I can't recommend enough the Larry J Daniel book on Shiloh, it's a very good introductory book on the battle itself to gain a better understanding. Tim Smith's "Conquer or Perish" is the most in depth on the two days. I'm also somewhat close to the battlefield, and it's my absolute favorite to visit! The area has basically been untouched since the battle, and there is a lot to see out there. The countless monuments & troop markers are also helpful as great guides & sights to see. 👍
Good to know. I have wanted to visit it for a long time and now, even more so! I will write down the books and authors to my growing list of Civil War books to buy. Tim Smith's name has come up several times with other people as well. Thanks for the recommendations. Thank you for watching. Have a great weekend.
I will have to put a video together, although, it may change in the next year or so because I am planning on reading some more of the bigger Lincoln biographies soon and they are considered some of the best ... so maybe I will make a before and after video. I will try to get to work on that. I am going to put out a tag video soon that is dedicated to Lincoln books. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.
@@billruttenberg Lee and His Men at Gettysburg, Crucible of Command, The Most Fearful Ordeal, and The Civil War: The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It. There's one Lee book you mentioned and I also have the abridged version. Hope you have a great week too.
@@saintdonoghue Sorry about that Steve. I didn't get any videos done in June for various reasons: work, family at the house, vacation, etc. There wasn't much quiet time. Have no worries about my wife. She knows they make me happy (and besides that, I hid your address as a precaution). Thanks for the books. I do really appreciate them. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
That was nice of Steve to send you so many big thick heavy books! There are a couple of Civil War books I'm interested in because they are about battles that I believe my ancestors (or their family members) perished in. One is "Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It" - my maternal great-great grandfather's brother probably died there as a teenager who was not actually enlisted in the Confederate army. He lived nearby and died that same day, but is not listed on the casualty list. The other one is anything about the Battle of the Wilderness where my paternal 2nd great-grandfather Hiram Campbell fought with the Union army and was injured. He died a few days later in a field hospital. Yes, my maternal and paternal ancestors fought on opposite sides of the war.
That is always interesting when there is a family connection to the history events! I have some of that as well. My uncle wrote a book on a family member from his side of the family from Pennsylvania. It is a huge 2 volume set. Very interesting and full of primary source material from the whole regiment. Their first battle was Antietam and they were in all of the major engagements in the east until Appomattox. Pretty cool connections. Thanks for watching Linda. Have a great weekend.
Hello Bill, another great video. I just wanted to confirm if you managed to make one on the Mexican American War and The War of 1812. I will be super grateful if you can share some book recommendations on these two periods.
I have not made them yet. I am sorry. I plan to. I just haven't read a lot on those two wars. I do have the questions all made up for them but I haven't filmed yet. I will try to get them done soon. Thank you for checking back with me, again, sorry about the delay. Thank you for watching. Have a great weekend.
My favorite book on the Civil War is James McPherson's book Battle Cry for Freedom. Bruce Catton also wrote a bunch of good books on the Civil War. As far as WWI, I am currently enjoying A World Undone by G.J. Meyer. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
Hi Bill, I read the Fred Kaplan book on Lincoln the writer and thought it really interesting. I also read a biography of John Quincy Adams by Kaplan that I thought was really good as well. Most recently, Kaplan wrote a book called His Masterly Pen, a work on Jefferson as a writer similar to the one he did on Lincoln. I would like to read it sometime as well. There's four volumes in the Library of America series, one for each year of the war, which were published in the corresponding years of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. I have all four volumes. Like you said, it's not something you would read straight through, but great for dipping into. The Library of America series is probably the most comprehensive of several similar collections of Civil War source material though I think the older work edited by Henry Steele Commager, The Blue and the Gray, is really good too, as is the corresponding work edited by Commager and Richard B. Morris on the Revolution, The Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Hey Ricky! Kaplan is supposed to be a good author (I don't believe I have read his work yet), so I am excited to add it to my collection. I agree with you about the Library of America series, very thorough and comprehensive. I am going to pick up that Spirit of Seventy-Six book the next time I go to town to book shop. It has been at the shop for ... several visits and just keeps staring at me. It's like it is taunting me to buy it, LOL, so I will. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
I just recently bought the Clifford dowdy biography on general lee. I am now reading the Allen c guelzo biography on lee. I saw peg’s and your video on the hook and wanted to read it. Have you read Andrew Roberts biography on Napoleon. I am on the hunt for it. Looks like Steve sent you some good books. I would like to browse the battle bookstore some day.
