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Gettysburg Day Three

Autor Jeffry D. Wert
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2002
Jeffry D. Wert re-creates the last day of the bloody Battle of Gettysburg in astonishing detail, taking readers from Meade's council of war to the seven-hour struggle for Culp's Hill -- the most sustained combat of the entire engagement. Drawing on hundreds of sources, including more than 400 manuscript collections, he offers brief excerpts from the letters and diaries of soldiers. He also introduces heroes on both sides of the conflict -- among them General George Greene, the oldest general on the battlefield, who led the Union troops at Culp's Hill.
A gripping narrative written in a fresh and lively style, Gettysburg, Day Three is an unforgettable rendering of an immortal day in our country's history.
Jeffry D. Wert re-creates the last day of the bloody Battle of Gettysburg in astonishing detail, taking readers from Meade's council of war to the seven-hour struggle for Culp's Hill -- the most sustained combat of the entire engagement. Drawing on hundreds of sources, including more than 400 manuscript collections, he offers brief excerpts from the letters and diaries of soldiers. He also introduces heroes on both sides of the conflict -- among them General George Greene, the oldest general on the battlefield, who led the Union troops at Culp's Hill.
A gripping narrative written in a fresh and lively style, Gettysburg, Day Three is an unforgettable rendering of an immortal day in our country's history.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780684859156
ISBN-10: 0684859157
Pagini: 448
Dimensiuni: 140 x 215 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Simon&Schuster

Notă biografică

Jeffry D. Wert is the author of five previous books about the Civil War. His articles and essays have appeared in several publications, including Civil War Times Illustrated, American History Illustrated, and Blue and Gray. He teaches history at Penns Valley High School and lives in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania.

Descriere

Drawing on hundreds of sources, Wert offers brief excerpts from the letters and diaries of soldiers that shed new light on the Battle of Gettysburg and introduces heroes on both sides of conflict. of photos. 9 maps.

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Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Prologue: To a Crossroad

  • Night on the Battlefield
  • Lee and Meade
  • "The Whole Hillside Seemed Enveloped in a Blaze"
  • "None but Demons Can Delight in War"
  • "No Fifteen Thousand Men"
  • "We Were on the Eve of Something Desperate"
  • "They Are Determined to Do or Die"
  • "Bloodthirsty Business"
  • "The Air Seethed with Old Iron"
  • "Like Feathers Before the Wind"
  • Into the "Vortex of Death"
  • "Come On, Come On; Come to Death"
  • "It Is My Fault"
  • "It Was Kill All You Can"

    Epilogue: "This Place Called Gettysburg"

    Appendix: Order of Battle

    Notes

    Bibliography

    Index
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