Embattled Banner: A Reasonable Defense of the Confederate Battle Flag [Hardcover]

Don Hinkle (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 199 pages
• Publisher: Turner (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 5631135469
• ISBN-13: 978-5631135468
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,342,503 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, the Truth, May 15, 2000

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Ricky N. "Ricky C. Nelson" (Commerce, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Embattled Banner: A Reasonable Defense of the Confederate Battle Flag (Hardcover)

Don Hinkle's book, "Embattled Banner: A Reasonable Defense of the Confederate Battle Flag", is a book that I simply could not put down. My great-grandfather fought under that flag, yet he never owned a slave in his life. Our friends in the North often paint a picture that is quite different from the truth, about why the War Between the States was fought. This book was very refreshing. With all the negatives in the news today, I wanted the REAL truth, and this book provided it to me. Mr. Hinkle makes it clear that opponents of the Confederate battle flag are simply ignorant of the truth, and probably make these statements without knowing anything about the flag other than what left-wing opponents of the flag tell them in speeches. Hinkle obviously did quite a bit of research on this book, supporting his arguments with facts, and not distortions. After having read it, I am much more in favor of keeping the flag flying in South Carolina, Gerogia, and Mississippi. It's part of our history, and anyone that doesn't like it can always move to another state.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If Y'All Don't Get It!, May 10, 2003

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This review is from: Embattled Banner: A Reasonable Defense of the Confederate Battle Flag (Hardcover)

As a Southerner I was naturally attracted to this book, which makes a real effort to explain the positive connotations of the Confederate Battle Flag. The question the author does not address sufficiently is why such a defense is necessary at all. After all no one criticizes the American flag because it was the symbol of a slave republic for ninety years and also the symbol of the cultural genocide of Native Americans for longer than that, or the British flag because it was a symbol of the slave trade for over one hundred and on and on. That any public symbol of any group of people can be interpreted negatively is self-evident, but rather than exploring this point Don Hinkle limits himself to making clear (and successfully so) that Southerners (like everyone else) have a right to be proud of their heritage and their emblems, and that Confederate symbols are as much an honored part of American history as the Star Spangled Banner or the Martin Luther King memorial. After all, he contends, Southerners are Americans too, who made and continue to make a sizable contribution to this country. And no, the Confederacy was not about perpetuating slavery, every hear of the Corwin Amendment, or Lincoln's myriad statements that the war was about "preserving the Union" with or without slavery folks? It was instead, as Hinkle implies but should explicate more clearly, more about trying to keep the South from becoming the political, social, and economic colony of the North (and West), which is just what happened after 1865. Despite these limitations, this book is a good start towards an objective understanding of an issue that has been unreasonably clouded by misplaced and self-serving emotions.

23 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Embattled Banner: ...Defense of the Confederate Battle Flag, December 10, 1999

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David N. Weber - See all my reviews

This review is from: Embattled Banner: A Reasonable Defense of the Confederate Battle Flag (Hardcover)

I am a Son of a Confederate Veteran. This book puts many of the facts about the South and the need for all Southernors to stand for the banner out there for everyone. The Battle Flag belongs to everyone, both Black and White, who believes in truth, honesty, and the America we should all strive to believe in. Every man, woman and child should read this book. It covers some unpopular ideas that fly in face of the politically correct. I would say "Forward the Flag", may it fly everywhere, as a reminder of the costitution. A must read for all students of history!