tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post7124232570360752069..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: For want of a nail... how a few wrapped cigars might have changed historyThe Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-52845379205412483932007-08-17T21:08:00.000-05:002007-08-17T21:08:00.000-05:00These books sound quite interesting. I am not fami...These books sound quite interesting. I am not familiar with this alternate history genre.<BR/>Thanks for educating me.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-76575367315969890012007-08-16T22:32:00.000-05:002007-08-16T22:32:00.000-05:00Lincoln seems to have been surrounded by complete ...Lincoln seems to have been surrounded by complete and total incompetents when it came to his stable of high-ranking officers. I don't know what the major malfunction was but McClellan wasn't the only one to pass up on an opportunity to have put an end to the war much sooner than it was. <BR/><BR/>These books sound absolutely fascinating to me as I am intrigued by history anyway. I may just have to see if they exist at the local library. Thank you for the great review!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-29045875150011319402007-08-16T15:37:00.000-05:002007-08-16T15:37:00.000-05:00wow curmie i never knew that! wow. you mean to tel...wow curmie i never knew that! wow. you mean to tell me the south could have risen?? and the war of northern aggression would have ended differently? or may have? amazing. what would the world be like today had that happened??? it would have affected the entire world i think. just wow...<BR/><BR/>smiles, bee<BR/><BR/>tyvcEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-57727329135807130602007-08-16T14:30:00.000-05:002007-08-16T14:30:00.000-05:00McClellan it seems was typical of today - really a...McClellan it seems was typical of today - really a politician masquerading as an armchair general. I mean, he ran against Lincoln in 1864. A real general would have seen the intelligence and fought for a decisive victory...Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330927601223362873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-73450985437239537492007-08-16T13:14:00.000-05:002007-08-16T13:14:00.000-05:00Thanks for the book reviews. They look very inter...Thanks for the book reviews. They look very interesting.<BR/><BR/>MJMother Jones RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298418463273622952noreply@blogger.com