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Once a Marine
(paperback)
Price: $18.95
(Paperback, 312 pages)
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Other Titles of Interest
Confessions of a Military Wife
Price: $25.00
Hardback, 288 pages)
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(Paperback, 192 pages)
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Dear SB Readers:
April Fools' Day is a chance to play practical jokes on your friends and family, and we do that here just about every day. But . . . Savas Beatie doesn't joke when new titles are concerned--and we have some wonderful new books coming your way:
April Fools' is the perfect day to feature a contest guessing which battle is represented. Will you be fooled? Click here or scroll down for details.
We are pleased to showcase our new digital shorts this month, including:
Author Scott Mingus was recently featured on Pennsylvania Cable Network. In honor of his upcoming book release, Savas Beatie featured Scott Mingus by the numbers. Click here to read the article, or scroll down at your leisure.
Be sure to check our website for the most up-to-date release dates and updates on your favorite titles and for events with your favorite author.
Theodore P. Savas
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Which Battle is Represented? Contest . . .
 Savas Beatie is publishing a book about the battle depicted in this image this spring. Which Civil War battle does this represent? Email us the answer and you will be entered into a drawing to win a free copy of . . . (oh wait, we can't say the name of the book without giving you an unfair advantage) . . .
Click here to enlarge the photo.
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A big thanks to everyone who took the questionnaire for Read an eBook Month. Troy M. was selected as our winner. Be sure to check every edition of Libri Novus for your chance to win a FREE book. |
Read an excerpt from Confederate General William "Extra Billy" Smith
Known nationally as "Extra Billy" because of his prewar penchant for finding loopholes in government postal contracts to gain extra money for his stagecoach lines, Smith served as Virginia's governor during both the War with Mexico and the Civil War, served five terms in the U.S. Congress, and was one of Virginia's leading spokesmen for slavery and States' Rights. Extra Billy's extra-long speeches and wry sense of humor were legendary among his peers. Read more.
Read an excerpt.
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Maps of Gettysburg Shorts:
In case you missed our mid-month newsletter, Inviso Futurum, Savas Beatie is pleased to announce the release of the digital Gettysburg Shorts based off Brad Gottfried's The Maps of Gettysburg: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 - July 13, 1863.
The March to Gettysburg, Including the Battles of Second Winchester and Stephenson's Depot, June 3-30, 1863 plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 29 detailed full page original maps. It offers three "action-sections" including:
* The March to Gettysburg * The Battle of Second Winchester * The Battle of Stephenson's Depot
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The Maps of Gettysburg: The First Day, July 1, 1863 plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 42 detailed full page original maps. It offers twelve "action-sections" including:
* The Initial Fighting West of Gettsyburg, North of Chambersburg Pike * The Morning Fight Between Archer's Brigade and the Iron Brigade * Oak Ridge: Initial Attacks * Along the Chambersburg Pike * The Fight for McPhereson Ridge * Seminary Ridge * The Defeat of the Federal Troops on Oak Ridge * The Defeat of Barlow's Division on Blocher's Knoll * The Defeat of Kryzyzanowski's Brigade * The Defeat of the 157th New York * The Brickyard Fight * Evening July 1 - Morning July 2
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The Maps of Gettysburg: The Second Day, July 2, 1863 plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 48 detailed full page original maps. It offers eleven "action-sections" including:
* Little Round Top * Devil's Den and the Slaughter Pen * The Wheatfield and Stony Hill * The Peach Orchard * Crushing Humphreys' Division * The Fight Along Plum Run * Wright Tries the Union Center * The Valley of Death * Cemetery Hill * The Fight for Culp's Hill * Evening July 2-Morning July 3
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The Maps of Gettysburg: Pickett's Charge and the Retreat to Virginia, July 3-14, 1863 plows new ground in the study of the campaign by breaking down the entire campaign in 25 detailed full page original maps. It offers five "action-sections" including:
*Culp's Hill Remains in Union Hands * The Pickett - Pettigrew - Trimble Charge * East Cavalry Field * South Cavalry Field * The Retreat from Gettysburg
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Once a Marine is now available in paperback!
The first week in April is the ten year anniversary of when the photo on the front cover of Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery was taken; perfect timing for the paperback to arrive! Order your copy here. 
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Scott Mingus by the numbers
 Scott Mingus recently appeared on Pennsylvania Cable Network. Watch the video here.
He will also be giving a presentation on April 27th at
The presentation will be approximately one hour in length and will cover Confederate General William Smith's life, politics, and Civil War service.
Here are a few facts you didn't know about Scott Mingus:
Year Mingus started writing: 1979 (for a nationally distributed baseball card magazine)
Number of books published: 15
Year your first book debuted: 2001 (it was a war-gaming scenario book)
Weeks spent researching Billy Smith: 80 Hours a day spent writing: 1 Number of tours/events you have done: 150
Year in history you are most interested in: 1863 Age you were when you started writing: 23
Number of years as a SB author: 2
Date Billy Smith book debuts: 4/15/13
Number of ancestors who fought at Gettysburg: 3 Number of sons who are college history professors: 2
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Now Under Contract . . .
The following manuscript is now under contract. We will notify you through Libri Novus and our website when this title is about to be released.
- Chancellorsville: Crossroads of Fire, by Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White (part of the Emerging Civil War Series).
We have more than a dozen contracts out for signature or soon will be, and will bring this news to you as soon as the ink is dry.
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In Our Next Issue
- Chancellorsville books release for the anniversary!
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