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Mahan's Elementary Treatise

WOW! I am absolutely engrossed in Edward Hagerman’s The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfare: Ideas, Organization, and Field Command. So much to say about Dennis Mahan (right) wh… more »

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Mahan's Elementary Treatise

Rene Tyree wrote 1 day ago: WOW! I am absolutely engrossed in Edward Hagerman’s The American Civil War and the Origins of … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Books, Civil War, Dennis Mahan, Edward Hagerman, Entrenchment, Jomini, Military History, Primary Sources

And so...The American Civil War — 2 comments

Rene Tyree wrote 5 days ago: We have arrived in “Studies in U.S. Military History” (see course information here) at t … more »

Tags: Books, Civil War, master's degree, Military History, The American Civil War, Antebellum South, Antebellum North, Railroads, American Civil War

Howe Wins 2008 Pulitizer Prize for History — 3 comments

Rene Tyree wrote 3 weeks ago: Daniel Walker Howe’s (right) 2007 book, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Antebellum North, Antebellum South, Books, Daniel Walker Howe

Jomini on the Nature of War - Part VII - Jomini's Impact on Civil War Leadership

Rene Tyree wrote 1 month ago:   This post continues the series of “Jomini on the Nature of War.” Part I: Introduction is av … more »

Tags: Alfred Thayer Mahan, American Civil War, Archer Jones, Dennis Mahan, James L. Morrison, Jomini, leadership, Lee, Maritime History

Program of Study - M.A. Military History - American Civil War

Rene Tyree wrote 2 months ago: For those interested, I have posted the full program of study for my Masters program on “the … more »

Tags: American Civil War, American Military University, American Revolution, Antebellum North, Antebellum South, Books, Graduate School, Iraq War, Korean War

American Historian: George Bancroft

Rene Tyree wrote 4 months ago: I’m back from Christmas break and trying to recuperate from a few too many cinnamon rolls. Rea … more »

Tags: Abraham Lincoln, American Constitution, beard, Books, calvinism, Civil War, Civil War as revolution, George Bancroft, historians

Exploring Causes of the Civil War - Part VII: Political Discord, Slavery, and the Fight for Political Control

Rene Tyree wrote 4 months ago: This post continues a series on Exploring Causes of the Civil War. Other posts can be read by clicki … more »

Tags: American Constitution, Books, Causes of the Civil War, Civil War, Gaber S. Boritt, Slavery, Whigs, William E. Gienapp

Exploring Causes of the Civil War - Part V: The Rise of Sectional Disputes

Rene Tyree wrote 4 months ago: This post continues a series on Exploring Causes of the Civil War. Other posts can be read by clicki … more »

Tags: Slavery, Antebellum South, Antebellum North, Abolitionism

Exploring Causes of the Civil War - Part IV - The Antebellum North

Rene Tyree wrote 4 months ago: Continuing the series on the causes of the Civil War, this post looks at the Antebellum North. The N … more »

Tags: Antebellum North, Industrial Revolution

Exploring Causes of the Civil War - Part III - The Antebellum South

Rene Tyree wrote 5 months ago: The Southern man aspired to a lifestyle that had, as utopian model of success, the English country … more »

Tags: Antebellum South, Avery Craven, James McPherson, Library Of Congress, Slavery

Exploring Causes of the Civil War - Part II - Antebellum America

Rene Tyree wrote 5 months ago: In the last post, I kicked off a series looking at the causes of the American Civil War. Study of 19 … more »

Tags: Civil War, Federalists, Puritanism, Whigs