Ever come across a reference from an old magazine that doesn't seem to be available anywhere? Well, if so, shooting me a note might be helpful to some readers of this blog. I was fortunate enough to come across the hardbound twentieth anniversary printing of CWTI this weekend. 1961-2 to 1981-2 in 20 volumes for a quite reasonable price. And it was my wife's idea to pick it up instead of asking where I would put it. So if you're looking for something, let me know.
Also, if anyone's looking for a complete set of the OR, I know a bookseller who would really like to get one out of his store.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Cavalry Journal/ Armor Cumulative Indices 1888-1968
As mentioned below, I located a copy of this work recently and promptly ordered a copy. It arrived yesterday, and after an initial perusal during my lunch hour I am pretty impressed.
The book contains two different indices for every article published in either the Cavalry Journal or its successor, Armor Magazine, from 1888 to 1968. It was compiled by Walter E. Young and edited by John J. Vander Velde. Every single article published during that period is referenced by Author and by Subject/Title.
The scope of the work is very impressive, doubly so when one considers that this was compiled before the availability of computers. The editor states in his preface that this was done by index cards, one article at a time, then cross-referenced onto other index cards.
The only downside of the book that I've noticed so far is that the Subject/Title index may take some digging to find what one is looking for. This isn't that difficult, however, as one simply needs to check several keywords until the right one is found. In the editor's words, "In formulating the subject headings based on keyword approach, it was constantly kept in mind how users of this volume would most likely extract information." If one knows the author, there's is no problem at all.
Overall, I think this is an excellent work. It serves as a great link for directing searches of existing collections at places like USAMHI at Carlisle Barracks. For those of us who employ researchers to gather information for us by proxy, it is very valuable.
The book contains two different indices for every article published in either the Cavalry Journal or its successor, Armor Magazine, from 1888 to 1968. It was compiled by Walter E. Young and edited by John J. Vander Velde. Every single article published during that period is referenced by Author and by Subject/Title.
The scope of the work is very impressive, doubly so when one considers that this was compiled before the availability of computers. The editor states in his preface that this was done by index cards, one article at a time, then cross-referenced onto other index cards.
The only downside of the book that I've noticed so far is that the Subject/Title index may take some digging to find what one is looking for. This isn't that difficult, however, as one simply needs to check several keywords until the right one is found. In the editor's words, "In formulating the subject headings based on keyword approach, it was constantly kept in mind how users of this volume would most likely extract information." If one knows the author, there's is no problem at all.
Overall, I think this is an excellent work. It serves as a great link for directing searches of existing collections at places like USAMHI at Carlisle Barracks. For those of us who employ researchers to gather information for us by proxy, it is very valuable.
Friday, November 2, 2007
'New' Biographical Reference
I found a new (for me) biographical reference yesterday. While doing some research on George Myers' reenlistment officer, Thomas W. Simson, I came across an entry on a Google search from a reference I hadn't seen before. The work was Guy Vernor Henry's two volume Military Record of Civilian Appointments in the United States Army , published in New York in 1873.
Henry compiled the work in attempt to capture the service of military officers who did not graduate from the military academies, feeling that their service and contributions were not being preserved for the future. From a scholarly standpoint, some of the information could be considered suspect, as Henry solicited the officers or their survivors to provide his information and some of it cannot be verified. He didn't let this lead to hyperbole, however, and the vast majority of the entries are very concise. For a unit like the 6th US Cavalry, the majority of whose officers were not military academy graduates, the books are very helpful.
One part of the first volume that I was very happy to discover was the section on medical officers of the regular army. I had previously unearthed very little information on surgeons and assistant surgeons appointed and assigned to the regular army.
The two volumes vary slightly in organization. The first volume attempts to list officers by branch of service, while the second simply lists them alphabetically. Only on rare occasions in the first volume is someone listed under the wrong branch of service. Both volumes are indexed, however, and information is easily located.
Overall, I think Henry's work is a valuable research tool, and a good companion for Heitman's and Powell's works. And although the files are quite large (42MB for Volume I and 30 MB for Volume 2), as a free download you can't beat the price.
