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Indlæser... The Twentieth Maine : A Volunteer regiment in the Civil War (original 1957; udgave 1957)af John J. Pullen (Forfatter)
Work InformationThe Twentieth Maine: A Classic Story of Joshua Chamberlain and His Volunteer Regiment af John J. Pullen (1957)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. They held Little Round top on the Secand Day of Gettysburg, and thus were the most heroic unit of that battle. their fame was largely confirmed by Joshua Chamberlain a writer who commanded the unit, but was not so attractive a character as the man portrayed by Jeff Daniels in the movie "Gettysburg". Chamberlain also wrote the classic description of the final pursuit of the Army of Northern Virginia "The Passing" of the Armies." He became rather a "Professional Hero" after the War, but was a good reporter of what he saw and did. He also wrote "Bayonet! Forward": My Civil War Reminiscences and "Through Blood and Fire at Gettysburg", Pullen did a good history of the unit. I read Pullen's book in 1963, thus this is a later edition. ( ) Superb account of a volunteer regiment and of Joshua Chamberlain , who played a key part in saving the Union line on the second day at the battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. I had read an earlier version of this book in my early adult years and it was a pleasure to read this latest version in my senior years. The author conveys a vivid picture of farmers , fisherman and outdoors Maine men and their transformation into veteran soldiers during the course of the war. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: It was at Little Round Top that the volunteer regiment, the Twentieth Maine, with Joshua Chamberlain in command, performed one of the miracles of the Civil War and saved the left flank of the Union battle line. Outnumbered two to one, their front doubled back to the shape of a horseshoe. And with ammunition gone, the men fixed bayonets, charged, and not only broke up the Confederate attack but took four hundred prisoners. At Appomattox, the Twentieth Maine was one of the regiments chosen to receive the surrender of General Lee's infantry, and Joshua Chamberlain, the Bowdoin professor who had become a general, was appointed to command the Union troops at the ceremony. Considered by Civil War historians to be one of the best regimental histories ever written, this beloved standard of American history tells how Chamberlain and his men fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville on their way to the pivotal battle of Gettysburg, where their heroism earned them a place in the history books. .No library descriptions found. |
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