edition. Albert A. Nofi. Long recognized as one of the best introductions to the campaign, Albert A. Nofi's The Gettysburg Campaign does not focus exclusively on the three days of the battle, but shows how events of May and June of 1863 set the stage for the engagement, and traces Lee's retreat from the field and the hesitant Northern pursuit, a fascinating tale in itself. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION. 6 x 9, 256 pages, 50 illustrations, 9 maps, 0-938289-83-7, $24.95 (Approx US$16.95) (pb)

GETTYSBURG JULY 1,

Completely Revised Edition. David G. Martin. The most detailed regimental-level account ever written of the crucial first day of the battle of Gettysburg. 6 x 9, 732 pages, 22 detailed maps, 0-938289-83-7, CDN$51.95 (Approx US$34.95)

IN SEARCH OF ROBERT E. LEE,

Chuck Lawliss. In this, the ultimate photographic tribute to Robert E. Lee, author and photographer Chuck Lawliss has traced the Confederate commander's life from his plantation birthplace to his final resting place at Washington and Lee University. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION. 10 x 8, 160 pages, 80 high quality b/w photographs, 0-938289-74-8, CDN$36.95 (Approx US$24.95)

THE IRISH BRIGADE IN THE CIVIL WAR.

The 69th New York and Other Irish Regiments of the Army of the Potomac. Joseph G. Bilby. First paperback edition of the popular book about Irishmen who fought for the Union in the Civil War. Author is a well-known Civil War News columnist and author of the highly acclaimed Civil War Firearms. 6 x 9, 270 pages, 13 maps, 270 illustrations, 0-938289-97-7, CDN$29.95 (approx US$19.95) (pb)

IRONCLADS AT WAR,

The Origin and Development of the Armored Battleship, 1854-1891. Jack Greene and Alessandro Massignani. Two authors with extensive backgrounds in naval history and unparalleled access to world-wide archives place a detailed treatment of Civil War ironclads in the broader context of world naval developments. Many readers will learn for the first time of the influence on both Union and Confederate observers of Crimean War and other European armor, and learn the subsequent history of many Civil War naval vessels that later saw action in Peru, Paraguay, and Japan. 6 x 9, 400 pages, 70 illustrations, 12 maps, 0-938289-58-6, CDN$51.95 (Approx US$34.95)

JACKSON'S VALLEY CAMPAIGN,

November 1861-June 1862, Revised Edition. David G. Martin. In a few short months in the Shenandoah Valley, Stonewall Jackson rewrote military history. Jackson's aggressive personality enabled him to constantly maintain the initiative, cloak his own operations in tight security, keep enemy units separated, and defeat them in detail. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION. 6 x 9, 256 pages, 50 illustrations, 12 maps, 0-938289-40-3, CDN$33.95 (Approx US$22.95)

JAMES LONGSTREET,

The Man, the Soldier, the Controversy. Richard L. DiNardo and Albert A. Nofi. Top Civil War and Longstreet scholars examine the controversial issue of Longstreet's role at Pickett's Charge and other aspects of his career. 6 x 9, 304 pages, maps, 0-938289-96-9, CDN$40.95 (Approx US$27.95)

ON CAMPAIGN,

The Civil War Art of Keith Rocco. Peter Cozzens and D. Scott Hartwig. Keith Rocco has become one of the nation's most acclaimed Civil War artists, but many of his original sketches and commissions for private collections have not been widely seen up to now by the general public. 8½ x 11, 94 pages, 50 paintings in color, 14 b/w sketches, 1-883476-01-1, CDN$29.95 (Approx US$19.95) (pb)

OPENING GUNS,

Fort Sumter to Fredericksburg, Revised Edition. Edited by Albert A. Nofi. Veteran Civil War historian and military commentator Al Nofi has compiled a dramatic selection of personal narratives extending from the Secession debate to the end of the first year of the Civil War. 6 x 9, 352 pages, 0-938289-41-1, CDN$24.95 (Approx US$16.95) (pb).

THE SECOND BULL RUN CAMPAIGN,

July-August 1862. David G. Martin. Second Bull Run (or Second Manassas, as it was known in the South) is considered by many to be the greatest example of Robert E. Lee's tactical genius. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION. 6 x 9, 256 pages, 50 illustrations, 14 maps, 0-938289-80-2, CDN$36.95 (Approx US$24.95)

THE SHILOH CAMPAIGN,

March-April 1862, Revised Edition. David G. Martin. The battle of Shiloh on April 6-7 1862 was the biggest battle of the Civil War up to that date; the gallant stand of the then-unknown Union General Ulysses S. Grant created a new national hero and was the turning point in the career of the Civil War's eventual victor. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION. 6 x 9, 256 pages, 50 illustrations, 8 maps, 0-938289-69-1, CDN$36.95 (Approx US$24.95)

THE SPOTSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN,

May 7-19, 1864. John Cannan. Spotsylvania was a dramatic clash between individual units and a desperate holding action fought by Robert E. Lee as the sands were running out for the Confederacy. The latest in the Great Campaigns series is the story of one of the Civil War's most tragic battles and is enhanced by sidebars, specially commissioned maps, and detailed orders of battle and casualty figures based on recent research at the National Archives. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION. 6 x 9, 256 pages, 50 illustrations, 12 maps, 0-938289-47-0, CDN$36.95 (Approx $24.95)

THIS HALLOWED GROUND.

Bruce Catton. Bruce Catton wrote what is perhaps the most widely read and highly acclaimed of all Civil War books. At a time when a great deal of Civil War writing concentrated on the Confederacy, Catton produced a detailed account of the Union experience of the war, with particular attention to the Army of the Potomac. 5½ x 8½, 448 pages, 2 maps, 1-85326-696-5, CDN$18.99 (Approx $12.99) (pb)

THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN,

April 1862-July 1863. David G. Martin. Grant's Vicksburg operations and those of the opposing side are of lasting historical interest. Combined land and naval operations, guerrilla raids, political infighting and interference, and the riverine operations of America's first "brown water" navy; all have been brought together here in a powerful narrative of military history. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB SELECTION. 6 x 9, 240 pages, 53 illustrations, 5 maps, 0-938289-37-3, CDN$33.95 (Approx US$22.95)

WAR ON TWO FRONTS,

Shiloh to Gettysburg, Revised Edition. John Cannan. The second volume in the Eyewitness History of the Civil War series contrasts the search for a decisive battle in the East with the protracted war of maneuver, sieges and raids in the West. 6 x 9, 352 pages, 0-938289-42-X, CDN$24.95 (Approx $16.95) (pb)

THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN,

March-May 1864. John Cannan. In May 1864, the Wilderness, a forbidding woodland south of the Rapidan River in Virginia, became the site of one of the concluding struggles of the Civil War, a contest of strategy, tactics and will between the finest generals of either side: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. A MILITARY BOOK CLUB MAIN SELECTION. 6 x 9, 238 pages, 50 illustrations, 11 maps, 0-938289-16-0, CDN$29.95 (approx US$19.95)