I had never heard of Symonds' Battlefield Atlas before this thread and as I too am a lover of maps I have just ordered a ...   Sun May 4th, 2008 08:48 pm

Hello HCTR, Jed Hotchkiss wrote a book, called "Make Me A Map Of The Valley, The ...   Mon Apr 28th, 2008 07:56 am

Sorry for being so obscure Widow , Cleburnefan has it right, we have spent 2 tiring weeks doing the Disney( and other) theme Parks. ...   Sun Apr 27th, 2008 04:51 pm

Have just returned today from 2 weeks mouse hunting in Florida with the grandchildren, had a terrific time but now need another holiday to recover, ...   Sun Apr 27th, 2008 03:34 pm

Ole said "Life is exciting. It is also hard and frequently boring -- until you consider the alternative" How right you are sir! I was diagnosed ...   Wed Apr 9th, 2008 09:07 pm

1. Anything with Garlic 2. Anything with Blue Cheese 3. Anything with Mature Cheddar Cheese 4. Baked Beans 5. Bananas ...   Tue Apr 8th, 2008 06:19 pm

My favourite books are those on the battlefields that I have visited, so far all in the East, with Antietam at the top, my copy ...   Sun Mar 30th, 2008 08:27 am

Should have added to that , volume 25 of the Time Life Civil War series" The Nation Reunited" ...   Fri Mar 28th, 2008 08:39 am

Try the cut down version, Eric Foner and Olivia Mahoney "Americas Reconstruction, People and Politcs after the Civil War". A mere 136 pages including many ...   Fri Mar 28th, 2008 08:32 am

   Enough, of these dirty jokes.............................just found this site, complete with pictures.   Over here in the UK we take our dirt at Tea Time with cream and ...   Mon Mar 24th, 2008 07:05 pm

Susan, John Wayne may have looked too old to play Crockett but he was 53 playing Crockett at 49, not half as bad as a ...   Sat Mar 22nd, 2008 07:18 pm

As this thread appears to be about motor racing, anyone notice that the Formula 1 Grand Prix season started today with Lewis Hamilton winning in ...   Sun Mar 16th, 2008 03:55 pm

J harold 587 said "I have had Chamberlain's Into the Hands of Providence for almost two years on the unread pile." J harold If this is Alice ...   Sun Mar 16th, 2008 12:00 pm

I guess it's like deckchairs on the beach, you get a comfortable one, you don't give it up........... ...   Wed Mar 12th, 2008 10:44 pm

Susan, There's a picture? Hard to tell with the bottle between your teeth! ...   Sun Mar 9th, 2008 08:50 pm

Back to the Emancipation Proclamation. I have often read of certain manouvers, both political and military, described as the best in the war, (Grants crossing ...   Sun Mar 9th, 2008 08:06 pm

A Sam Adams would do just fine..... ...   Sun Mar 9th, 2008 07:20 pm

Kernow -ox, Thanks for that, I was obviously confusing the political and the military as ...   Sun Mar 9th, 2008 06:22 pm

 I understand why Lincoln exempted the Union affiliated Border States and areas such as the counties making up West Virginia from the Emancipation Proclamation but ...   Sun Mar 9th, 2008 05:37 am

Lincoln Fan                Thanks for the welcome. Yes there are Civil war Re-enactors here. In my area we have a really active group called the Southern ...   Sat Mar 8th, 2008 05:39 am

G&G is a truly awful film with few redeeming features. The battle scenes are not bad , Steven Lang does a good job and Jeff Daniels is ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 08:54 pm

Very glad to see that a lot of the books on that list are only a few inches from my elbow. Seems I must have ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 07:43 pm

Thanks for the welcome Dixie, glad to be onboard ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 07:05 pm

Hi Kernow-ox, No, I am not in any of the organisations,I am a ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 07:03 pm

Thanks ole, nice to know I can be at home with the afflicted, besides I ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 02:54 pm

Thank you Susan, I will add those 2 books to my ever lengthening "must buy"list. ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 02:39 pm

Thank you Susan. Franklin/Spring Hill would be one of my first choices as Wiley Swords "Confederacys Last Hurrah" is one of my favourite books but ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 02:25 pm

Dixie Girl says it is always good to have a few more Brits on the board so I guess I may as well throw my ...   Wed Mar 5th, 2008 02:08 pm