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Storming Little Round Top: The 15th Alabama And Their Fight For The High Ground, July 2, 1863 Hardcover – September 17, 2002

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The fight for Little Round Top on July 2, 1863, is forever etched in the annals of America's Civil War. The heroic defense of the high ground by Joshua Chamberlain and the men of the 20th Maine is one of the most famous incidents in American history, made more so by its powerful depiction in the film Gettysburg. There are numerous written accounts of the Union defenders on Little Round Top but considerably less has been written-up to now about the Confederate attackers who charged up the hill and faced an even more desperate challenge than those who defended it. Unique and colorful, this new study brings to life the men and officers of the 15th Alabama who gathered that day to assault the Union flank. The lively narration of this dramatic engagement is both detailed and authoritative. Veteran Civil War author Phillip Tucker colorfully evokes the men and the times -- from descriptions of the Alabamans' Chattahoochee River valley home to sketches of the lives and personalities of William C. Oates and other key members of the regiment.
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"Best book on Little Round Top to date . . . Finally the struggle of Little Round has been told from a southern point of view . .. The history is well researched [and] this book digs deeper into the southern experience like no other I've read."
--SCV

"The author's scholarship is sound, his grasp of tactics sure, and his writing vivid."
--Edward G. Longacre, Ph.D.

""A recommended read that reached across categories."
--Library Journal

"Tucker (Burnside's Bridge) [has succeeded in] revising previous histories by using unpublished letters and combing the archives for other testimony of the Confederates' storming of that famous rocky hill. Tucker brings the battle to life with vivid descriptions of those dramatic events in a volume sure to please Civil War buffs."
--Publishers Weekly

"Extremely well-researched and well-written . . . highly recommended."
--Choice

"The scene is now one of the more familiar to Civil War buffs. It was July 2, 1863--Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Col. Joshua Chamberlain . . . orders 'bayonets' and subsequently charges down hill, sweeping up all Confederates in his path and saving the day . . . But what about the Confederate forces who stood toe to toe with the 20th Maine? . . . Their story has been overshadowed for too long by the 'victory' of the 20th Maine and the postwar writings of Colonel Chamberlain . . . Tucker reminds us that there are two sides to every story. One cannot always rely on the account by the victors. Tucker weaves an interesting and enjoyable account [and] correctly notes that the 15th Alabama's story is equally, if not more, interesting and important as the 20th Maine's. For too long the general public has studied the battle from one point of view [and] Tucker attempts to correct this wrong . . . buy and enjoy Storming Little Round Top--it warrants attention."
--The Civil War News

"The fight for Little Round Top is certainly one of the most written about tactical
engagements of the Civil War [but] Tucker takes a different track in focusing on
the 15th Alabama [and] goes into a very detailed description of the action on Little
Round Top . . . anyone with a detailed knowledge of or interest in Gettysburg will
find much to think about in this book."
--Strategy Page

About the Author

Phillip Thomas Tucker is the chief historian of the 81st Training Wing at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. He is the author of The Confederacy's Fighting Chaplain, winner of the Douglas Southall Freeman Award; and Burnside's Bridge, a History Book Club selection.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 17, 2002
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd ed.
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 344 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0306811464
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0306811463
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.22 x 1.13 x 9.28 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,473,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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The award-winning author of nearly 175 books of history, Phillip Thomas Tucker, Ph.D., has become the most prolific author of groundbreaking and important history books not only in the United States but also in the world. In a remarkable achievement, no American historian has written more history books than Tucker. Dr. Tucker has earned widespread renown as "the Stephen King of History" for having authored more than 170 groundbreaking books of history and more than 225 historical works, both books and scholarly articles. These groundbreaking books have included national and state award-winners and three other books--Anne Bonny, Mia Leimberg, and Cathy Williams--that have been optioned for Hollywood films. In addition, other books are also being considered as possible future films at this time. No historian in America has been more eclectic in writing about so many diverse historical subjects and different time periods throughout the past than Tucker. And no author in America has written more groundbreaking books in multiple fields of history than Dr. Tucker, who has become a leading expert in many different fields of history. Even more, very few, if any, historians have displayed a mastery of so many different historical subjects.

Even more, he was won acclaim as "America's most groundbreaking American Revolutionary War historian." Dr. Tucker has become the most prolific and groundbreaking historian in America in the twenty-first century, while gaining an international reputation and audience as a mythbuster by writing cutting edge, insightful, and well-researched history for the twenty-first century. In his many books, he is also known for making history come alive like few other authors today with his well-written and deeply researched books of distinction. Decade after decade and like no other author in America today, Tucker has presented some of the most important and compelling stories in the annals of American history. He has consistently written about some of the best and most fascinating chapters of not only American history but also world history.

A summa cum laude graduate from St. Louis University, St. Louis Missouri, with a Ph.D. in history, Dr. Tucker has also gained recognition as America's most prolific "New Look" historian in many fields of history. No author has produced more important books about military history, Black history, and Women's history in the last half century than the iconoclastic Tucker. He was a distinct penchant for finding rare gems in history and writing the first-time stories about some of the remarkable men and women, both famous and little-known, in history around the world.

Gifted historian Perry D. Jamieson, Ph.D., wrote a fundamental truth about Tucker: "One of the Innovative, Hardest Working, and Diligently Productive Historians of His Generation." And Dr. Jamieson also penned how: "What separates [Phillip Thomas Tucker, Ph.D.] from other historians is that he is an innovative 'idea person.' I have known very few historians who can match his ability to conceive a topic, develop a fresh approach to it, and write about it in length." Tucker has earned three degrees in the field of history. In 1990, he earned a Ph.D. in history from prestigious St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, the first Jesuit university of higher learning established west of the Mississippi River.

Tucker worked for more than two decades in the prestigious position of a Department of Defense civilian historian, including for the United States Air Force Chief of Staff at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and at military bases across the United States. Best known for presenting fresh perspectives and original ideas to demythologize outdated, traditional history, Dr. Tucker has authored more than 200 works in history, including scholarly articles and books, that have overturned established history.

The winner of prestigious national awards and well-known in the history field as a "creative, innovative thinker, who has a gift for conceiving and outlining original works in history in serious history," in the on-target analysis of one veteran historian, Dr. Tucker has emerged as America's most prolific, innovative, hardest-working, and groundbreaking historian in the 21st century.