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	Powell's Books - War Games: Inside the World of Twentieth-Century War Reenactors by Jenny Thompson
		Mostly men, these reenactors celebrate, remember, and re-create the tiniest details of the Battle of the Bulge in the Maryland woods, D day on a beach in Virginia, and WWI trench warfare in Pennsylvania.
		Historian Thompson surveyed hundreds of reenactors, observed their public living history displays and did her part by attending private reenactments, posing variously as a Red Cross driver, a war correspondent and a Soviet infantrywoman.
		By day participants march, attack, fire blanks and commit atrocities (reenactors seem to delight in being captured and summarily executed and having their corpses looted), the dead returning to life after a few minutes to rejoin the fray.
	www.powells.com /biblio?show=1588341283 (521 words)

	Reenactors Prepare to Mark Battle of Bull Run
		Known to Confederate reenactors such as Wolfsberger as First Manassas, the battle on July 21, 1861, was the Civil War's first large-scale confrontation.
		Because the National Park Service prohibits the reenactors from using the actual battlefield in Manassas, the event will be held 60 miles away on the privately owned Cedar Creek Battlefield.
		Many of the most hard-core campaigner reenactors shun mainstream events such as this weekend's, which they say are driven more by entertainment value than historical accuracy.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/20/AR2006072001984.html (862 words)

	Kindred Spirits by John J. Lamb published by Fate Magazine 1998-12-01
		As a ghost researcher and Civil War reenactor, I found this a remarkable opportunity both to participate in the grand event and to collect dozens of fresh accounts of spectral sightings from one of America's most haunted towns.
		As I had discovered, many reenactors were initially reluctant to speak of their unearthly experiences, so it did no good to try to hurry a story.
		Reenactors wear woolen uniforms, carry authentic rifles, and live in crude canvas "dog-tents." They eat salt pork and hardtack, sing sentimental tunes from the era, and stage dramatic mock fights, sometimes involving thousands of combatants.
	www.llewellyn.com /archive/fate/77 (948 words)

	Historic Lecompton - birthplace of the civil war
		The Lecompton Reenactors is a volunteer group into a love affair with making Kansas territorial history come alive for entertainment and education.
		The reenactors enjoy the respite from their usual vocations of preacher, lawyer, retail sales clerk, newspaper columnist, bank president, administrative judge, fire captain, engineer, dentist, farmer, college history instructor, college history professor, governmental administrator, disability caretaker, and museum administrator.
		The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 opening the territory to settlement resulted in a race between the free staters and abolitionists of the North and the slave holders of the South to see who could bring in the most voters to determine whether Kansas would be a free or slave state.
	www.lecomptonkansas.com /index.php?doc=lr.php (669 words)

	Visit American Civil War Battle sites
		In early April, 800 reenactors from around the country converged on Mansfield, Louisiana to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the battle.
		For many of them, the trip to Mansfield was the culmination of a yearlong effort to preserve this historic battleground, identified by CWPT as one of the ten most endangered battlefields in the nation because of a nearby lignite mining operation.
		In a very public display of the importance of preservation, reenactors from the 15th Texas and 19th Louisiana participated in a 15.2-mile march from Manfield to Pleasant Hill.
	www.civilwar.org /travelandevents/t_reenactorpreservation.htm (603 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Reenactors are sometimes looked on with suspicion, particularly by military veterans, but also by elements of the general public.
		It is often difficult for veterans or the public to understand why reenactors do what they do, or there may be questions as to the motivation, or the knowledge of the reenactors.
		A final concern mentioned by Thompson's book is the "fantasy farb", or tendency of reenactors to gravitate towards "elite" units such as commandos, paratroopers, or Waffen-SS units resulting in an under-representation in the re-enactment community of what were the most common types of military troops in the period being re-enacted.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=historical_reenactment (2155 words)

