Product Description Get ready for a rousing rebel yell as bestselling author H.W. Crocker, III (Robert E. Lee on Leadership) charges through bunkers and battlefields in The Politically Incorrect Guide(TM) to the Civil War. Crocker busts myths and shatters stereotypes as he profiles eminent--and colorful--military generals while taking readers through chapters such as "The Civil War in Sixteen Battles You Should Know" and culminating in the most politically incorrect chapter of all, "What if the South Had Won." Revealing little-known truths, like why Robert E. Lee had a higher regard for African Americans than Lincoln did, this is the "P.I.G." that every Civil War buff and Southern partisan will want on their bookshelf, in their classroom, and under their Christmas tree.
How a present day legatee of the Confederacy views its history November 28, 2008 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In 1972, I was a freshman at Michigan State University (I am an almost life long Michigander). One night, sitting in a student lounge, I struck up a conversation with a fellow student who hailed from the South. As I asked him questions about his life we drifted into a discussion of history. When I said the words "The Civil War", he ignited. He declared that there was no Civil War, that it was a war of aggression by the North. The South had a clear right to self-determination and the right to leave the Union. The war was NOT over because it had not been legally concluded. He went on like this for quite awhile and I was bewildered because I had never heard thoughts like these before. While I did not agree with him them and do not agree with him or H. W. Croker III now, I think it is healthy for everyone to learn that these ideas remain alive in our nation and in parts of our culture.
The folks who hold these ideas see many things very differently and hold that certain issues that the Civil War seemed to settle are still unsettled. While parts of their arguments may seem attractive, when I view them as a whole, I think we have to give up too much to adopt them. If the United States were to fragment and refragment into smaller "nations", it would weaken us and invite predatory behavior from other and stronger nations. Plus, their history of certain issues in the Civil War, particularly around slavery and race seem strained, contrived, and often wrong to the point of being disturbed.
However, if you have not heard the flip side of the Civil War history before, this is a good and easy place to get that through the looking glass experience I had back in 1972. As you read through it, be sure to check the facts for yourself. It isn't that Crocker is lying, but rather that his priorities in telling his history of the war require him to view things differently. Seeing things from other perspectives, especially if you don't agree with them, is usually quite healthy. So it is here.
Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War November 27, 2008 A VERY informative book! The story told would be interesting to all who are interester in Civil War history. H.W. Crocker III did an outstanding job on the research needed to provide the proof need to accept his conclusions.
Politically incorrect guide to the civil war November 26, 2008 This is a well written book. It is good someone dares to tell some of the truth about this very bad event.
Refreshing insight... November 26, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Its refreshing to hear the true tensions that existed before, during and after the Civil War. It puts the conflict in the light of a war which was geared to who would dictate the political structure of the country. It also brings to the forefront Lincoln's hesitation to use slavery as an issue until very late in the war. If you think racism is a Southern phenomenon, live North of Mason Dixon for a while.
STATES RIGHTS November 23, 2008 3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The PC guide to the Civil War rightly stresses the war was unnecessary as all the Southern states wanted was their right to conduct international commerence without the interference of the tax and spend Northern elite.
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