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Professor William Davis talked about his book, An Honorable Defeat: The Last Days of the Confederate Government. Professor Davis said the leaders of the Confederacy knew that defeat was imminent…

Mr. Shaara talked about his book, Rise to Rebellion, published by Ballantine Books, a historical novel of the American Revolution. Characters in the book include John and Abigail Adams, Ben…

Professor Weigley talked about his book, A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861-1865, published by Indiana University Press. The author evaluated the roles of Generals…

Mr. Karnow talked about his book, Vietnam: A History, published by Penguin USA. The author was in Vietnam as a correspondent for TIME magazine when the first two American military advisers were…

Mr. Winschel talked about his book, Triumph & Defeat: The Vicksburg Campaign, published by Savas Publishing. The book orients the reader to the geographic region of Vicksburg, Mississippi,…

Professor Fussell talked about his book, The Great War and Modern Memory, published by Oxford University Press. He described this history of World War I and his experience writing it. He also…

Contributor and editor Boritt talked about the collection of essays, The Lincoln Enigma: The Changing Faces of an American Icon, published by Oxford University Press. The book addresses some of the areas of…

Professor Grimsley discussed his book, The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians, 1861-1865, published by Cambridge University Press. The author said that the…

Jeffry Wert talked about his book Gettysburg: Day Three, highlighting the the decisive day of the most decisive battle of the Civil War. Mr. Wert spoke about the massive Confederate assault known…

Jean Fritz talked about the effect George Washington had on the Declaration of Independence, the Battle of Gettysburg, and American history. Fritz wrote two children’s books about George Washington entitled,…

Doctor Lowry, a retired physician and historian, talked about his book, The Story the Soldiers Wouldn’t Tell: Sex in the Civil War, published by Stackpole Books. The book examines the…

Author David Jordan talked about his biography, Happiness Is Not My Companion: The Life of General G.K. Warren, published by Indiana University Press. The book spans the life of Civil War…

Professor Gary Gallagher talked about his book, Lee & His Army in Confederate History, published by the University of North Carolina Press. The book describes General Robert E. Lee and his…

Mr. Markle talked about his book, Spies and Spymasters in the Civil War, published by Hippocrene Books. He talked about the use of aerial photography, the telegraph, wire-tapping, and code…

Robert Housch, Store Manager, described the merchandise that is sold at Greystone’s American History Store in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The store is dedicated in trying to cover all of…