Battle Of The Crater

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出版社: Thomas Dunne Books
2011-11
版次: 1
ISBN: 9780312607104
定价: 341.00
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 384页
正文语种: 英语
  • WithTheBattleoftheCrater,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorsNewtGingrichandWilliamR.ForstchentakereaderstothecenterofanearlyforgottenCivilWarconfrontation,abattlethatwasfilledwithcontroversyandmisinterpretationevenbeforetheattackbegan.??Drawingonyearsofresearch,theauthorsweaveacomplexnarrativeinterweavingthehighaspirationsofAfricanAmericantroopseagertoprovethemselvesinbattleandtheanxietyofaPresidentwhoknowsthenationcannotbearanothermajordefeat.June1864:theCivilWarisnowintoitsfourthyearofbloodyconflictwithnoendinsight.??ThearmiesoftheNortharestalledinfetidtrenchesoutsideofRichmondandAtlanta,andthereelectionofAbrahamLincolntoasecondtermseemsdoomedtodefeat—adefeatthatwillsetoffthecallforanendtotheconflict,dismemberingtheUnionandcontinuingslavery.OnlyonegroupofvolunteersfortheUnioncauseisstilleagerforbattle.??NearlytwohundredthousandmenofcolorhaveswarmedtherecruitingstationsandarebeingmobilizedintoregimentsknownastheUSCTs,theUnitedStatesColoredTroops.?GeneralAmbroseBurnside,ahardluckcommanderoutoffavorwithhissuperiors,isoneofthefewgeneralseagertobringadivisionofthesenewtroopsintohisranks.HehasaningeniousplantobreakFortPegram,the?closestpointontheConfederateline,defendingPetersburg—thelastdefenseofRichmond—bytunnelingforwardfromtheUnionpositionbeneaththeforttoexplodeitsdefenses.BurnsideneedstheUSCTsforonedesperaterushthatjustmightbringvictory.?Therisksarehigh.WillBurnsidebeallowedtoproceedorwillinterferencefromonhighdoomhisplantofailure??ThebattlegrounddramaunfoldsthroughtheeyesofJamesReilly—famedartist,correspondent,andfriendofLincoln,whohasbeenemployedbythepresidenttobehiseyesandearsamongstthemen,sendingbackanhonestaccountofthefront.Insodoing,hebefriendsSergeantMajorGarlandWhiteofthe28thUSCTregiment,anescapedslaveandministerpreparinghiscomradesforafrontalassaultthatwilleitherwinthewar,orresultintheirannihilation.TheBattleoftheCraterisGingrichandForstchen’smostcompellingfact-basedworkyet,presentinglittleknowntruths,longforgotteninthefilesofcorrespondence,andtheactualcourtofinquiryheldaftertheattack.???Thenoveldrawsanewandcontroversialconclusionwhileprovidingasharp,rousingandharshlyrealisticviewofpoliticsandcombatduringthedarkestyearoftheCivilWar.??Thismust-readworkrewritesourunderstandingofoneofthegreatbattlesofthewar,andtheallbutforgottenroleplayedbyoneofthelargestformationsofAfricanAmericantroopsinournation’shistory. NEWTGINGRICH,front-runningRepublicanprimarycandidateforthe2012PresidentialElection,formerSpeakeroftheHouse,bestsellingauthorofGettysburgandPearlHarbor,thelongestserving?teacheroftheJointWarFightingCourseforMajorGeneralsatAirUniversity,andanhonoraryDistinguishedVisitingScholarandProfessor?attheNationalDefenseUniversity.HeresidesinVirginiawithhiswife,Callista,withwhomhehostsandproducesdocumentaries,includingtheirlatest,“ACityUponAHill”.WILLIAMR.FORSTCHEN,Ph.D.,isaFacultyFellowatMontreatCollegeinMontreat,NorthCarolina.HereceivedhisdoctoratefromPurdueUniversityandistheauthorofmorethanfortybooks.?Forstchen’sdoctoraldissertationonthe28thUSCTwasoneofthefirstindepthstudiesofaUSCTregiment.?HeistheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofOneSecondAfter,publishedby?Tor/Forge.HeresidesnearAsheville,NorthCarolina,withhisdaughter,Meghan.
