Although guelzos focus in the past has been on the politics of the war, his new book makes it clear that he is a master of 19thcentury military matters as well. The battle of gettysburg has been written about at length and thoroughly dissected in terms of strategic importance, but never before has a book taken readers so close to the experience of the individual soldier. It is a marvelous book that deserves to be read and savored. The battle of gettysburg has been written about at length and thoroughly dissected in terms of strategic importance, but never before has a book taken readers so. 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 20 by allen guelzo charts the gettysburg campaign, june 3 to july 24, 1863, confederate general robert e. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read gettysburg.
If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Describing the fighting during the morning and afternoon of july 1. Recent fine monographs on the civil wars most studied campaign by noah andre trudeau and stephen sears complimented. Originally published in the september 20 issue of americas civil war. 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. The last invasion has received many awards of excellence including the 2014 gilder lehrman lincoln prize and the 2014 inaugural guggenheimlehrman prize in military. The last invasion is fresh, fascinating, and compellingly it is a marvelous book that deserves to be read and savored.
The book is a comprehensive recounting of the battle. The last invasion provides a determinedly fair account of the battle, the military and political maneuvering leading up to it, and the aftermath. In his graphic and emotionally affecting gettysburg. Joined oct 14, 2012 messages 390 location pennsylvania. The book is a comprehensive recounting of the battle of gettysburg according to worldcat, the book is held by 1,485 libraries references. Guelzo won his third lincoln prize for his book gettysburg. The last invasion, in which he recounts the battle of gettysburg, which took place on july, 1863. Guelzo offers a detailed account of the battle, with a. The last invasion, in which he recounts the battle of gettysburg, which about cspan. One veteran described picketts charge as the shadow of a cloud seen from a distance as it sweeps across a sunny field. 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. In july 1864, a year after the battle of gettysburg, major general jubal early took his corps north, won a battle at monocacy, near frederick, maryland, on july 9th, menaced washington, dc, and burned the city of chambersburg, pennsylvania, on july 30th.
In her latest, new yorker staff writer orlean rin tin tin. The campaign culminated in the battle of gettysburg, july, in which approximately 48,000 americans became casualties. With all of this verbiage on this greatest battle of the american civil war, why yet another book. What ended was the confederate invasion and the belief that lee was invincible. The campaign culminated in the battle of gettysburg, july , in which approximately 48,000 americans became casualties. The author examines the leadup to the conflict, profiles the leaders of. The last invasion 20, making him the first threetime recipient of the prize. The last invasion is a 20 military history nonfiction book by american author allen guelzo. Guelzo writes about the human and environmental impact of this battle and its importance as a tipping point in american history. Guelzo is a work of nonfiction about the battle of gettysburg during the american civil war.
Sears, who came out with his book gettysburg ten years ago, on the. From the acclaimed civil war historian, and coinciding with the 150th a. The last invasion on the 150th anniversary of the battle of gettysburg, lincoln scholar allen c. Allen c guelzo from the acclaimed civil war historian, a new historythe most intimate and richly readable account we have hadof the climactic threeday battle of gettysburg july, 1863, which draws the. Of the halfdozen fulllength histories of the battle of gettysburg written over the last century, none dives. The last invasion is the constant attention guelzo gives to individual combat soldiers, commanders, and civilians. And it deserves to be on the bookshelf of all civil war buffs. Lees second invasion of the north during the american civil war. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the wars turning point. On the 150th anniversary of the battle, many glossy commemorative magazines came out about gettysburg. An engaging, casual history of librarians and libraries and a famous one that burned down. Allen guelzo, director of civil war era studies at gettysburg college, recounts the battle of gettysburg, july, 1863.
The last invasion allen guelzo talked about his book, gettysburg. In the last 150 years, there have been many books written about the battle of gettysburg. Guelzo, a distinguished lincoln scholar who teaches at gettysburg college, offers an extraordinarily detailed. His interest in the american civil war was partially motivated by his grandmother, who had attended lectures by the grand army of the republic as a child. The last invasion is the work of a consummate professional, and an excellent onevolume treatment for novice, fan, and scholar alike. 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. Jay winik, author of april 1865 an extraordinary work of thorough scholarship combined with a lifetime of judgment about historic. Any historian contemplating this event faces numerous daunting problems apart from the fact that thousands of books and articles have. His understanding of the military dynamics of gettysburg is equal, if not superior, to that of many specialists. A book about the battle of gettysburg triumphed over some 100 other nominees to win the first guggenheimlehrman prize in military history, which was founded last year to bolster the status of military history and is to be awarded annually allen c. There is rarely a paragraph that does not contain direct remarks from participants. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. 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. The last invasion, i asked myself, does the world need another onevolume history of gettysburg.