	Amazon.com: War Games: Inside the World of Twentieth-Century War Reenactors: Books: THOMPSON J,Jenny Thompson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Historian Thompson surveyed hundreds of reenactors, observed their public living history displays and did her part by attending private reenactments, posing variously as a Red Cross driver, a war correspondent and a Soviet infantrywoman.
		By day participants march, attack, fire blanks and commit atrocities (reenactors seem to delight in being captured and summarily executed and having their corpses looted), the dead returning to life after a few minutes to rejoin the fray.
		While reenactors span a remarkably wide demographic, from high school drop-outs to PhD.s, from right-wing Republicans to left-wing Democrats, from conscientious objectors to combat veterans, we are often painted by academics and the national media with the broad brush of all being gun-crazed proto-fascists in desperate need of love and shock therapy.
	www.amazon.com /War-Games-Inside-Twentieth-Century-Reenactors/dp/1588341283 (3726 words)

	Hernando: Reenactors gear up for day of remembrance
		Reenactors and vehicle collectors from around the state will participate in the event.
		Many of the reenactors portraying American troops are with the 3rd Infantry Reenactor's Division of the 15th Regiment.
		The German reenactors represent only the common soldier who was drafted to fight in the military, said Kepner.
	www.sptimes.com /News/080400/Hernando/Reenactors_gear_up_fo.shtml (468 words)

	Amazon.com: The Civil War Reenactors' Encyclopedia: Books: William C. Davis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		However, I was thinking that all of the photographs would be of contemporary versions of original articles of clothing, weapons, and equipment, but what Davis provides instead are those original artifacts, from the uniforms of all of the major units down to the smallest details such as buttons.
		The histories of these battles are clearly the least important part of the book for civil war reenactors since they can only sketch out the battles in the most basic terms with regards to strategy and tactics, units, and uniforms, but more detailed accounts on every Civil War battle are certainly out there.
		One of the key things to remember when looking through this book is to read the text that goes along with all the contemporary and historical photographs and other illustrations for the information that is there.
	www.amazon.com /Civil-War-Reenactors-Encyclopedia/dp/1585745944 (1966 words)

	The Headquarters of
		he Reenactors of the American Civil War (RACW) is a non-profit, living history organization based in Northern California.
		Bring history alive in the classroom with costumed reenactors portraying the speech, music and mannerisms of the times.
		Hear their personal stories, taste their foods, try a few period crafts and enjoy a unique perspective into the past.
	www.racw.org (332 words)

	Reenactors accuracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Although this message might seem critical,it is only meant to be positive for all reenactors benefits.
		The concern is reenactors using buscadaro tie down holsters, and "Modern cowboy boots" etc.
		All reenactors could book more shows and build the reputation of us old west reenactors likr that of civil war groups, if we all grouped together and became accurate in our dress as well as our characters.
	www.gunfighter.com /cgi-bin/bbs/perform-a/perform-a.cgi?read=5 (185 words)

	World War II Re-enactment
		Reenactors like myself are attempting to change this.
		Sometimes this may be as small as an attack on a farmhouse or as big as a recreation as the first attack during the Battle of the Bulge.
		World War 2 reenacting is unique in that there are enough of both private and public battles for a person to be largely devoted to one category or the other,although most people go to both types on a regular basis.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/10700/64474 (429 words)

	WWII Italian Association of Reenactors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The 5th Bersaglieri Regiment is an informal association of Italian WWII military reenactors dedicated to nurturing the hobby of Living History.
		The purpose of the Association is to introduce new reenactors to the possibility of an Italian military impression, and to assist current Italian reenactors to improve and/or expand their present impressions.
		We are a nonpolitical group which honors the bravery, dedication and sacrifices of the Italian soldier, regardless of his political affiliation during the war.
	home.comcast.net /~babela29/index.html (381 words)

	What Are the People Who Reenact 20th Century Wars Up to?
		An organization of World War I reenactors, for example, owns an eighty-acre site in Pennsylvania, which boasts a network of trenches, a pseudo-bombed-out “French” town, and a no-man’s-land littered with rusted rifles and helmets (and sometimes is inhabited by a rubber rat or two).
		So rather than trying to recreate war itself, reenactors try to stage moments and scenes that duplicate elements from the films, photographs, and stories which they judge to be authentic representations of war.
		Kevlar reenactor: A reenactor who will not die no matter how many times he or she is shot.
	hnn.us /articles/9092.html (1729 words)

