Synopsis
Each week since October 2004, host Gerald Prokopowicz and a guest discuss the various aspects of Civil War History. Each show consists of an hour long conversation with guests from the very well known historians James McPherson, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Gary Gallagher to mention a few. Gerald also speaks with artists such as Don Troiani, filmmakers Ken Burns, re-enactors Rob Hodge, novelists Jeff Shaara, curators, game designers, childrens authors, collectors, and others. In addition to well known names like the ones mentioned, the show often features authors of first books who are just starting to make their reputations.
Episodes
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Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman: Broken Promises: A Novel of the Civil War
30/03/2016 Duration: 59minElizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, author of Broken Promises: A Novel of the Civil War
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Chuck Veit: Sea Miner, Major E. B. Hunt's Civil War Rocket Torpedo
16/03/2016 Duration: 59minChuck Veit, author of Sea Miner: Major E. B. Hunt's Civil War Rocket Torpedo, 1862-1863
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Thomas Kernan: Sounding 'The Mystic Chords of Memory': Musical Memorials for Abraham Lincoln, 1865-2009
02/03/2016 Duration: 59minThomas Kernan, author of the dissertation entitled Sounding 'The Mystic Chords of Memory': Musical Memorials for Abraham Lincoln, 1865-2009
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Douglas L. Wilson: Herndon on Lincoln
24/02/2016 Duration: 01h07sDouglas L. Wilson, author of Herndon on Lincoln
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David T. Dixon: The Lost Gettysburg Address
17/02/2016 Duration: 58minDavid T. Dixon, author of The Lost Gettysburg Address.
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Mark McLaughlin: Rebel Raiders on the High Seas - GMT Games
10/02/2016 Duration: 59minMark McLaughlin, designer of Rebel Raiders on the High Seas from GMT Games.
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Christopher Dickey: Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South
03/02/2016 Duration: 59minChristopher Dickey, author of Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South.
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Bill Backus: A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign
27/01/2016 Duration: 57minBill Backus, author of A Want of Vigilance: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863.
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Gregory P. Downs: After Appomattox: Military Occupation and the Ends of War
20/01/2016 Duration: 57minGregory P. Downs, author of After Appomattox: Military Occupation and the Ends of War
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Col. Matt Spruill: The US Army War College Guide the Battle of Chickamauga and many others
13/01/2016 Duration: 58minCol. Matt Spruill, author of The US Army War College Guide the Battle of Chickamauga and many others.
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Brian James Egen: Michigan at Antietam
09/12/2015 Duration: 01h11sBrian James Egen, co-author of Michigan at Antietam: The Wolverine State's Sacrifice on America's Bloodiest Day
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Nancy Dane: Tales of a Civil War Orphan
02/12/2015 Duration: 56minNancy Dane, author of Sarah Campbell: Tales of a Civil War Orphan