Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--and Why It Failed
Description:
This is a fresh and fascinating new look at one of the most pivotal moments in American history: the Battle of Gettysburg, when Union forces repelled the brilliant Robert E. Lee, who had already thrashed a long line of Federal opponents—just as he was poised at the back door of the nation’s capital.
Conventional wisdom holds that Lee made one profoundly wrong decision on the last day of the battle—launching “Pickett’s Charge” uphill across an open field against the heart of the Union defense. But why would he have employed only a fifth of his forces at such a crucial moment?
Now, Tom Carhart offers a bold thesis—that Lee’s heretofore unknown strategy at Gettysburg was to combine Pickett’s frontal attack with a daring rear assault by the great Jeb Stuart to break the Union Army in half. Only in the battle’s final hours was Stuart stopped by a force half the size of his own, led by a young, unproven general—George Armstrong Custer—who helped turn the tide of the war.
Destined to be controversial, Lost Triumph is a provocative reassessment of this monumental battle and a vivid, indispensable contribution to Civil War literature.
Best prices to buy, sell, or rent ISBN 9780425207918
Related Books
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Lost Triumph: Library EditionCarhart, TomEdition:UnabridgedISBN-13:9781607757764
- Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--and Why It FailedCarhart, TomEdition:First Edition, First PrintingISBN-13:9780399152498
- Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan At Gettysburg--and Why It FailedTom CarhartEdition:UnabridgedISBN-13:9781400101573
- Lost Triumph: Library EditionCarhart, TomEdition:UnabridgedISBN-13:9781607757764
- Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--and Why It FailedCarhart, TomEdition:First Edition, First PrintingISBN-13:9780399152498
Frequently Asked Questions about Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--and Why It Failed
The price for the book starts from $6.18 on Amazon and is available from 41 sellers at the moment.
At BookScouter, the prices for the book start at $2.19. Feel free to explore the offers for the book in used or new condition from various booksellers, aggregated on our website.
If you’re interested in selling back the Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--and Why It Failed book, you can always look up BookScouter for the best deal. BookScouter checks 30+ buyback vendors with a single search and gives you actual information on buyback pricing instantly.
As for the Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--and Why It Failed book, the best buyback offer comes from and is $ for the book in good condition.
The Lost Triumph: Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--and Why It Failed book is in very low demand now as the rank for the book is 3,134,025 at the moment. A rank of 1,000,000 means the last copy sold approximately a month ago.
Not enough insights yet.