Battle Of The Crater

图书标准信息

• 作者 Newt、William R.、Albert S. Hanser 著
• 出版社 Thomas Dunne Books
• 出版时间 2011-11
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780312607104
• 定价 341.00元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语

【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.