Historian and documentarian Lang has put together a thorough, visually stunning study of deaf people's contributions to the US Civil War. This slightly oversized volume, printed on glossy paper, is a handsome addition to any library.
CHOICE Fighting in the Shadows should be viewed as a very successful work which will enlighten the general public and give new insight ... Read moreinto a subject which has not received the exposure which it deserves.
Civil War News Harry G. Lang's Fighting in the Shadows: Untold Stories of Deaf People in the Civil War is an impressive text even before one lifts the cover. Large and heavy, the size of a coffee table book, a quick flip through the pages reveals beautiful formatting, with numerous photographs and images of primary source material. But the design isn't the only impressive thing about this book. Lang, scientist-turned-historian and Professor Emeritus at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has skillfully woven together dozens of stories from and about deaf and hard of hearing Americans who lived through the Civil War.
Civil War Book Review Harry Lang's new book is visually stunning and the culmination of a massive project. Undoubtedly Fighting in the Shadow's addition to the deaf historiography represents an important contribution from Lang
it is the first historical book on deaf people in the Civil War. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in deaf history. It also belongs on the shelf of any serious Civil War scholar.
William Ennis, Deaf History International Newsletter Show Less