The Day Was Ours: First Bull Run (July 21, 1861)(2021)
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Glory: The Battles of First & Second Manassas and Chickamauga, 1861-63(1995)
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Thunder At Dawn: The Battle of Wilson's Creek (August 10, 1861)(2021)
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Battles of Napoleon: Volume I – EYLAU 1807(2024)
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A Famous Victory(1994)
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Red Dragon, Blue Dragon: The Huaihai, 1948-1949(2016)
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Grand Havoc: Perryville, October 8, 1862(2023)
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Celles: The Ardennes, December 23-27, 1944(2012)
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A Greater Victory: South Mountain, September 14, 1862(2022)
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Lee vs. Grant: The Wilderness Campaign of 1864(1988)
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Pea Ridge: The Gettysburg of the West March 7-8 1862(1980)
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No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Murfreesboro(1994)
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Barren Victory(1991)
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Glory: The Battles of First & Second Manassas and Chickamauga, 1861-63
Thunder At Dawn: The Battle of Wilson's Creek (August 10, 1861)
Battles of Napoleon: Volume I – EYLAU 1807
A Famous Victory
Red Dragon, Blue Dragon: The Huaihai, 1948-1949
Grand Havoc: Perryville, October 8, 1862
Celles: The Ardennes, December 23-27, 1944
A Greater Victory: South Mountain, September 14, 1862
Lee vs. Grant: The Wilderness Campaign of 1864
Pea Ridge: The Gettysburg of the West March 7-8 1862
No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Murfreesboro
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