Gary Hayden Book order (chronological)
This author's approach to selecting books reveals a discerning taste, evidenced by the high ratings given to works they truly love and admire. Their literary preferences lean heavily towards classic literature, with a particular fondness for British authors like Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and Anthony Trollope. While influenced by a wide range of reading, their conscious inspirations stem significantly from the philosophical insights of Bertrand Russell and David Hume.
This book does not exist : adventures in the paradoxical
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Few brigades of the Civil War can boast of a record as distinguished as that of New York's 69th, yet it has never fully received the attention warranted by its record of military excellence, distinctive reputation, and the unusual perspective its members brought to the Civil War. In fact, the69th was engaged in nearly every major action of the eastern theater; its military reputation was well deserved and its combat casualties, which are some of the highest of the war, are testimony to the soldiers' collective bravery and patriotism. In his post as war correspondent for the New York Herald, Capt. David Power Conygham was required to be an eyewitness to the many battles on which he reported - some of the experiences he would later describe when writing the history of the Irish Brigade. Conygham's account of the Irish Brigade isone of the best - filled with vivid accounts of battle, wit and humor, and an appendix of scrupulously gathered biographical data on the men who served the unit.