PUBLISHED WORKS

Deeply researched and engagingly written study that at last places the Wise's Forks battle in its proper strategic and operational context. 'To Prepare for Sherman's Coming' will remain the definitive work on the battle for many years to come. 

                               Mark L. Bradly, author of The Last Stand in the Carolinas: The Battle of                                                  Bentonville


For the first time, this small but important battle gets the attention and treatment it has long deserved. The clear and crisp writing, supllemented with original maps,and wonderful research, means this book deserves a place on the bookshelf of any student of the Carolinas Campaign.

                             Eric J. Wittenberg, author of The Battle of Monroe's Crossroads and the Civil War's                              Final Campaign


It is everything readers of this genre enjoy: good research, good writing,helpful original maps, and plentiful photos and illustrations. Now finally, this small but important battle during the war's final months in North Carolina gets the due it rightfully deserves.

                           Chris Mackowski, Emergining Civil War Series editor and author of Grant's Last                                  Battle: The Story Behind the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

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"Their account is by the far the most thorough and detailed of the Battle of Averasboro, and it is complemented by a set of excellent tactical maps."


Dr. Mark L. Bradley,
author of Last Stand in the Carolinas:The Battle of Bentonville

 

"Told from the soldier’s point-of-view, this profusely illustrated book with photographs and maps and illustrations drawn by Col. Darrell Combs, USMC (Ret.), is a captivating read. An essential purchase for academic and public libraries with an interest in the Civil War, esp. in Georgia and the Carolinas."


R. Neil Scott,
Middle Tennessee State University

(Neil passed away in fall of 2012 after a hard fight.  He was a good neighbor, friend, and fellow author.  God Bless you Neil.  Wade Sokolosky)


"The entire book demonstrates an even-handed approach toward both armies,which deserves praise and emulation."


 John F. Marszalek Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, Mississippi State University



"No Such Army should be considered the definitive treatment of the subject period and an essential volume for the bookshelf of any reader intended in the 1865 Carolinas Campaign."


Drew Wagenhoffer


 
 
 
 

 

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Clink the links below to listen to our interview on Civil War Talk Radio hosted by Civil War historian Dr. Prokopowicz, East Carolina University.    Under Reconstruction

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