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States rights as long as you do exactly what all of our members are required to do/support. Come on.  
I'll listen to an argument that says it wasn't mostly about slavery. I'll at least consider it, but don't give me the states rights song and dance. That's a joke.
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(04-17-2021, 08:37 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote: War and peace. Itâ€s a great read that gives a Russian perspective of the Napoleonic Wars in the early 1800s. Itâ€s not a war history per se.....but it was written by a military man who wrote well, if not ridiculously long. I read Tolstoy's tome back in graduate school. It would be good to read again. And this is coming from a person who has the attention span of a scatter-brained dog in a park full of squirrels.
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(04-17-2021, 08:40 PM)ScarletHayes Wrote: States rights as long as you do exactly what all of our members are required to do/support. Come on. Â
I'll listen to an argument that says it wasn't mostly about slavery. I'll at least consider it, but don't give me the states rights song and dance. That's a joke.
The slavery issue exposed that is wasn't about slavery. The North was determined to ignore both the law and the agreement that the states entered into when the country was founded. Before the war, they even refused to enforce the fugitive slave law they agreed to. They aren't much different than the Yankees of today who ignore the laws and do as they please.
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Where can I obtain a copy of one of these Civil War history books that was authored by the Daughters of the Confederacy?
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(04-17-2021, 08:44 PM)Hightop77 Wrote: (04-17-2021, 08:40 PM)ScarletHayes Wrote: States rights as long as you do exactly what all of our members are required to do/support. Come on. Â
I'll listen to an argument that says it wasn't mostly about slavery. I'll at least consider it, but don't give me the states rights song and dance. That's a joke.
The slavery issue exposed that is wasn't about slavery. The North was determined to ignore both the law and the agreement that the states entered into when the country was founded. Before the war, they even refused to enforce the fugitive slave law they agreed to. They aren't much different than the Yankees of today who ignore the laws and do as they please. That's not necessarily accurate. States were responsible for collecting fugitive slaves. In fact, Ohio had one of the most strict enforcement protocols in the nation. But it also had some of the strongest proponents of abolition.
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(04-17-2021, 08:42 PM)ChinaBuck Wrote: (04-17-2021, 08:37 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote: War and peace. Itâ€s a great read that gives a Russian perspective of the Napoleonic Wars in the early 1800s. Itâ€s not a war history per se.....but it was written by a military man who wrote well, if not ridiculously long. I read Tolstoy's tome back in graduate school. It would be good to read again. And this is coming from a person who has the attention span of a scatter-brained dog in a park full of squirrels. Frankly Anna Karenina is the better book of his, but you wanted military....
war and peace is a great book, but has a ton, 500+,characters and doesn†t have as tight of a story. But the explanation of Napoleon taking Moscow is worth the read.
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(04-17-2021, 08:44 PM)Blinky Wrote: Where can I obtain a copy of one of these Civil War history books that was authored by the Daughters of the Confederacy? http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/Armbre...t,607.aspx
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These days the only thing I read about military history are AARs.
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If you like WW2, anything by Antony Beevor I highly recommend. Some of the best WW2 books Ive ever read. They are captivating.
THe Warrior Generals by Thomas Buell is also a great read on Civil War generals. HE really eschews conventional thinking and ideas and makes a convincing case for his thesis.
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(04-18-2021, 05:16 PM)Conanthelibrarian Wrote: If you like WW2, anything by Antony Beevor I highly recommend. Some of the best WW2 books Ive ever read. They are captivating.
THe Warrior Generals by Thomas Buell is also a great read on Civil War generals. HE really eschews conventional thinking and ideas and makes a convincing case for his thesis. That sounds fascinating. I need to look into that. Thanks.
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(04-18-2021, 07:02 PM)ChinaBuck Wrote: (04-18-2021, 05:16 PM)Conanthelibrarian Wrote: If you like WW2, anything by Antony Beevor I highly recommend. Some of the best WW2 books Ive ever read. They are captivating.
THe Warrior Generals by Thomas Buell is also a great read on Civil War generals. HE really eschews conventional thinking and ideas and makes a convincing case for his thesis. That sounds fascinating. I need to look into that. Thanks.
I†d start with Siege of Stalingrad by him.  Also, Fall of Berlin 1945 was fascinating to see the City and nazi regime collapse.
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