Henry compiled the work in attempt to capture the service of military officers who did not graduate from the military academies, feeling that their service and contributions were not being preserved for the future. From a scholarly standpoint, some of the information could be considered suspect, as Henry solicited the officers or their survivors to provide his information and some of it cannot be verified. He didn't let this lead to hyperbole, however, and the vast majority of the entries are very concise. For a unit like the 6th US Cavalry, the majority of whose officers were not military academy graduates, the books are very helpful.
One part of the first volume that I was very happy to discover was the section on medical officers of the regular army. I had previously unearthed very little information on surgeons and assistant surgeons appointed and assigned to the regular army.
The two volumes vary slightly in organization. The first volume attempts to list officers by branch of service, while the second simply lists them alphabetically. Only on rare occasions in the first volume is someone listed under the wrong branch of service. Both volumes are indexed, however, and information is easily located.
Overall, I think Henry's work is a valuable research tool, and a good companion for Heitman's and Powell's works. And although the files are quite large (42MB for Volume I and 30 MB for Volume 2), as a free download you can't beat the price.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Book Review: Sergeant Larson, 4th Cav
Sergeant Larson, 4th Cav., by James Larson. San Antonio: Southern Literary Institute, 1935.
I finally finished this book last night and enjoyed it very much. James Larson was an enlisted man in Company H, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment when the war broke out in 1861. He accompanied his regiment east from the frontier to the western theater, where he served for the duration of the war. The book was published by his daughter after his death in 1921 in a limited edition of only 300 copies.
This book is valuable for the insight it provides into service by the common cavalryman in the western theater during the war. Larson's modest, candid writing style makes it easy for the reader to visualize the incidents that he describes, without much of the hyperbole often found in first-person accounts of the war. I have posted a few of these over the last several weeks, and a few more will follow in the future.
Larson provides excellent accounts of the departure of resigning officers at the war's outbreak, details of the long march east to the fighting, service with Minty's brigade, the opening skirmishes of the battle of Chickamauga, the battle of Nashville, and Wilson's 1865 raid to Selma and Macon. His narrative provides an enlightening view of the war from the perspective of an enlisted cavalryman.
This work provides little insight into grand strategy or macro views of battles, as Larson didn't have those views of the fights in which he was engaged. He does an excellent job of staying within the purview of what he saw and heard. What limited speculation that he does make is clearly labelled as such.
Overall, I think this book adds to the body of knowledge on the war, despite the overabundance of books on the subject, and merits publication in a second, larger edition if such a thing could be arranged.
I finally finished this book last night and enjoyed it very much. James Larson was an enlisted man in Company H, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment when the war broke out in 1861. He accompanied his regiment east from the frontier to the western theater, where he served for the duration of the war. The book was published by his daughter after his death in 1921 in a limited edition of only 300 copies.
This book is valuable for the insight it provides into service by the common cavalryman in the western theater during the war. Larson's modest, candid writing style makes it easy for the reader to visualize the incidents that he describes, without much of the hyperbole often found in first-person accounts of the war. I have posted a few of these over the last several weeks, and a few more will follow in the future.
Larson provides excellent accounts of the departure of resigning officers at the war's outbreak, details of the long march east to the fighting, service with Minty's brigade, the opening skirmishes of the battle of Chickamauga, the battle of Nashville, and Wilson's 1865 raid to Selma and Macon. His narrative provides an enlightening view of the war from the perspective of an enlisted cavalryman.
This work provides little insight into grand strategy or macro views of battles, as Larson didn't have those views of the fights in which he was engaged. He does an excellent job of staying within the purview of what he saw and heard. What limited speculation that he does make is clearly labelled as such.
Overall, I think this book adds to the body of knowledge on the war, despite the overabundance of books on the subject, and merits publication in a second, larger edition if such a thing could be arranged.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Review: Common Soldier, Uncommon War
One of the most interesting and entertaining of Civil War books that I've read recently is Common Soldier, Uncommon War, by Sidney Morris Davis. Davis was a private in Company F, 6th US Cavalry, and his memoirs cover his service from his enlistment as the regiment was forming until the end of the war.
Sidney takes the reader on an almost day by day adventure through the war in the boots of a common soldier. As a result, it's one of the most comprehensive looks at life in the Union cavalry during the Civil War that I've ever seen. Nothing escapes Morris' mention. From how new horses were assigned to soldiers and how new soldiers were taught to ride them to the hijinks of 'foraging' to opinions on the effectiveness of various officers, Morris has an opinion.