  • 内容简介:
    WithTheBattleoftheCrater,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorsNewtGingrichandWilliamR.ForstchentakereaderstothecenterofanearlyforgottenCivilWarconfrontation,abattlethatwasfilledwithcontroversyandmisinterpretationevenbeforetheattackbegan.??Drawingonyearsofresearch,theauthorsweaveacomplexnarrativeinterweavingthehighaspirationsofAfricanAmericantroopseagertoprovethemselvesinbattleandtheanxietyofaPresidentwhoknowsthenationcannotbearanothermajordefeat.June1864:theCivilWarisnowintoitsfourthyearofbloodyconflictwithnoendinsight.??ThearmiesoftheNortharestalledinfetidtrenchesoutsideofRichmondandAtlanta,andthereelectionofAbrahamLincolntoasecondtermseemsdoomedtodefeat—adefeatthatwillsetoffthecallforanendtotheconflict,dismemberingtheUnionandcontinuingslavery.OnlyonegroupofvolunteersfortheUnioncauseisstilleagerforbattle.??NearlytwohundredthousandmenofcolorhaveswarmedtherecruitingstationsandarebeingmobilizedintoregimentsknownastheUSCTs,theUnitedStatesColoredTroops.?GeneralAmbroseBurnside,ahardluckcommanderoutoffavorwithhissuperiors,isoneofthefewgeneralseagertobringadivisionofthesenewtroopsintohisranks.HehasaningeniousplantobreakFortPegram,the?closestpointontheConfederateline,defendingPetersburg—thelastdefenseofRichmond—bytunnelingforwardfromtheUnionpositionbeneaththeforttoexplodeitsdefenses.BurnsideneedstheUSCTsforonedesperaterushthatjustmightbringvictory.?Therisksarehigh.WillBurnsidebeallowedtoproceedorwillinterferencefromonhighdoomhisplantofailure??ThebattlegrounddramaunfoldsthroughtheeyesofJamesReilly—famedartist,correspondent,andfriendofLincoln,whohasbeenemployedbythepresidenttobehiseyesandearsamongstthemen,sendingbackanhonestaccountofthefront.Insodoing,hebefriendsSergeantMajorGarlandWhiteofthe28thUSCTregiment,anescapedslaveandministerpreparinghiscomradesforafrontalassaultthatwilleitherwinthewar,orresultintheirannihilation.TheBattleoftheCraterisGingrichandForstchen’smostcompellingfact-basedworkyet,presentinglittleknowntruths,longforgotteninthefilesofcorrespondence,andtheactualcourtofinquiryheldaftertheattack.???Thenoveldrawsanewandcontroversialconclusionwhileprovidingasharp,rousingandharshlyrealisticviewofpoliticsandcombatduringthedarkestyearoftheCivilWar.??Thismust-readworkrewritesourunderstandingofoneofthegreatbattlesofthewar,andtheallbutforgottenroleplayedbyoneofthelargestformationsofAfricanAmericantroopsinournation’shistory.
  • 作者简介:
    NEWTGINGRICH,front-runningRepublicanprimarycandidateforthe2012PresidentialElection,formerSpeakeroftheHouse,bestsellingauthorofGettysburgandPearlHarbor,thelongestserving?teacheroftheJointWarFightingCourseforMajorGeneralsatAirUniversity,andanhonoraryDistinguishedVisitingScholarandProfessor?attheNationalDefenseUniversity.HeresidesinVirginiawithhiswife,Callista,withwhomhehostsandproducesdocumentaries,includingtheirlatest,“ACityUponAHill”.WILLIAMR.FORSTCHEN,Ph.D.,isaFacultyFellowatMontreatCollegeinMontreat,NorthCarolina.HereceivedhisdoctoratefromPurdueUniversityandistheauthorofmorethanfortybooks.?Forstchen’sdoctoraldissertationonthe28thUSCTwasoneofthefirstindepthstudiesofaUSCTregiment.?HeistheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofOneSecondAfter,publishedby?Tor/Forge.HeresidesnearAsheville,NorthCarolina,withhisdaughter,Meghan.
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