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, children’s authors, collectors, and others. In addition to wel ...
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Civil War Talk Radio - June 11, 2025
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1:01:25Michael C. Hardy, Feeding Lee's Army of Northern Virginia
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2132-Michael Hardy-Feeding Lees Army of Northern Virginia
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1:00:00Michael Hardy, author of "Feeding Lees Army of Northern Virginia"By Impediments of War
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Civil War Talk Radio - June 4, 2025
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1:00:31Editor KT Shively and essay contributor Peter C. Luebke discuss The Second Manassas Campaign, edited by Kathryn J. Shively and Caroline E. Janney.
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2131-Kathryn J. Shively and Peter C. Luebke-The Second Manassas Campaign
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1:00:00Editor Kathryn J. Shively and essay contributor Peter C. Luebke discuss "The Second Manassas Campaign," edited by Kathryn J. Shively and Caroline E. Janney.By Impediments of War
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Civil War Talk Radio - May 28, 2025
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1:03:26Matthew Locke (co-author with Cliff Roberts), Holding Charleston by the Bridle: Castle Pinckney and the Civil War
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2130-Matthew Locke-Holding Charleston by the Bridle: Castle Pinckney and the Civil War
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1:00:00Matthew Locke (co-author with Cliff Roberts), of "Holding Charleston by the Bridle: Castle Pinckney and the Civil War"By Impediments of War
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Civil War Talk Radio - May 21, 2025
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1:02:27James Robbins Jewell and Eugene S. Van Sickle, eds., Waging War for Freedom with the 54th Massachusetts: The Civil War Memoir of John W. M. Appleton
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2129-James Robbins Jewell and Eugene S. Van Sickle-Waging War for Freedom with the 54th Massachusetts: The Civil War Memoir of John W. M. Appleton
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1:00:00James Robbins Jewell and Eugene S. Van Sickle, editors of "Waging War for Freedom with the 54th Massachusetts: The Civil War Memoir of John W. M. Appleton"By Impediments of War
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Civil War Talk Radio - April 30, 2025
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1:01:22Michael deGruccio, The Strange and Tragic Wounds of George Cole's America: A Tale of Manhood, Sex, and Ambition in the Civil War Era
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Civil War Talk Radio - April 23, 2025
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1:00:49Carol E. Harrison and Thomas J. Brown, Zouave Theaters: Transnational Military Fashion and Performance
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2128-Michael deGruccio-The Strange and Tragic Wounds of George Coles America
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2127-Carol E. Harrison and Thomas J. Brown-Zouave Theaters: Transnational Military Fashion and Performance
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Civil War Talk Radio - April 16, 2025
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1:03:28Lesley Gordon, Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War
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2126-Lesley Gordon-Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War
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Civil War Talk Radio - April 9, 2025
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1:01:21Stuart W. Sanders, Anatomy of a Duel: Secession, Civil War, and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence
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2125-Stuart W. Sanders-Anatomy of a Duel: Secession, Civil War, and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence
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1:00:00Stuart W. Sanders, author of "Anatomy of a Duel: Secession, Civil War, and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence"By Impediments of War
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Civil War Talk Radio - April 2, 2025
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1:01:43Michael Vorenberg, Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War
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2124-Michael Vorenberg-Lincolns Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War
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Civil War Talk Radio - March 26, 2025
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1:01:17Frank J. Cirillo, The Abolitionist Civil War: Immediatists and the Struggle to Transform the Union
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2123-Frank J. Cirillo-The Abolitionist Civil War: Immediatists and the Struggle to Transform the Union
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Civil War Talk Radio - March 19, 2025
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1:03:34Yael Sternhell, War on Record: The Archive and the Afterlife of the Civil War
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2122-Yael Sternhell-War on Record: The Archive and the Afterlife of the Civil War
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Civil War Talk Radio - March 5, 2025
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1:01:20Derrick S. Brown, Operations Manager, Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site
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2121-Derrick S. Brown-Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site
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Civil War Talk Radio - February 26, 2025
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1:04:15Patrick Lewis, co-editor with James Hill Wellborn III, Playing at War: Identity and Memory in Civil War Video Games
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2120-Patrick Lewis-Playing at War: Identity and Memory in Civil War Video Games
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Civil War Talk Radio - February 19, 2025
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1:02:39David A. Welker, "African American Intelligence Contributions During the American Civil War," in the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence.
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2119-David Welker-African American Intelligence Contributions during the American Civil War
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1:00:00David Welker, author of "African American Intelligence Contributions during the American Civil War." An article appearing in the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence.By Impediments of War
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Civil War Talk Radio - February 12, 2025
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1:07:29Richard Carwardine, Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln's Union
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2118-Richard Carwardine-Righteous Strife: How Warring Nationalists Forged Lincolns Union
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Civil War Talk Radio - February 5, 2025
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1:03:52Allen C. Guelzo, author of Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
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2117-Allen Guelzo-Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
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Civil War Talk Radio - January 29, 2025
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1:01:24Dr. Robert D. Hicks, Wounded for Life: Seven Union Veterans of the Civil War
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Douglas Egerton, A Man on Fire: The Worlds of Thomas Wentworth HigginsonBy Civil War Talk Radio
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2116-Robert D. Hicks-Wounded For Life: Seven Union Veterans of the Civil War
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2115-Douglas Egerton-A Man on Fire: The Worlds of Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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Bennett Parten, author of Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest EmancipationBy Civil War Talk Radio
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2114-Bennett Parten-Somewhere Toward Freedom: Shermans March and the Story of Americas Largest Emancipation
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1:00:00Bennett Parten, author of "Somewhere Toward Freedom: Shermans March and the Story of Americas Largest Emancipation"By Impediments of War
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Aaron Sheehan-Dean and Caroline Janney, co-editors of Janney, Carmichael, Sheehan-Dean, eds., THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA: Essays Inspired by the Scholarship of Gary W. GallagherBy Civil War Talk Radio
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2113-Aaron Sheehan-Dean and Caroline Janney-THE WAR THAT MADE AMERICA: Essays Inspired by the Scholarship of Gary W. Gallagher
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William B. Styple, author of Generals in Bronze: Interviewing the Commanders of the Civil WarBy Civil War Talk Radio
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2112-William B. Styple-Generals in Bronze: Interviewing the Commanders of the Civil War
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1:00:00William B. Styple, author of "Generals in Bronze: Interviewing the Commanders of the Civil War"By Impediments of War
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Nigel Hamilton, author of Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the PresidentsBy Civil War Talk Radio
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2111-Nigel Hamilton-Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents
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1:00:00Nigel Hamilton, author of "Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents"By Impediments of War
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Niels Eichhorn and Duncan A. Campbell, authors of The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism.By Civil War Talk Radio
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2110-Niels Eichhorn and Duncan A. Campbell-The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism
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1:00:00Niels Eichhorn and Duncan A. Campbell, authors of "The Civil War in the Age of Nationalism"By Impediments of War
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Bjorn Skaptason, former Shiloh National Military Park Ranger and bibliopole for the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, joins Gerry to discuss Ambrose Bierce and the Civil War.By Civil War Talk Radio
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2109-Bjorn Skaptason-Ambrose Bierce and the Civil War
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1:00:00Bjorn Skaptason, former Shiloh National Military Park Ranger and bibliopole for the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, joins Gerry to discuss Ambrose Bierce and the Civil War.By Impediments of War
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Michael Megelsh, author of Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America.By Civil War Talk Radio
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2108-Michael Megelsh-Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America
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1:00:00Michael Megelsh, author of "Adelbert Ames, the Civil War, and the Creation of Modern America"By Impediments of War
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