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Confederate Ironclad 1861-65.
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Gettysburg, late afternoon, Thursday, July 2, 1863.

The Union left wing is a shambles General Dan Sickles has been carried from the field with a gruesome wound and his Third Corps is in full retreat

Confederate troops cross the Emmitsburg Road and advance on the center of the Union position. There is no coherent Union line, just two-thirds of an over-extended Second Corps scattered the length of Cemetery Ridge. A desperate Winfield Scott Hancock organizes a defense, placing artillery batteries, hurling regiments forward, trading men for time. It is a masterful performance under extreme conditions.

The Union and Confederate forces collide in Plum Run Ravine. More than at any other point in the three days of fighting, the issue hangs in the balance. This great battle is reduced to less than an acre of ground.

This book pays close attention to the terrain, how it shaped the battle, how it dictated the movement of troops and how it guided Hancock's decisions. The thrilling narrative and the detailed driving and walking tour make it a must for both casual and serious students of the battle..
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Award-winning historian Eric J. Wittenberg has written a comprehensive sudy of the critical actions on Brinkerhoff's Ridge and East Cavalry Field, fought on July 2 and 3, 1863. In these actions, Union Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg's Second Cavalry Division fought two protracted and important actions along the Union right flank. The fight for Brinkerhoff's Ridge, although relatively small in numbers, prevented the legendary Stonewall Brigade from participating in the Confederate assaults on Culp's Hill, perhaps tipping the balance in the struggle for the hill. Wittenberg presents a new and controversial theory for why Maj. Gen. JEB Stuart's Confederate cavalry appeared on Cress Ridge on East Cavalry Field on the afternoon of July 3, 1863. After a long and bloody dismounted fight, Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade helped to repulse a massed mounted charge by three brigades of Southern horsemen, securing the Union right flank, and helping to clinch the Northern victory at Gettysburg. Wittenberg weaves the stories of soldiers together with a keen understanding of the terrain and presents a compelling story that features six fine maps by John C. Heiser and forty illustrations. The book also includes a driving tour guide of the Brinkerhoff's Ridge and East Cavalry Field battlefields that includes an additional twenty photographs of modern-day views of these sites. This book is a must for all Gettysburg and cavalry buffs. Volume One of the Discovering Civil War America series..
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Chester Comix with Content From the pages of the Daily Press in Newport News, Virginia comes Chester the Crab to teach kids about our country's past in colorful and witty comic books from the creative pen of Bentley Boyd. In the Civil War Volume 1 the War Between the States begins as the South secedes, the first fights break out, the Iron Giants clash and Antietam occurs..
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At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River, which was a vital strategic artery. In what would prove the vital naval campaign of the war, both sides fought for control of the river. While the Confederates relied on field fortifications and small gunboats, the Union built a series of revolutionary river ironclads. First commissioned in January 1862, these ironclads spent the next two years battling for control of the Mississippi, fighting in a string of decisive engagements that altered the entire course of the war. This book explains how these vessels worked, how they were constructed, how they were manned and how they were fought..
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On March 9, 1862, the world's first battle between two ironclad warships took place in the confined waters of Hampton Roads, Virginia The previous day the Confederate ironclad CSS Merrimack - officially the CSS Virginia - impervious to her enemy's guns, had sunk two Union warships. When she re-emerged from Norfolk to complete the destruction of the Union blockading squadron, the USS Monitor steamed out to meet her. The four-hour duel that ensued was a stalemate, but crucially the Virginia had failed to break the Northern blockade of the Southern ports. In a single battle these two ironclads rendered wooden warships obsolete and transformed the face of naval warfare forever.

This full-color comic book includes further reading, essential information on the background, aftermath and key players of the conflict, illustrating one of the most revolutionary naval battles in world history and transports the reader to the cramped and dangerous conditions that the sailors faced for the first time.

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More than 175 archive and museum photographs, illustrations and diagrams bring to life the history, construction, appearance and function of these amazing fighting vessels. An illustrated history of the origins and evolution of early battleships..
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The nineteenth century saw several major innovations in naval warfare. Reliable steam engines made it so that ships no longer depended on the wind and could maneuver more freely. At the same time, new explosive shells were developed, replacing cannonballs, and no wooden ship could withstand them. In response to these shells, a new class of self-propelled, armored "ironclads" was invented and quickly revolutionized naval warfare.

• A comprehensive look at the makeup of these "ironclad" warships.

• A technical view of the powerful weaponry that compelled these radical innovations.

• A look at the historic battles that proved the necessity of engines and armor.

• A discussion of the new tactics employed by nineteenth-century navies and the revival of an old classic -- the "ram."

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Is the case for an Illinois Constitutional Convention really IRONCLAD?

On November 4th, 2008, Illinois citizens will have a once in a generation opportunity to call a Constitutional Convention. If you stop reading this book after this paragraph, please take away this singularly important message. *If a better Illinois and a more honest government is your goal, then there is no intellectually sound reason to vote "No" on this ballot question. *This book will prove that proposition.

The authors will take you through the trials and tribulations confronting Illinois, while showing that our sad state of affairs is a direct result of the perhaps well-intentioned, but poorly written and conceived Constitution of 1970.

Unlike many who simply "curse the darkness" of Illinois politics, this book shines the light of reason of how we got here and how to find our way back. The authors lay out a clear case that the problem with the Illinois Constitution is directly related to its massive transfer of power *from* the citizens *to* the Government.

The book continues with numerous proposals that make for an elegant and concise set of solutions to the problems that plague Illinois (complete with model language). The book has the audacity to propose that we return power to the citizens of Illinois. Author Bio: *John C. A. Bambenek* is currently an academic professional at the University of Illinois in Urbana specializing in information security research particularly in the areas of identity theft, economic warfare, emerging threats and digital forensics. He is considered an expert in the field and has been cited numerous times by the New York Times, Washington Post and other news media. He once was a guest on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Additionally, he is executive director of the Tumaini Foundation, an organization that is assisting AIDS orphans and other disadvantaged children in Tanzania to get an education. It is his belief that education provides the key to economic prosperity for both the individual and a society and is a strong advocate for effective education for youth.

He co-founded the Illinois Citizens Coalition and wrote Illinois Deserves Better because he believes the problems Illinois faces are systemic and products of a constitution that gives far too much power to the entrenched interests in the state.

*Bruno Behrend* is a lifelong Illinois resident who grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois, graduated from University of Illinois (1983) with a degree in Finance and from IIT-Kent College of Law (1990).

Mr. Behrend is currently the Host of the Extreme Wisdom Radio Show on WKRS - 1220 AM broadcasting out of Waukegan, Illinois. The Extreme Wisdom Radio show features cultural and political discussion ranging across international, national, state, and local issues, but with a strong focus on the State of Illinois. The hallmark of the show is his commitment to allowing his callers to voice their views without rude interruption.

The Extreme Wisdom Show is a great mix of college level content and conservative ideas, delivered in an intelligent, polite manner that most talk show hosts seem incapable of. He describes his show as a less pretentious and less slanted NPR.

Bruno has a background as a database consultant to the not-for-profit community and was formerly Field Director for FreedomWorks in Illinois. He has a background in various areas, including: Public Policy Research, Database Consulting (specialist in fundraising software), Real Estate Investing and Development, Corporate Seminar and Training Development.

His current project is securing the passage of a referendum on the Constitutional Convention in November of 2008. Mr. Behrend is advocating reforms that, if ratified, will return control of Illinois policy-making to the citizens of Illinois by reducing the power of the dysfunctional Illinois political class.

To that end,.
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