As the war on Hamas continued, the Israeli military said its warplanes launched 60 air strikes overnight in a drive to destroy Hamas`s ability to fire rockets into Israel. At left, smoke rose from an explosion during an Israeli army land incursion into the Gaza Strip as seen from the Israel side of the border.

Now days the war is not just something you read in the newspaper or at best case listen to on the radio now days war is a big show with billions of viewers all over the world, constant airing on TV and thousands of pictures on the internet making it look more like a circus than a war. 

Muqawama from abu muqawama-blog thinks it’s a great thing.

Daniel B. Kaufmann was one of the ten officers chosen by Colonel James Nagle in the summer of 1861 to help recruit volunteers to serve in what would become the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry.

Captain Kaufmann faithfully led his company throughout the war’s first three years, emerging unhurt from the various campaigns and battles. Then, on August 1, 1864, Captain Kaufmann was dismissed from service.

Read  more about him at The 48th Pennsylvania Infantry/Civil War Musings -blog.

Despite historians’ focus on the man as president and politician, Abraham Lincoln lived most of his adult life as a practicing lawyer. It was as a lawyer that he fed his family, made his reputation, bonded with Illinois, and began his political career.

The book Lincoln the Lawyer explores the origins of Lincoln’s desire to practice law, his legal education, his partnerships with John Stuart, Stephen Logan, and William Herndon, and the maturation of his far-flung practice in the 1840s and 1850s.

Brian Dirck reports in his blog that the book Lincoln the Lawyer just became available in paperback this week.

I was also able to correct a couple of minor errors in the hardback edition. Ward Hill Lamon came to Illinois in 1847, not 1837, as I wrote in the hardback. A distant relative of Lamon pointed this out to me at a book signing, believe it or not.

Daniel Sauerwein from the Military History Blog is asking to help the History News Network.

Having served with this organization for a couple of years, I can attest to the value of The History News Network. It provides many interesting articles and news stories on a wide variety of subjects. Now, HNN needs your help, as it is attempting to raise $10,000 to cover expenses. I ask you all, if you are able, to consider supporting HNN by giving a tax-deductable donation…

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The Devil’s Whore is a four-part TV drama series set during the English Civil War.

The Devil’s Whore tells the story of the seismic events of 17th-century England, when political disobedience turned to revolution and civil war, and English history changed forever. The story is told through the experiences of a spirited aristocratic woman, Angelica Fanshawe (Andrea Riseborough), who comes to know the key figures on both sides of this bitter conflict. It is a story not just of political and historical significance, but of love, loss, murder, courage and betrayal.

I was impressed by the opinion of the cardinal from the Cardinal Wolsey’s Today in History-blog when he reviewed the TV drama.

It all seems rushed, and squeezed into too few episodes. The Civil War is too important (and long) to rush through in 4 episodes - compare Band of Brothers, which took us through the Normandy campaign almost as if in real time, so you feel involved.