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General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier (Civil War Collector's Series, Unabridged audiobook on 13 Tapes)

General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier (Civil War Collector's Series, Unabridged audiobook on 13 Tapes)

by Jeffry D. Wert

General James Longstreet fought in nearly every campaign of the Civil War, from Manassas (the first battle of Bull Run) to Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga, Gettysburg, and was present at the surrender at Appomattox. Yet, he was largely held to blame for the Confederacy's defeat at Gettysburg. General James Longstreet sheds new light on the controversial commander and the man Robert E. Lee called "my old... (more)

From Manassas to Appomattox: General James Longstreet

From Manassas to Appomattox: General James Longstreet

by James Longstreet

General James Longstreet is one of the most controversial figures of the American Civil War. According to some, he was partially to blame for the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg; according to others, if Lee had followed Longstreet’s advice, they would have won that battle. He has been called stubborn and vain; and he has been lauded as one of the greatest tacticians of the Civil War. All agree, however, that... (more)

Pickett's Men: A Fragment of War History

Pickett's Men: A Fragment of War History

by Walter Harrison

Pickett's men: a fragment of war history Gale Archival Editions: On Demand are digital copies of rare and out-of-print historical content. Delivered where and when you need them, Gale Archival Editions arrive complete with original fonts, marks, notations, punctuation and spelling, giving you the feeling of owning the original work. These images of original works—from the world's leading libraries—include... (more)

General James Longstreet: the Confederacy's Most Modern General

General James Longstreet: the Confederacy's Most Modern General

by LTC Harold M. Knudsen

While many books and writings are available on the history of Lieutenant General James Longstreet of the Confederate States Army, nearly the entire body of this historiography marginalizes his accomplishments and is devoted to his falling from grace with the postwar Southern elites. This piece of historiography aims to look at Longstreet with twenty-first century objectivity, and completely abandons the Lost... (more)

From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (The Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading Series)

by Glenn Tucker

High Tide at Gettysburg tells the story of the Army of Virginia. How near the South came to victory is clearly set forth in these pages. The author vividly conveys the background of the crucial b attle of the Civil War so that the reader can fully appreciate its unfolding.

The Killer Angels

A Novel of the Civil War

by Michael Shaara

"My favorite historical novel...A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant." JAMES M. McPHERSON Author of BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM Winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for fiction In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of... (more)

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