The killer angels is a historical novel by michael shaara that was awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction in 1975. The last invasion reads like the battle might have been experienced. The last invasion is a stirring compendium of personal stories, passionate observations and blowbyblow details of each excruciating day. The book tells the story of the three days of the battle of gettysburg in the american civil war. The last invasion 20 offers a detailed, insightful, and. The last invasion has received many awards of excellence including the 2014 gilder lehrman lincoln prize and the 2014 inaugural guggenheimlehrman prize in military history. Few battles provoke debate like gettysburg, whose bibliography exceeds 6,000 items. Guelzo is a work of nonfiction about the battle of gettysburg during the american civil war. On the 150th anniversary of the battle, many glossy commemorative magazines came out about gettysburg. The battle has likewise produced multitudesmultitudes of books that seek to wrestle with the chaotic enormity of the events of july, 1863. In the last 150 years, there have been many books written about the battle of gettysburg. Masur moderator is professor of american studies and history at rutgers university and author of several books, including lincolns hundred days.
Robertson dean from the acclaimed civil war historian, and coinciding with 150th anniversary of the legendary battle. Guelzo offers a detailed account of the battle, with a focus on the human side. The last invasion, in which he recounts the battle of gettysburg, which took place on july, 1863. From the acclaimed civil war historian, a brilliant new historythe most intimate and richly readable account we have hadof the climactic threeday battle of gettysburg july, 1863, which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and circumstances that produced the greatest battle of.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. It is a marvelous book that deserves to be read and savored. But the gettysburg address would not have been possible without a victory on the battlefield. The last invasion description from the acclaimed civil war historian, a brilliant new historythe most intimate and richly readable account we have hadof the climactic threeday battle of gettysburg july, 1863, which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and. One more wont settle the whatifs, but guelzos entry identifies key controversies, trenchantly advocates its interpretations, and rests on a sensible foundation, the confusion of a civil war battle. The last invasion provides a determinedly fair account of the battle, the military and political maneuvering leading up to it, and the aftermath. I mustve read 50 books on gettysburg alone in the last 25 years. The campaign culminated in the battle of gettysburg, july, in which approximately 48,000 americans became casualties. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read gettysburg. Jay winik, author of april 1865 an extraordinary work of thorough scholarship combined with a lifetime of judgment about historic. Guelzo offers a detailed account of the battle, with a focus on the human side of the. With the 150th anniversary of the battle of gettysburg rapidly approaching july, 20, i recently picked up a copy of allen guelzos new account of the battle, gettysburg.
One of them, the summer 20 issue of the civil war monitor featured expert takes on gettysburg, posing identical questions about the battle to allen guelzo and to stephen w. Jan 01, 20 with the 150th anniversary of the battle of gettysburg rapidly approaching july, 20, i recently picked up a copy of allen guelzos new account of the battle, gettysburg. The last invasion is fresh, fascinating, and compellingly provocative. An account of the three day battle at gettysburg, the personalities, key turning points, battlefield. This book is pretty well written well, as well as an account of a battle can be written, i guess, and actually does provide some new information. The last invasion provides a determinedly fair account of the battle, the military and political maneuvering. From the acclaimed civil war historian, a brilliant new historythe most intimate and richly readable account we have hadof the climactic threeday battle of gettysburg july, 1863, which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and. With all of this verbiage on this greatest battle of the american civil war, why yet another book.
Cuttingedge technologies including aerial drone cinematography, helicopter mounted cameras, motion control time. The last invasion description from the acclaimed civil war historian, a brilliant new historythe most intimate and richly readable account we have hadof the climactic threeday battle. Filmmaker jake boritts documentary is based on the bestselling battlefield auto tour. Nov 19, 2015 but the gettysburg address would not have been possible without a victory on the battlefield. The last invasion 20 by allen guelzo charts the gettysburg campaign, june 3 to july 24, 1863, confederate general robert e.
Cuttingedge technologies including aerial drone cinematography, helicopter mounted cameras, motion control timelapse, and 3d animated maps bring the stories of lincoln, lee, meade, and others to a new generation. Masur moderator is professor of american studies and history at rutgers university and author of several books, including lincolns hundred. The emancipation proclamation and the war for the union and the civil war. For those who like knowing the minutiae of civil war battles, this book, whether in hard copy or audio. The last invasion allen guelzo talked about his book, gettysburg. The last invasion may be the best one volume account since that of. Sears, who came out with his book gettysburg ten years ago, on the. The last invasion, i asked myself, does the world need another onevolume history of gettysburg. If youre interested in learning more about the gettysburg address on its 152nd anniversary, this audiobook is the best place to begin. Guelzo writes about the human and environmental impact of this battle.
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