His modest yet tongue in cheek writing style and plethora of amusing anecdotes make this memoir a very easy read. Every page seemingly has a new story or incident worth noting. the editor, Charles F. Cooney, did an excellent job of not intruding overly much in the narrative, merely adding the occasional footnote to clarify a location or individual.
In addition to the multitude of details that this book provides on life in the cavalry in the Civil War, it also has a vivid section on the experiences of Union soldiers in Belle Isle prison late in the war. Morris was captured during the Battle of Fairfield in July 1863, as were many in his regiment, and he chronicles their experiences on the long march back to Richmond from Pennsylvania and their subsequent experiences with prison life.
One drawback to this work is that it is very difficult to find. Affordable used copies can occasionally be found on Amazon and Alibris, and Eric was kind enough to send a note recently of a reprinted edition.
Lest everyone think that I love every book that I read, the next review will note be quite so positive. While I believe if one doesn't have anything good to say they should stay quiet, it is fair to warn others of books' contents before they spend money to buy them so long as the comments are fair and factual.
Sidney takes the reader on an almost day by day adventure through the war in the boots of a common soldier. As a result, it's one of the most comprehensive looks at life in the Union cavalry during the Civil War that I've ever seen. Nothing escapes Morris' mention. From how new horses were assigned to soldiers and how new soldiers were taught to ride them to the hijinks of 'foraging' to opinions on the effectiveness of various officers, Morris has an opinion.
His modest yet tongue in cheek writing style and plethora of amusing anecdotes make this memoir a very easy read. Every page seemingly has a new story or incident worth noting. the editor, Charles F. Cooney, did an excellent job of not intruding overly much in the narrative, merely adding the occasional footnote to clarify a location or individual.
In addition to the multitude of details that this book provides on life in the cavalry in the Civil War, it also has a vivid section on the experiences of Union soldiers in Belle Isle prison late in the war. Morris was captured during the Battle of Fairfield in July 1863, as were many in his regiment, and he chronicles their experiences on the long march back to Richmond from Pennsylvania and their subsequent experiences with prison life.
One drawback to this work is that it is very difficult to find. Affordable used copies can occasionally be found on Amazon and Alibris, and Eric was kind enough to send a note recently of a reprinted edition.
Lest everyone think that I love every book that I read, the next review will note be quite so positive. While I believe if one doesn't have anything good to say they should stay quiet, it is fair to warn others of books' contents before they spend money to buy them so long as the comments are fair and factual.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Starr's Classics Republished This Fall
I noticed last night that Stephen Starr's classic three volume series on the Union cavalry, The Union Cavalry in the Civil War, will be republished in September. All three volumes will be republished in a paperback format. Those interested in pre-ordering can check the Amazon listing here.
This is great news for cavalry enthusiasts, as previous editions of Starr's books have become increasingly difficult to find. It is a wonderful reference, though I didn't see anything in the listings about revisions, additions or new information.
This is great news for cavalry enthusiasts, as previous editions of Starr's books have become increasingly difficult to find. It is a wonderful reference, though I didn't see anything in the listings about revisions, additions or new information.
Monday, April 16, 2007
Book Review: Across the Continent With the Fifth Cavalry
Lest people start to think that I only review books after I finish one of Eric's, I'll be featuring a few more titles here over the next couple of months. I'm finally managing to finish some of these titles that I've acquired....
Across the Continent With the Fifth Cavalry, by George F. Price, is a history of the 5th Cavalry Regiment from its creation in 1855 until the book's initial publication in 1883. It was reprinted in a limited edition of 750 copies by Antiquarian Press Limited in 1959. The book is written in three parts: a narrative history of the regiment, a listing of officers assigned to the regiment, and an appendix.
The narrative covers the regiment from its creation in 1855 until 1883, when the regiment was stationed in Montana. Price's account provides a good idea of how regular army units were organized and trained prior to the Civil War. His history is 176 pages long, with 5 brief chapters totalling 32 pages covering the regiment's activities during the Civil War. While there are some good nuggets in there, some of the coverage is very skimpy. In one paragraph, for example, Price covers the battle of Gettysburg, the pursuit of Lee's army, re-equipping the regiment at Giesborough Point, and operations at Bristoe Station and Mine Run.
