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Autore |
LaFantasie Glenn W |
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Titolo |
Gettysburg requiem [[electronic resource] ] : the life and lost causes of Confederate Colonel William C. Oates / / Glenn W. LaFantasie |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-84486-8 |
0-19-803895-X |
1-4294-2073-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (464 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers - Confederate States of America |
Governors - Alabama |
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 |
Electronic books. |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-396) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Rough and tumble days -- Baptism by fire -- An unchristian state of mind -- Ragged jacks -- Boulders like gravestones -- In the purple gloom -- Gone to flickering -- The end of chivalry -- Before the bar -- The one-armed hero of Henry County -- Striking to hurt -- A soldier in his heart -- Stumbling toward equality -- Requiem. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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William C Oates is best remembered as the Confederate officer defeated at Gettysburg's Little Round Top, losing a golden opportunity to win the battle. Written by the author of ""Twilight at Little Round Top"", this biography of Oates talks about the compelling and sometimes astonishing dimensions of this remarkable individual. |
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