Book Review
Battlefields of Nebraska, by Thomas D. Phillips. Today, the state of Nebraska is as peaceful a place as one is likely to find in America. But that wasn t always the case. Because of its geographic location near the center of the continent and astride the most convenient east-west routes, Nebraska has long been a crossroads for conflict. Tom Phillips traveled to Nebraska s battle sites and researched the fascinating events associated with them. The result is a vivid and stirring account of important historical clashes often only dimly remembered. Battlefields of Nebraska is designed to help people remember.A native Nebraskan, Tom Phillips developed an early fascination for the state s history while growing up on a farm near Lincoln. Soon after graduating from high school, he began a thirty-six-year military career, rising from enlisted recruit to colonel. After retiring from the military, Tom worked as an administrator at the University of Nebraska and as a freelance writer. Tom and his wife Nita currently live in Lincoln, Nebraska where he writes about military and American history and baseball. Click here for more information or to order.
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