I liked the Guelzo book on Lee. I thought it was well done. I hope you like it. I haven't read the Napoleon book, but I hope to see it some time. I have only seen it a couple of times, and stupidly, I didn't get it. I am not sure why, I guess I wasn't thinking. Yeah, Steve is very generous. I am happy he sent them. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
Hardbacks as upgrades from paperbacks? Aw, that's not nice. I stand in solidarity with my brother paperbacks. They're cheap, tawdry, and disposable, just like me and eveything I stand for. 😁 Nice acquisitions! I particularly dig the Shiloh, Chancellorsville, and Overland Campaign stuff; I'm sort of obsessed with all three. Shiloh isn't terribly far from here, and I've been there before, but never with the knowledge to appreciate it properly. I'd say it's time to remedy that, but arranging a twenty minute trip to the auto parts place can be a challenge at present. Oh well, maybe someday (wistful gaze toward horizon). 🙄 Thanks for the video, and have a good one!
Thanks Bryan! I was excited to get the titles from Steve. They are some good ones and will sit nicely on the Civil War shelf. I need to do a month long reading event on Civil War stuff. I have accumulated quite a few and I need to get to reading them. Is the battlefield at Shiloh worth the time? It is a one day drive and it has been on my mind for a long time. That would be a nice finishing touch after reading one of the books. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
Nice mail haul!
Thanks Vin! Steve sent some great books. I am very grateful. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
I can't recommend enough the Larry J Daniel book on Shiloh, it's a very good introductory book on the battle itself to gain a better understanding. Tim Smith's "Conquer or Perish" is the most in depth on the two days.
I'm also somewhat close to the battlefield, and it's my absolute favorite to visit! The area has basically been untouched since the battle, and there is a lot to see out there. The countless monuments & troop markers are also helpful as great guides & sights to see. 👍
Good to know. I have wanted to visit it for a long time and now, even more so! I will write down the books and authors to my growing list of Civil War books to buy. Tim Smith's name has come up several times with other people as well. Thanks for the recommendations. Thank you for watching. Have a great weekend.
looking forward to your Lincoln shelf tour. would love to know your top 5 Lincoln books as well.
I will have to put a video together, although, it may change in the next year or so because I am planning on reading some more of the bigger Lincoln biographies soon and they are considered some of the best ... so maybe I will make a before and after video. I will try to get to work on that. I am going to put out a tag video soon that is dedicated to Lincoln books. Thanks for watching. Have a great week.
Do I blame you or Steve for increasing my tbr?! LOL 📚📚 So amazing!
Haha, either one. I hope you picked out some for the TBR. Let me know which ones you liked best. Thanks for stopping by Erion. Have a great week.
@@billruttenberg Lee and His Men at Gettysburg, Crucible of Command, The Most Fearful Ordeal, and The Civil War: The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It. There's one Lee book you mentioned and I also have the abridged version.
Hope you have a great week too.
For just a second, I thought it actually took this long for them to reach you!
Now I just have to worry about your wife killing me for sending yet more books to your already book-crowded home!
@@saintdonoghue Sorry about that Steve. I didn't get any videos done in June for various reasons: work, family at the house, vacation, etc. There wasn't much quiet time.
Have no worries about my wife. She knows they make me happy (and besides that, I hid your address as a precaution). Thanks for the books. I do really appreciate them. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
Some great titles
Thanks Mark! They are some awesome titles! I can't wait to dive in.
Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
That was nice of Steve to send you so many big thick heavy books! There are a couple of Civil War books I'm interested in because they are about battles that I believe my ancestors (or their family members) perished in. One is "Wilson's Creek: The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It" - my maternal great-great grandfather's brother probably died there as a teenager who was not actually enlisted in the Confederate army. He lived nearby and died that same day, but is not listed on the casualty list. The other one is anything about the Battle of the Wilderness where my paternal 2nd great-grandfather Hiram Campbell fought with the Union army and was injured. He died a few days later in a field hospital. Yes, my maternal and paternal ancestors fought on opposite sides of the war.
