Reviews for Elephants for Mr. Lincoln: American Civil War-Era Diplomacy in Southeast Asia

The average rating for Elephants for Mr. Lincoln: American Civil War-Era Diplomacy in Southeast Asia based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-10-26 00:00:00 Erma Davis Short and sweet summary of the Battle of Pea Ridge and Battle of Prairie Grove. Helpful appendix and maps.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-11-23 00:00:00 James Bertrand Short, quick overview of the Civil War in Arkansas in 1862 and the two main battles there (Pea Ridge in February and Prairie Grove in December). A useful appendix gives the order of battle for both sides in both battles. Not counting the appendix, the book is barely over 100 pages long with wide outer margins. Maps are provided and they are simple but good. Short biographies are included for principle commanders and two Union Medal of Honor winners, but they are placed as massive footnotes that severely disrupt the flow of reading. They would've been better served as another appendix and either written as complete sentences or bullet point lists rather than large blocks of text broken up by semi-colons. I also noticed a couple typos.