Peter Cozzens was just getting started with 'No Better Place to Die'. It is not quite as good as his books on Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and the Corinth campaigns but it is a very good start. Stones River was a very bloody but has been a very underwritten battle of the Civil War and Cozzens finally gives it some due. Cozzens does a good job in depicting the buildup to the battle. The usual tough times for a Western Confederate...
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If you prefer fast food over meal which requires youto sit down and relax, then you probably won't care forthis book. If you love detail, then this is the book foryou. The book is about a significant civil war battle that never got the attention it deserved. By the way, I just came from Stones River Battlefield, and if you should ever find yourself in Nashville, TN, I highly recommend visitiing this historic battlefield...
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The first battle to resemble Verdun. Peter's grasp of his material consistently amazes me.
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Cozzens wrote three superb, and related, books on the decisive Battles in the West. Of these three, the most important is "No Better Place to Die".. not because it is the best of the three, for it is not, but rather because it is a very detailed analysis of an otherwise ignored battle. Cozzens does not write in the most accessible style, but considering the complexity of the battle and the serious nature of the work, it...
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Cozzens's chronicle of the Battle of Stones River is a superb, engaging work. His careful work and skillful writing does justice to the memories of the 24,988 men who were injured or killed those cold days in Tennessee.
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