Ten years of research by the author is a fair guide to the amount of information contained in this book. The 31st Georgia, part of "Stonewall" Jackson's legendary foot cavalry saw action in almost every major battle in the eastern theatre. Mr White's research covers not just the battles, and the commanders of the 31st (most notably John Gordon) but also many personal details of the humble private. A fitting finale is a comprehensive roster of the regiment with as many details of each member as the author has been able to find - including in many places the date of death for those that survived. I really enjoyed all of this book - the author's research has led to a fine regimental history.

A long unit history, compiled by participants some time postwar, about a brigade which contemporary scholars have perhaps underrated.

Originally Ashby's Valley cavalry and always looking back upon him as their most beloved leader, the Laurels (named during the war by Rosser) participated in Jackson's Valley Campaign. Under Grumble Jones' command, they went on a raid into West Virginia in early '63--something I don't recall being covered by Longacre or any other CS cavalry historian, but if the writers here are not exaggerating, it was an impressive accomplishment. No doubt, after riding 700 miles in 30 days, they were less than thrilled at shining themselves up for the Brandy Station review.

And, interestingly, where almost every primary cavalry document I've read takes a moment during the Brandy Station review to praise Stuart, his appearance on a horse and so forth, the Laurels are tellingly silent.

The battle of Brandy Station gets much detail and good description, and while there's a bit of a gap around the start of the Gettysburg campaign (perhaps not coincidentally), the rearguard fighting is well told. The account continues through various actions to the Valley Campaign of '64, and this is interesting again, because this unit has been rather derided during that campaign. "The laurel is a running vine," General Early is said to have scoffed. According to this text, he might better have said, "The laurel is a raiding into West Virginia and bringing me supplies..." Two more impressive raids, one in 25' snow, took place during this period. So perhaps the Laurels weren't as pathetic as contemporary scholars seem to accept (cf. Lee's Miserables; Lee's Cavalrymen), though the unit historians do lament the state of their mounts and materiel.

An interesting and valuable account, and, though obviously written by interested participants, seeming to suggest that this unit contributed more to the Confederacy than it commonly receives credit for.

From what i have read the book is verry interesting to read if you are into the history of railroads.One of the persons it talks about is a distant relative of mine. His name is Josiah Perham who was one of the founders of the Northern Pacific Railroad. I sugest everyone should take the time to read this book and learn alittle history in thier life.

Interesting, informal history, apparently a companion work to a documentary film, of some of the some 300,000 servicemen and women who served in, or passed through Northern Ireland in World War Two, and their hosts.

The story includes Navy, Marines, and airmen, and of course the big infantry and armored divisions, but is of particular interest in its account of the raising and training of the first modern Ranger battalion, which was born in Carrickfergus in June 1942.

The work is a little shaky in some of the details of American military history, and a bibliography and index would not have gone amiss, but it is of value nonetheless in its recounting of a meeting of cultures which has had continuing influence on Yanks and Irish alike.

(The "score" rating is an ineradicable feature of the page. This reviewer does not "score" books.)

In Human Rights, Equality And Democratic Renewal In Northern Ireland, editor Colin Harvey has gathered ten knowledgeable and articulate contributors to survey several key aspects of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 which marked a significant departure from the incrementalism and dominate political logic of British constitutionalism. The contributors include Gordon Anthony, Andrew Evans, Colin J. Harvey, John Jackson, Stephen Livingstone, Christopher McCrudden, Kieran McEvoy, Linda Moore, John Morison, and Mary O'Rawe. Human Rights, Equality And Democratic Renewal In Northern Ireland is a benchmark publication and strongly recommended for students of the political complexities of contemporary Northern Ireland.

Ellmann's work is a must-read for anyone interested in anorexia in literature. As theory, it is remarkably readable, interesting, and compelling. Her reading of Richardson's Clarissa actually makes one want to read the longest novel in the English language, and her work on hunger strikers from various movements (focusing on Irish nationalists and suffragettes) is really fascinating. This book has changed the way I think about a lot of things.

The author argues convincingly that many Irish nationalists and Ulster Unionists are responding slowly to changing conditions in the wider world and are not caught in the kind of time warp that many suppose. EU developments are integral to movement in the culture and politics of these identities. The author paints a very intricate and compelling picture of where these identities have come from, where they are presently, and where they are going. The book is extremely well written and sensibly avoids objective pretensions, opting instead for an 'intersubjective' approach, that is, one which presents the multiple-truths that inform identity in Northern Ireland. It is a shame that the book is priced prohibitively at £42.50 because it deserves to reach a wider audience than the academic one for which it is intended.

Iguanas In The Snow And Other Winter Poems is an impressively presented bilingual children's picturebook in English and Spanish. Each two-page spread features a different free-verse poem in both languages by Francisco Z. Alarcon, and is jubilantly illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez with simple, exciting color artwork. Iguanas In The Snow/Iguanas en la Nieve is especially recommended for young people learning to read in both the English and Spanish languages.

The carvings sit, unnoticed by most, on a shelf locked behind glass at the Yellowknife court house. Anybody who walked up and saw them would have no idea of their origin, would have no idea of the social history behind these lumps of soapstone (and one stuffed bird).

Eber's book provides the link. I walked past these carvings virtually every day before reading Eber's book, barely noticing their existence. Now, knowing the stories behind them and the people behind them, I have a much greater appreciation.

This book is a must for anyone interested in Inuit art or the social history of Northern Canada. Recommended highly.

IN HIS ARMS is a wonderful book.....as always, Ms. Hatcher delivers a great story and characters!