That is always interesting when there is a family connection to the history events! I have some of that as well. My uncle wrote a book on a family member from his side of the family from Pennsylvania. It is a huge 2 volume set. Very interesting and full of primary source material from the whole regiment. Their first battle was Antietam and they were in all of the major engagements in the east until Appomattox. Pretty cool connections.
Thanks for watching Linda. Have a great weekend.
Hello Bill, another great video. I just wanted to confirm if you managed to make one on the Mexican American War and The War of 1812. I will be super grateful if you can share some book recommendations on these two periods.
I have not made them yet. I am sorry. I plan to. I just haven't read a lot on those two wars. I do have the questions all made up for them but I haven't filmed yet. I will try to get them done soon. Thank you for checking back with me, again, sorry about the delay.
Thank you for watching. Have a great weekend.
@@billruttenberg Thanks Bill, all the best to you. Keep them videos coming.
Hi, quick question. Can u recommend a book on the Civil War outside of these? A good place for me to start? And also WW I. Much appreciated
My favorite book on the Civil War is James McPherson's book Battle Cry for Freedom. Bruce Catton also wrote a bunch of good books on the Civil War.
As far as WWI, I am currently enjoying A World Undone by G.J. Meyer.
I hope this helps. Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
@@billruttenberg thank u
Hi Bill, I read the Fred Kaplan book on Lincoln the writer and thought it really interesting. I also read a biography of John Quincy Adams by Kaplan that I thought was really good as well. Most recently, Kaplan wrote a book called His Masterly Pen, a work on Jefferson as a writer similar to the one he did on Lincoln. I would like to read it sometime as well. There's four volumes in the Library of America series, one for each year of the war, which were published in the corresponding years of the Civil War Sesquicentennial. I have all four volumes. Like you said, it's not something you would read straight through, but great for dipping into. The Library of America series is probably the most comprehensive of several similar collections of Civil War source material though I think the older work edited by Henry Steele Commager, The Blue and the Gray, is really good too, as is the corresponding work edited by Commager and Richard B. Morris on the Revolution, The Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Hey Ricky! Kaplan is supposed to be a good author (I don't believe I have read his work yet), so I am excited to add it to my collection. I agree with you about the Library of America series, very thorough and comprehensive. I am going to pick up that Spirit of Seventy-Six book the next time I go to town to book shop. It has been at the shop for ... several visits and just keeps staring at me. It's like it is taunting me to buy it, LOL, so I will.
Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
I just recently bought the Clifford dowdy biography on general lee. I am now reading the Allen c guelzo biography on lee. I saw peg’s and your video on the hook and wanted to read it. Have you read Andrew Roberts biography on Napoleon. I am on the hunt for it. Looks like Steve sent you some good books. I would like to browse the battle bookstore some day.
I liked the Guelzo book on Lee. I thought it was well done. I hope you like it. I haven't read the Napoleon book, but I hope to see it some time. I have only seen it a couple of times, and stupidly, I didn't get it. I am not sure why, I guess I wasn't thinking. Yeah, Steve is very generous. I am happy he sent them.
Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.
Hardbacks as upgrades from paperbacks? Aw, that's not nice. I stand in solidarity with my brother paperbacks. They're cheap, tawdry, and disposable, just like me and eveything I stand for. 😁
Nice acquisitions! I particularly dig the Shiloh, Chancellorsville, and Overland Campaign stuff; I'm sort of obsessed with all three. Shiloh isn't terribly far from here, and I've been there before, but never with the knowledge to appreciate it properly. I'd say it's time to remedy that, but arranging a twenty minute trip to the auto parts place can be a challenge at present. Oh well, maybe someday (wistful gaze toward horizon). 🙄
Thanks for the video, and have a good one!
Thanks Bryan! I was excited to get the titles from Steve. They are some good ones and will sit nicely on the Civil War shelf. I need to do a month long reading event on Civil War stuff. I have accumulated quite a few and I need to get to reading them. Is the battlefield at Shiloh worth the time? It is a one day drive and it has been on my mind for a long time. That would be a nice finishing touch after reading one of the books.
Thanks for watching. Have a great weekend.