To my mind, the best of the book's information is in the second section. Price lists biographical sketches of every single officer assigned to the regiment throughout its history. This is a gold mine of information, as even the junior officers are covered. It is a very long section and the majority of the book at 406 pages, but to my mind worth every one of them. In some cases there is obvious bias, and some of them are rather lengthy (Albert S. Johnston, for example, nets 18 pages), but overall this is a very valuable resource.
The appendix also contains a wealth of data. Compiled from the regiment's official papers, it includes listings of all field officers, all commissioned and noncommissioned staff members, company officers organized by company, regimental duty stations, the complete battle roster, and more.
Overall, this is an excellent, though hard to find, resource. It is very important to remember, however, that this is a secondary source as far as the Civil War section is concerned. Price was not actually assigned to the regiment during the Civil War, though he is listed as a captain of the 5th cavalry on the title page. He served in volunteer cavalry units in the far west during the war, so the majority of the Civil war information is taken at second hand from unit records and conversations with those who were still serving when he was posted to the regiment.
Across the Continent With the Fifth Cavalry, by George F. Price, is a history of the 5th Cavalry Regiment from its creation in 1855 until the book's initial publication in 1883. It was reprinted in a limited edition of 750 copies by Antiquarian Press Limited in 1959. The book is written in three parts: a narrative history of the regiment, a listing of officers assigned to the regiment, and an appendix.
The narrative covers the regiment from its creation in 1855 until 1883, when the regiment was stationed in Montana. Price's account provides a good idea of how regular army units were organized and trained prior to the Civil War. His history is 176 pages long, with 5 brief chapters totalling 32 pages covering the regiment's activities during the Civil War. While there are some good nuggets in there, some of the coverage is very skimpy. In one paragraph, for example, Price covers the battle of Gettysburg, the pursuit of Lee's army, re-equipping the regiment at Giesborough Point, and operations at Bristoe Station and Mine Run.
To my mind, the best of the book's information is in the second section. Price lists biographical sketches of every single officer assigned to the regiment throughout its history. This is a gold mine of information, as even the junior officers are covered. It is a very long section and the majority of the book at 406 pages, but to my mind worth every one of them. In some cases there is obvious bias, and some of them are rather lengthy (Albert S. Johnston, for example, nets 18 pages), but overall this is a very valuable resource.
The appendix also contains a wealth of data. Compiled from the regiment's official papers, it includes listings of all field officers, all commissioned and noncommissioned staff members, company officers organized by company, regimental duty stations, the complete battle roster, and more.
Overall, this is an excellent, though hard to find, resource. It is very important to remember, however, that this is a secondary source as far as the Civil War section is concerned. Price was not actually assigned to the regiment during the Civil War, though he is listed as a captain of the 5th cavalry on the title page. He served in volunteer cavalry units in the far west during the war, so the majority of the Civil war information is taken at second hand from unit records and conversations with those who were still serving when he was posted to the regiment.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Book Review: Rush’s Lancers
Since the beginning of this project a couple of months ago, there has been a great deal of the acquisition and reading of material on Civil War cavalry, both primary and secondary sources. Once or twice a month, I will take the opportunity to review selected sources. This entry will focus on Eric Wittenberg’s Rush’s Lancers.
Regimental histories aren’t currently much in vogue, most likely because of the perception that a single regiment’s scope of experience was too limited to be of much historical value. Far more attention has been paid to various armies of the Civil War, and more recently to brigades in military histories. Rush’s Lancers illustrates the errors of this perception.
Wittenberg does a wonderful job of telling the tale of how a Civil War regiment was raised and trained, and describing the difficulties in keeping mounted troopers in the field. There are countless details derived from the words of soldiers of all ranks from the regiment, without bogging the reader down in minutiae. He skillfully blends many personal accounts into a single story without losing the story of the regiment as a whole in the many individual points of view. Although obviously a labor of love, his history of the unit is both even-handed and painstakingly complete. He tells the entire story of the regiment and its soldiers, not simply lingering on the high points and the regiment’s successes.
