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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Talk Radio Reviews (Episode 1.10 is epic) |
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 7:06 pm
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| EPISODE 1.10 - December 17, 2004 Sober Grants and Rubber Lincolns Guest: John Simon Dr. John Smith, editor of the Grant papers, discusses both Grant and Lincoln. Blake's Review: This might be the most AMUSING episode I have heard yet :mrgreen: It contains an absolutely epic rant which you have to s... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: History Channel Civil War Game - Worst Game Ever? |
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 4:53 pm
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| Mission 3: Antietam. I had to stop and get a drink of water because I nearly choked to death laughing when the narrator described Lincoln ordering McClellan to stop Lee and then shows you a picture of Burnside. Who produced this garbage?! They then show a battlefield map of Fredericksburg (the town... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: History Channel Civil War Game - Worst Game Ever? |
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2025 2:38 pm
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| Mission 2: Shiloh The mission begins with the voiceover talking about the build up to the Battle of Shiloh, "Grant, encamped on an area 42 kilometers wide..." What? Americans don't use kilometers! This writing continues to be awful. Europeans must have made this... geesh. I will look that... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: History Channel Civil War Game - Worst Game Ever? |
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2025 4:48 pm
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| I decided to download the old Playstation 2 game - History Channel: Civil War. I thought it would be fun just to see how far gaming has come in the last 20 years. Wow. This game is awful. It is a first-person shooter game which do not translate well at all to the Civil War or any other war before t... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Talk Radio Reviews (Episode 1.10 is epic) |
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 10:53 pm
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| EPISODE 1.09 - December 10, 2004 Winning and Losing in the Civil War Guest: Albert Castel Albert Castel, author of the award-winning Decision in the West: The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 , challenges some widely held beliefs about the war. Blake's Review: I was so excited to listen to this! Castel's b... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Talk Radio Reviews (Episode 1.10 is epic) |
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 12:39 pm
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| EPISODE 1.08 - December 3, 2004 Union Military Leadership Guest: John Marszalek Dr. John Marszalek, biographer of Sherman and Halleck, shares his views on some famous (and infamous) leaders. Blake's Review: This interview is an interesting one as Marszalek wrote one of the few (if not only?) modern... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Talk Radio Reviews (Episode 1.10 is epic) |
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 12:10 pm
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| EPISODE 1.07 - November 12, 2004 Collecting Historical Newspapers Guest: Eric Caren Eric Caren describes a remarkable collection of Civil War Newspapers. Blake's Review: I did manage to get through this episode as there were just enough random things of interest to keep me listening until the end. ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: has the forum participation level slowed down |
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2025 5:14 pm
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| Definitely quieter. I've often wondered how 250 or so amateur Civil War historians/gamers could be so quiet in the forums. Chances are if we were all in a Civil War Roundtable or something we would talk endlessly. Maybe the Club made an error long ago in promoting the main forum as a gaming forum wi... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Talk Radio Reviews (Episode 1.10 is epic) |
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2025 7:53 pm
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| EPISODE 1.06 - October 29, 2004 The Election that Won the War Guest: David Long Dr. David Long discusses Lincoln's reelection in 1864 and its impact on American history. Blake's Review: This is the first episode with the Gerry Prokopowicz who would become the show's regular host. They begin with th... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Talk Radio Reviews (Episode 1.10 is epic) |
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 10:47 pm
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| EPISODE 1.05 - October 22, 2004 Navies of the Civil War Guest: Jim Janke Professor Jim Janke brings us the strategy and drama of naval warfare between the Union and the Confederacy. Blake's Review: This was the first "non-professional historian" on CWTR. Janke, like so many of us here, ha... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Talk Radio Reviews (Episode 1.10 is epic) |
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2025 12:54 pm
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| EPISODE 1.04 - October 15, 2004 Filmmaker, Visionary Guest: Ken Burns Ken Burns discusses his Civil War insights with historian Harold Holzer. Blake's Review: The guests in Season One of CWTR continue to be the "A-List" of historians. Getting Ken Burns as a guest was surely a thrill as hi... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Talk Radio Reviews (Episode 1.10 is epic) |
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Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 12:39 pm
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| EPISODE 1.02 - October 2, 2004 Library of Congress Guest: John Sellers Learn about the Library of Congress's resources and hear the stories behind them from curator John R. Sellers. Blake's Review: To be honest, I couldn't get through this episode. I listened to about 10 minutes and turned it off. ... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Civil War Talk Radio Reviews (Episode 1.10 is epic) |
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 3:37 pm
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| The following is just for fun. I am currently listening to the Civil War Talk Radio podcasts https://impedimentsofwar.org/ while out jogging and decided to "start at the beginning" of the series and write up some quick episode reviews here for anyone interested. I will add a new post to t... |
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: New Member |
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:56 pm
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Replies: 10
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Forum: Mason Dixon Tavern Topic: Mobile Campaign Reviews |
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:55 pm
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Replies: 5
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| Paul Brueske was entertaining and obviously knew his stuff about the Mobile Campaign and the people associated with it. He is a good speaker. He is President of the Civil War Round Table in Mobile and the track and field head coach for the Univ of South Alabama. I could have gotten you a signed cop... |
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