	Onlookers see double at Lewis & Clark festivities
		The plethora of reenactors was the result of a decision to pull out of the planned launch flotilla by Discovery Expedition of St. Charles, Mo., a reenactment group that is retracing the Lewis and Clark journey over the next three years.
		But in Elizabeth, where 25 reenactors had been camped since Tuesday, there is no doubt: The boat was built by Walker, portrayed by Elizabeth's Bill Boucher.
		The reenactors planned to leave early this morning for Rochester, where they'll remain until Wednesday.
	www.post-gazette.com /localnews/20030901lewisclark0901p1.asp (1482 words)

	DAR/Reenactors
		We are reenactors and historical interpreters of the AWI period.
		A reenactor for more than 23 years, she has served with the 64th Regiment of Foot, Dedham Militia, Sudbury Company of Minute and Militia and the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
		Chairman for C.A.R. A reenactor for 8 years, she and her family (3 sons) are members o f the West Jersey Longhunters where they portray scouts, longhunters and camp followers.
	hometown.aol.com /barbmvd/page/dar.htm (1589 words)

	Civil War Reenactors in New Jersey
		There is a limit to the quest for realism: most reenactors prefer to study hospital gangrene, chronic diarrhea, amputations and the execution of deserters from a distance.
		The results are so convincing that she stamps dresses with her name and year lest, 100 years from now, surviving creations be mistaken for original period pieces.
		In February the reenactors, living historians, and civil war buffs celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday at a ball in Philadelphia.
	www.njskylands.com /hsCivilWar.htm (2110 words)

	MAGAZINE \| FEATURES \| Ron Maxwell's Gods and Generals \| VOL 27-6: MAR 2003
		Gods and Generals and the proposed final chapter (The Last Full Measure) were inspired via the unique flip-flopped circumstance of a film director being the catalyst to inspire a best-selling novel.
		"The only cost to us for reenactors was housing them in their tent city and in hotels in the winter, and feeding them.
		Without reenactors, this would not have been made in the United States.
	www.dga.org /news/v27_6/feat_maxwell.php3 (2142 words)

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		He's a Civil War reenactor, and as a ranger at Fort Clinch State Park in Fernandina Beach, he was instrumental in starting the fort's Living History program in 1976.
		It's a demanding job, requiring a costumed performer in the fort 365 days a year (unless a hurricane is on the horizon), but Berninger said the work is his passion.
		All these reenactors find the labor of these jobs to be more than worth it.
	www.jacksonville.com /tu-online/stories/090406/bus_4718262.shtml (529 words)

	Florida Reenactors Online News Magazine
		Not many reenactors have the opportunity to stand on the exact ground that the men of the unit they reenact stood over 140 years ago.
		Last year 3,850 reenactors and their families participated in the event along with 24 cannons and 61 mounted cavalrymen.
		All reenactors will receive a raffle ticket upon registering for a $100.00 gift certificate (five to be given away) to be used at any of the sutlers in Sutlers Row during the event.
	www.floridareenactorsonline.com /DecemberMag12005.htm (9273 words)

	Information for Reenactors and Historians
		At Waterside Woolen Mill we are committed to preserving the nearly lost knowledge and experience of the traditional woolen system in much the same way that a dedicated show organizer or reenactor performs and portrays his or her role.
		We are not entertainers, however and we receive much of our fulfillment vicariously through the knowledge that those who use our products are experiencing the authenticity and integrity which is part of their making.
		Reproductions of period items to be used by living historians and reenactors have historically been evaluated by their accuracy; accuracy being the extent to which the item resembles the extant item after which it was replicated.
	www.watersidewoolens.com /Reenactors.htm (389 words)