The enormous amount of time and research are clearly evident in the many endnotes listed in the book. It averages nearly 100 endnotes per chapter; many of them previously unpublished personal accounts. The book is richly illustrated with photographs of dozens of the regiment’s soldiers taken from both public and private collections. Once again Blake Magner’s excellent maps provide the reader easy clarity for the prose accounts of movements and battles.
On the whole, this is an excellent book. The style of writing is very easy to follow, and the pace of the book makes it a joy to read. I think this work will serve for years to come as an essential reference for the study of Civil War cavalry.
Regimental histories aren’t currently much in vogue, most likely because of the perception that a single regiment’s scope of experience was too limited to be of much historical value. Far more attention has been paid to various armies of the Civil War, and more recently to brigades in military histories. Rush’s Lancers illustrates the errors of this perception.
Wittenberg does a wonderful job of telling the tale of how a Civil War regiment was raised and trained, and describing the difficulties in keeping mounted troopers in the field. There are countless details derived from the words of soldiers of all ranks from the regiment, without bogging the reader down in minutiae. He skillfully blends many personal accounts into a single story without losing the story of the regiment as a whole in the many individual points of view. Although obviously a labor of love, his history of the unit is both even-handed and painstakingly complete. He tells the entire story of the regiment and its soldiers, not simply lingering on the high points and the regiment’s successes.
The enormous amount of time and research are clearly evident in the many endnotes listed in the book. It averages nearly 100 endnotes per chapter; many of them previously unpublished personal accounts. The book is richly illustrated with photographs of dozens of the regiment’s soldiers taken from both public and private collections. Once again Blake Magner’s excellent maps provide the reader easy clarity for the prose accounts of movements and battles.
On the whole, this is an excellent book. The style of writing is very easy to follow, and the pace of the book makes it a joy to read. I think this work will serve for years to come as an essential reference for the study of Civil War cavalry.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Wanted: A Couple of Good Books
If anyone happens to see either of the following two books at a decent price in their travels, please let me know. Both are rather expensive on Amazon, and I haven’t lucked across them in local libraries or used bookstores. I understand the Price book being expensive, but the Davis book was last published in 1994. I’ll need both of them eventually to pursue this project. Unfortunately the Price book hasn’t been digitized yet.
Davis, Sidney M. Common Soldier, Uncommon War: Life as a Cavalryman in the Civil War. 1994.
Price, George F. Across the Continent with the Fifth Cavalry. 1883.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I have one line on the Price book at the moment, but it's pretty tenuous.
Davis, Sidney M. Common Soldier, Uncommon War: Life as a Cavalryman in the Civil War. 1994.
Price, George F. Across the Continent with the Fifth Cavalry. 1883.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I have one line on the Price book at the moment, but it's pretty tenuous.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Best single volume battle studies?
The discussion last week on Hoofbeats and Cold Steel about personal libraries caused me to review my shelves a little more closely, and I found them a bit wanting in a few areas. Not wanting as in I can think of a few dozen more that I'd like to own (a permanent condition), but wanting in that there are several large gaps in the war that I have very little reference material on.
The biggest of these is the area of specific battles. I own very few works focused on specific battles or campaigns. I was fortunate enough to find a copy of John Hennessy's Return to Bull Run in a local store this weekend, which started me thinking about the area of specific battles and campaigns. I actually own very few of these. Reference works, unit histories, tomes on the cavalry and the war in general, yes, but very few on specific battles.
Given the quantity of what's available out there, I thought I'd ask for some input on quality. What are the best single volume battle studies out there right now? I'm specifically thinking about the Peninsula campaign and the Wilderness at the moment, but am certainly open to other suggestions. A quick search of Drew Wagenhoffer's site didn't turn up anything specific, although I'm now very interested in Michael Hardy's Battle of Hanover Court House after reading the review posted there.
The biggest of these is the area of specific battles. I own very few works focused on specific battles or campaigns. I was fortunate enough to find a copy of John Hennessy's Return to Bull Run in a local store this weekend, which started me thinking about the area of specific battles and campaigns. I actually own very few of these. Reference works, unit histories, tomes on the cavalry and the war in general, yes, but very few on specific battles.
