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| Author: | Blake [ Mon Aug 11, 2025 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Abridged vs. Unabridged |
I see Timothy B. Smith's five-part series on Vicksburg and all I can think is... that's a lot of reading on a campaign that could probably be summed up in one decent sized volume - two volumes at most. Gordon Rhea's series on the Overland Campaign was very well done and I have no problem reading all of those books. But with other campaigns/battles I have a harder time justifying the cost of buying three or more books when maybe one will do. I guess everyone has a limit as to what level of detail they are willing to dive into when reading history. But I am going to have to pass on Timothy Smith's five-volumes on Vicksburg I believe. Maybe if the price drops of if I find it second-hand for cheap I will pick it up. I don't usually like abridged books but that seems like an ideal situation where an abridged volume could be produced. Because reading 2,500 pages on the Vicksburg Campaign is a tall order. |
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| Author: | M. Johnson [ Wed Aug 13, 2025 9:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Abridged vs. Unabridged |
I believe the longest single volume I've read was the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. |
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