	Amazon.co.jp： Civil War Combat: America's Bloodiest (4pc): ビデオ: Civil War Combat
		With beautifully shot footage of reenactors, Civil War Combat illustrates aspects of four particular Civil War battles that are rightfully considered legendary.
		Filmed on location, the reenactors depict the violent mayhem of the hornet's nest at Shiloh, the valiant charge on the sunken road at Antietam, the carnage in the wheat field at Gettysburg, and the brutal fighting at Cold Harbor.
		The Civil War reenactors provide a credible look at how the war must have appeared to participants (though purists will note that some of the reenactors appear too clean and too well fed to have been marching behind Robert E. Lee).
	www.amazon.co.jp /exec/obidos/ASIN/0767026179/geometrynet-22/ref=nosim (241 words)

	Internet :: Recreation :: Guns :: Competition Shooting :: Cowboy :: Cowboy Reenactors - Tu Tiempo .net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		American Federation of Old West Reenactors - A national non-profit reenactment organization open exclusively to those groups and individuals that are committed to the highest standards of accuracy and period dress.
		Reenactors Gunfight Discussion Group - Groups for cowboy action shooters, western re-enactors, fast draw shooters, wild west arts afficianados, and old west fans.
		Wild West Gunslingers - Florida reenactor group specializing in Old West gunfights and gun safety demonstrations.
	www.tutiempo.net /Internet/Directorio/Recreation/Guns/Competition_Shooting/Cowboy/Cowboy_Reenactors (390 words)

	www.DoolittleRaid.com - USAAF Reenactors and Living History Page
		The webmaster is a member of the Army Air Forces Reenactors List, a group of reenactors that portray AAF crew or enlisted members at airshows and other events.
		This is partly due to the fact that many AAF reenactors are not into this for mock battles and such, but enjoy telling the history behind the aircraft, honoring the heroism of our forefathers, and being around the aircraft and giving a clearer historical setting for what is being displayed.
		However, most of the reenactors the webmaster has been associated with do it mostly out of a great interest in history and historical figures and a desire to pass that history (and attitude towards history) on to the next generation.
	www.doolittleraid.com /reenactors.htm (607 words)

	History Channel Film Draws Ire Of Reenactors
		Calloway said reenactors, numbering into the thousands, are offended that the film married reenactors with the controversies surrounding the Confederate battle flag and racism in America.
		Kirschbaum said he and his company are working on a statement they plan to issue in regard to the film, but as of presstime, the exact language of it had not been finalized.
		He said the outrage of the reenactors caught him by surprise, based on the rave reviews the film had been receiving from around the country and the critical acclaim it had, not only from within the Civil War community, but from mainstream media outlets as well, including the New York Times and Entertainment Weekly.
	www.civilwarnews.com /archive/articles/hist_channel.htm (1246 words)

	Press - Press Release
		Washington, D.C. On Saturday, January 16, 1999, from 10 A.M. to 5:30 P.M., in the National Archives Rotunda, reenactors of the historic 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the most celebrated regiments of fl soldiers that fought in the Civil War, will serve as honor guard in a ceremonial watch over the original Emancipation Proclamation.
		Members of the all-volunteer reenactment group will be dressed in exact replicas of the uniforms of the famous 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment: Dark blue wool uniforms with brass buttons and belt buckles, traditional forage caps, leather brogans with square toes designed to be worn on either foot, and British Enfield rifles.
		The reenactors are available to answer historical questions about the Regiment.
	www.archives.gov /press/press-releases/1999/nr99-30.html (352 words)

	Article-The Civil War Reenactors' Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		His Civil War paintings and limited edition prints hang in the finest collections in the country and are noted...
		Very popular among reenactors, this book explains what was worn, by whom, and in what combinations.
		Perhaps that should have been brought to the fore as well.As with any book that has the word 'reenactors' in its title, I have to commend Mr.
	www.minihttpserver.net /z_book/A_the_civil_war_reenac-1585745944.htm (1415 words)

	Civil War Map of State Battle Locations American
		Filmed on location, the reenactors depict the violent mayhem of the hornet's nest at Shiloh, the valiant charge on the sunken road at Antietam, the carnage in the wheat field at Gettysburg, and the brutal fighting at Cold Harbor.
		The Civil War reenactors provide a credible look at how the war must have appeared to participants.
		The meticulously mounted battle scenes, though, are a Civil War reenactor's dream.
	www.americancivilwar.com /statepic (920 words)

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