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The last invasion is fresh, fascinating, and compellingly provocative. Chronicle of gettysburg refuses easy answers allen guelzos gettysburg. Guelzo guelzos keen attention to the texture and experience of the battle for ordinary soldiers, perceptive analysis of the politics that roiled the high commands, and ability to approach his subject from oblique angles render this book one of the finest civil war battle studies ever written. Guelzo gettysburg college follow this and additional works at.
The best gettysburg books analysis civil war monitor. I mustve read 50 books on gettysburg alone in the last 25 years. He is the author of lincolns emancipation proclamation. Meade, defeated the confederate army of northern virginia, commanded by robert e. The last invasion vintage civil war library amazon uk. 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 emancipation proclamation and the war for the union and the civil war.
Masur moderator is professor of american studies and history at rutgers university and author of several books, including lincolns hundred. Luce professor of the civil war era and director of civil war era studies at gettysburg college. The last invasion provides a determinedly fair account of the battle, the military and political maneuvering. Guelzos book enlarges the conventional battle narrative. Sears, who came out with his book gettysburg ten years ago, on the. Guelzo, as of 2004 6,193 books, articles and pamphlets have been written about the battle of gettysburg. Lees confederate army of northern virginia had scored a smashing victory over the army of the potomac at chancellorsville.
Guelzo guelzos keen attention to the texture and experience of the battle for ordinary soldiers, perceptive analysis of the politics that roiled. Guelzo offers a detailed account of the battle, with a focus on the human side. The last invasion vintage civil war library guelzo, allen on. The union army of the potomac, commanded by george g. The last invasion provides a determinedly fair account of the battle, the military and political maneuvering leading up to. Luce professor of the civil war era, director of civil warera studies at gettysburg college and an author of numerous books on abraham lincoln.
The last invasion may be the best one volume account since that of bruce cattons appeared in 1952. The last invasion provides a determinedly fair account of the battle, the military and political maneuvering leading up to it, and the aftermath. The campaign culminated in the battle of gettysburg, july, in which approximately 48,000 americans became casualties. On july 1, civil war historians and enthusiasts will mark the 150th anniversary.
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Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. 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. An account of the three day battle at gettysburg, the personalities, key turning points, battlefield. The last invasion vintage civil war library by allen guelzo isbn. Lees second invasion of the north during the american civil war. 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. Feb 11, 2014 from the acclaimed civil war historian, a brilliant new history the 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 the. The battle of gettysburg was fought over three days, july 1st to 3rd, 1863, as part of the american civil war. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. In the last 150 years, there have been many books written about the battle of gettysburg. Guelzo offers a detailed account of the battle, with a focus on the human side of the.
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The last invasion, i asked myself, does the world need another onevolume history of gettysburg. Guelzos gettysburg graphic and emotionally affecting. Part of themilitary history commons, and theunited states history commons share feedback about the accessibility of this item. 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. Guelzo is a former member of the national council of the national endowment for the humanities and a fellow of the charles warren center for studies in american history at harvard university. It is a marvelous book that deserves to be read and savored. An account of the three day battle at gettysburg, the personalities, key turning points, battlefield topography, and movement by movement narratives that both zoom out and come up close in describing the unfolding of the battle. Sears has collected a wealth of new sources for this definitive portrait of one of the most dramatic battles of the civil war. The last invasion 20 by allen guelzo charts the gettysburg campaign, june 3 to july 24, 1863, confederate general robert e.
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