War Books: Something Missing from the CSA's Reading List - Modern War Institute

I spent the past two years reading everything written by and about Churchill, spanning several wars as well as WWI and WWII. Then I read Herman Wouk's Winds of War and War and Remembrance to learn about the things Churchill glossed over (out of embarrassment). Keep in mind that good historical fiction can be excellent learning tools, as good as scholarly tomes and eminently more readable (which is why I choose to write historical fiction). I also prefer source documents to the writings of many historical scholars. I have been fortunate to find some diaries and collections of correspondence published in obscure editions. Two from the American Civil War, one by a Confederate chaplain and another by a Confederate officer who was wounded in an early battle and then served as a staff officer in Richmond, taught me more about that war than almost everything I ever read. Lastly, spending a few days in the National Archives will quickly teach you the value of source documents. I once had the log of the Ranger, hand written by John Paul Jones, in my hands. It was an almost religious experience.

Terkels book was great