Gettysburg

America s Civil War raged for than four years, but it is the three days of fighting in the Pennsylvania countryside in July 1863 that continues to fascinate, appall, and inspire new generations with its unparalleled saga of sacrifice and courage From Chancellorsville, where General Robert E Lee launched his high risk campaign into the North, to the Confederates last daring and ultimately doomed act, forever known as Pickett s Charge, the battle of Gettysburg gave the Union army a victory that turned back the boldest and perhaps greatest chance for a Southern nation.Now acclaimed historian Noah Andre Trudeau brings the most up to date research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history of the battle of Gettysburg that sheds fresh light on virtually every aspect of it Deftly balancing his own narrative style with revealing firsthand accounts, Trudeau brings this engrossing human tale to life as never before. Best Download [ Gettysburg ] Author [ Noah Andre Trudeau ] – kino-fada.fr This book was impecabley researched and written It shows the three day bloodiest and most deadly battle on American soil ever, from the points of view of the President, the officers, the inlisted man, and the civilian It explains all the strategy and the mistakes that were made do to poor nutrition and almost starvation of the troups, to the difficulty of communication over long distances at that period of time.I would highly recommend this book to all history buffs, and to all war buffs.Enjoy This book was impecabley researched and written It shows the three day bloodiest and most deadly battle on American soil ever, from the points of view of the Pr...I have been an avid reader all my life, but in 2009 I picked up Gettysburg by Stephen W Sears before my first visit to the Gettysburg battlefield My visit there and to Antietam coupled with Sears excellent writings were a life changing experience for me.When reading about Gettysburg in preparation for an upcoming presentation, rather than reread Sears and I decieded to pick up another book on the battle this one I first read Trudeau s writing in his excellent Southern Storm Sherman s Ma I have been an avid reader all my life, but in 2009 I picked up Gettysburg by Stephen W Sears before my first visit to the Gettysburg battlefield My visit there and to Antietam coupled with Sears excellent writings were a life changing experience for...This was an amazing book, and ever so well written I have been to Gettysburg National Military Park several times over the course of my adult life, and I never fail but to be astounded at the overall importance of this battle and the Union Army being able to ultimately prevail over the Confederate Army during t...The Battle of Gettysburg is, as Trudeau aptly points out in the Preface to his book, Gettysburg A Testing of Courage , one of the most unforgettable sagas in United States history The Battle offers ample opportunity for reflection It invites every reader to think and to work out for him or herself an understanding of the Battle and its significance.Trudeau s book offers a comprehensive account of the Battle of Gettysburg, beginning with the factors which led to the Confederacy s second inv The Battle of Gettysburg is, as Trudeau aptly points out i...If you are looking fordetails on the battle than is in the Shelby Foote or Bruce Catton Civil War volumes, than this is the place to be One objection was the lack of footnotes, etc However, if you are just interested in the story and you aren t actu...In my opinion, The best book I have ever read on the Battle of Gettysburg What I truly liked about this book was that it was broken down on the dates the battle was fought Very detailed and Highly Recommended.This book was impecabley researched and written It shows the three day bloodiest and most deadly battle on American soil ever, from the points of view of the President, the officers, the inlisted man, and the civilian It explains all the strategy and the mistakes that were made do t...My most recent read was Noah Andre Trudeau s Gettysburg A Testing of Courage Many books have been written about the battle at Gettysburg, so you re easily forgiven if you ask why bother reading another one The answer is that I previously read Trudeau s book Southern Storm Sherman s March to the Sea and enjoyed it tremendously Southern Storm was compelling ...Phenomenally gripping.An excellent book chalk full of micro level details However, the Kindle edition contains numerous silly mistakes and could use copyediting.

• English
• 22 April 2017
Noah Andre Trudeau
• Paperback
• 720 pages
• 0060931868
• Noah Andre Trudeau
• Gettysburg