Dr. Philip Tucker Thomas, Miller Cornfield at Antietam: The Civil War's Bloodiest Combat (The History Press, 2017), 255 pages, illustrated, annotated, indexed. ISBN 978-1-62585-865-8.

These open spaces form what Calzarette refers to as the “perfect canvas” for the visitor experience. Visitors to Antietam can stand in front of the Miller cornfield today and witness a landscape much ...

There were any number of famous battles fought in American history where a topographical or botanical feature had some bearing on the final outcome. The Argonne Forest in both world wars, Belleau ...