John Michael Priest

Broschiertes Buch

Stand to It and Give Them Hell

Gettysburg as the Soldiers Experienced It from Cemetery Ridge to Little Round Top, July 2, 1863

Beschreibung

Chronicles the desperate marching, fighting, command decisions, and suffering as depicted in the letters, memoirs, diaries, and postwar recollections of the men from both armies who struggled to control that "hallowed ground."

Autor

A retired high school history teacher, John Michael Priest has been interested in Civil War history since an early age. He is a graduate of Loyola College in Baltimore and Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, and has written extensively about the Civil War. His many books include Antietam: The Soldiers' Battle (1989); Before Antietam: The Battle for South Mountain (1992); Nowhere to Run: The Wilderness, May 4th & 5th, 1864 (1995); Victory Without Triumph: The Wilderness, May 6th & 7th, 1864 (1996); and Into the Fight: Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg (1998). Praised by legendary historian Edwin C. Bearss as the "Ernie Pyle" of the Civil War soldier, Priest appeared on the Discovery Channel's Unsolved History: Pickett's Charge (2002), and is one of the historical consultants for the forthcoming miniseries To Appomattox. He and his wife live in Clear Spring, Maryland.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Savas Beatie
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781611213249
• ISBN-10: 161121324X
• Artikelnr.: 44313487