Given the quantity of what's available out there, I thought I'd ask for some input on quality. What are the best single volume battle studies out there right now? I'm specifically thinking about the Peninsula campaign and the Wilderness at the moment, but am certainly open to other suggestions. A quick search of Drew Wagenhoffer's site didn't turn up anything specific, although I'm now very interested in Michael Hardy's Battle of Hanover Court House after reading the review posted there.
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Review - Plenty of Blame to Go Around, Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg
Although there is an amazing amount of published research and knowledge about the Civil War, surprisingly little of it focuses on the activities of the cavalry of each side. Very few book-length works focus on it. On the other hand, many are the books written about the Gettysburg campaign. Each year the battle seems to loom larger in the realm of Civil War lore.
In Plenty of Blame to Go Around, authors Eric Wittenberg and JD Petruzzi address one of the more controversial and surprisingly under-published aspects of the battle --- where was JEB Stuart during the first two days of the battle? Why was he missing when Lee needed him most? Whose fault was it that he wasn't there? These questions have never received the detailed attention that they deserve until now.Most authors spend a paragraph or two on Stuart's absence, simply dismissing it as grandstanding on Stuart's part. Petruzzi and Wittenberg walk the reader through the events as they unfold, and it becomes clear that his absence was the culmination of several events and decisions by Stuart and others. It's not difficult to determine the authors' opinion on where the blame lies from the title of the work, but they do an amazing job of laying out all of the available information for the reader to make his or her own decision. Indeed, they spend three chapters evenhandedly discussing the controversy from July 1863 until today before presenting their conclusions. This book would be worth the purchase price simply for this discussion.
This is a wonderful book. Historical research is supposed to add to the body of knowledge on a given subject, and this book certainly does so. It is incredibly well researched and documented. The bibliography is fifteen pages long, and eight of those list of primary sources. Many of these primary sources are published for the first time in this work. Footnotes are meticulously annotated and there are many of them. As with all of Wittenberg's works, maps are plentiful and clearly enhance the reader's understanding of the text. The text itself is nicely paced and very easy to follow. Both authors are well-respected authorities on Civil War cavalry, and this is clearly evident throughout the book.
For those interested in further studies on Civil war cavalry, I highly recommend Mr Wittenberg's other works. The detailed research and thought put into this book are typical of his writing. He and Mr Petruzzi obviously have a good rapport, as it's impossible for the reader to tell that two people wrote the book. Hopefully we'll be seeing more work from both them in the future.
In Plenty of Blame to Go Around, authors Eric Wittenberg and JD Petruzzi address one of the more controversial and surprisingly under-published aspects of the battle --- where was JEB Stuart during the first two days of the battle? Why was he missing when Lee needed him most? Whose fault was it that he wasn't there? These questions have never received the detailed attention that they deserve until now.Most authors spend a paragraph or two on Stuart's absence, simply dismissing it as grandstanding on Stuart's part. Petruzzi and Wittenberg walk the reader through the events as they unfold, and it becomes clear that his absence was the culmination of several events and decisions by Stuart and others. It's not difficult to determine the authors' opinion on where the blame lies from the title of the work, but they do an amazing job of laying out all of the available information for the reader to make his or her own decision. Indeed, they spend three chapters evenhandedly discussing the controversy from July 1863 until today before presenting their conclusions. This book would be worth the purchase price simply for this discussion.
This is a wonderful book. Historical research is supposed to add to the body of knowledge on a given subject, and this book certainly does so. It is incredibly well researched and documented. The bibliography is fifteen pages long, and eight of those list of primary sources. Many of these primary sources are published for the first time in this work. Footnotes are meticulously annotated and there are many of them. As with all of Wittenberg's works, maps are plentiful and clearly enhance the reader's understanding of the text. The text itself is nicely paced and very easy to follow. Both authors are well-respected authorities on Civil War cavalry, and this is clearly evident throughout the book.
For those interested in further studies on Civil war cavalry, I highly recommend Mr Wittenberg's other works. The detailed research and thought put into this book are typical of his writing. He and Mr Petruzzi obviously have a good rapport, as it's impossible for the reader to tell that two people wrote the book. Hopefully we'll be seeing more work from both them in the future.
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