Brilliantly written, dazzlingly detailed and from the mouth of someone who was actually there, 'Hardtack & Coffee - The Unwritten Story of Army Life' is a must-read for Civil War buffs and military historians.
Most histories of the Civil War focus on battles and top brass. Hardtack and Coffee is one of the few to give a vivid, detailed picture of what ordinary soldiers endured every day-in camp, on the march, at the edge of a booming, smoking hell. John D…
"We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us." - Winston S. Churchill. An eyewitness account of life in ancient Egypt from the Father of History, legendary Greek historian Herodotus; a concise…
