University of Illinois Press director Willis G. Regier writes about German-Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, and the influential tome On War, in the Chronicle of Higher Education. With protracted wars in […]
Category: military history
The brutal realities of Gettysburg
July 1st – 3rd marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The conflict, considered a turning point in the Civil War, involved the largest number of casualties during […]
Gillum Ferguson on the road
Gillum Ferguson is visiting bookstores, libraries, historical societies, and museums throughout the State of Illinois to discuss and sign copies of his new book Illinois in the War of 1812. […]