Folks, Just to chime in on this briefly, David Long worked here at Chickamauga as a seasonal last summer, so if this is him, then it wasnt Mr. Rose as some...
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brooksdsimpson@...
Oct 1, 2001 4:13 pm
... wasnt Mr. ... I'd like to make a few points. Mr. Long's character or bias need not be a topic of conversation here (especially as he is not present to...
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Dave Smith
dmsmith001@...
Oct 1, 2001 6:43 pm
Not so much that I'm intersted in having "dueling reviews," but I believe many of you would be interested in this. Dave -- Brooks D. Simpson. Ulysses S. Grant....
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josepharose@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:14 pm
Mr. Smith: Professor Waugh also wrote a remarkably similar review of "Grant," by Jean Edward Smith. In the two reviews, there is little or no criticism of the...
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FLYNSWEDE@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:24 pm
In a message dated 10/1/01 5:19:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, josepharose@... writes: << In the two reviews, there is little or no criticism of the...
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thecoys@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:25 pm
Joseph, Your statement, "In the two reviews, there is little or no criticism of the authors' work and hardly any more of Grant as either a general or ...
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josepharose@...
Oct 1, 2001 9:36 pm
... here (especially as he is not present to defend himself).... It appears that Dr. David E. Long is a history professor and has a doctorate. As he is not...
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brooksdsimpson@...
Oct 1, 2001 10:13 pm
... Mr. Rose first raised the issue of motivation and bias, if readers will recall his initial post. Mr. Rose has also remained silent on Mr. Long's...
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brooksdsimpson@...
Oct 2, 2001 12:38 am
... So is Joan Waugh. But you trashed her. And, unlike Long, she had no problem gaining tenure. She's also very knowledgeable about Grant. It's so...
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brooksdsimpson@...
Oct 2, 2001 12:45 am
... by ... either ... Well, a book review is a review of the book, not of the subject. It's also not supposed to be an exercise in character assassination, ...
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Bob Huddleston
adco12@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:02 am
As far as I know. The US divided the "T-M" into a number of departments over the course of the War, most because there were three separate advances: one from...
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Bob Huddleston
adco12@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:03 am
The CSA, modeling themselves after the "Old Army" used the same basic organization, albeit with different names and boundaries. There are plates at the rear of...
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Bob Huddleston
adco12@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:03 am
To look specifically at the review, 1. Depression is a difficult and, even today, hard to treat disorder. Some people can bloom quickly and overcome it --as...
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FLYNSWEDE@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:38 am
In a message dated 10/1/01 9:06:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, adco12@... writes: << There are plates at the rear of the OR Atlas (in the 160+...
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Bob Huddleston
adco12@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:50 am
Wayne, Well, you *could* put the Guild Press' CD-ROM version of the Atlas on your Christmas list! BTW, the images are all jpeg: you can transfer them to your...
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FLYNSWEDE@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:25 am
In a message dated 10/1/01 10:53:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, adco12@... writes: << Well, you *could* put the Guild Press' CD-ROM version of the...
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josepharose@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:27 am
Dr. Simpson: You accuse me of "trashing"; Professor Waugh. That is a gross mischaracterization; I did nothing of the sort. I wrote: "Professor Waugh also...
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Dave Smith
dmsmith001@...
Oct 2, 2001 10:43 am
... Joseph, I suppose one could come to the conclusion that Professor Waugh liked both books. It's been known to happen . . . But yes, I've seen that review...
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Dave Smith
dmsmith001@...
Oct 2, 2001 10:47 am
... Completely different question. Is Joan Waugh related to Jack Waugh, author of Class of 1846 and Reelecting Lincoln? Jack lives in Texas, and Joan is...
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FLYNSWEDE@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:16 pm
In a message dated 10/2/01 2:29:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, josepharose@... writes: << Dr. Simpson: You accuse me of "trashing"; Professor Waugh. That...
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ecm777@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:39 pm
Gentlemen, when is this going to stop? Would you please take all this bantering back and forth to private email. I personally don't have time to sort through...
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FLYNSWEDE@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:59 pm
"War has responsibilities that are either fatal to a commander's position or very successful. I often go over our war campaigns and criticise what I did and...
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Dick Weeks
shotgun@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:02 pm
I agree Wayne. I do not want to see another critique of Dr. Simpson's book, good or bad posted on this board. I think we all know how each person that has...
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brooksdsimpson@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:43 pm
... Waugh, ... No relation of which I'm aware. Both are very pleasant, intelligent people....
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sdwakefield@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:45 pm
Colleen- I agree I really think we need to get back to the donut debate. Please, ackowledge publicly that you were all wrong in the Krispy Kreme v. Donut...
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brooksdsimpson@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:50 pm
... this ... time to ... That's why it's so useful to access this group through the web page. :)...
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brooksdsimpson@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:54 pm
... this ... Colleen-- Once attacked in public, I believe I have the right to self-defense....
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brooksdsimpson@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:25 pm
... liked ... didn't ... a ... Dave brings up some interesting points. One might, I suppose, chide Joan Waugh for preparing a review that did not explicitly...
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Terry Johnston
tajjr@...
Oct 2, 2001 4:09 pm
As a lurker, I'm afraid to say I've only caught part of this thread. I wonder if Long's review has been posted on the web. If so, could someone please...
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Dave Smith
dmsmith001@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:31 pm
... See The book review, as copied and pasted from the website at http://www.thehistorynet.com/reviews/bk_cwtimay00lead.htm follows: Also see message 8151 in...
