Böcker av Noah Andre Trudeau

The Last Citadel by Noah Andre Trudeau presents a riveting narrative of the Civil War's pivotal siege at Petersburg, Virginia, weaving together firsthand accounts and meticulous research, offering an epic portrayal of human resilience amidst the turmoil of war.This edition of Noah Andre Trudeau's The Last Citadel, republished in 2014 for the Sesquicentennial to include updated text, redrawn maps, and new material, is a groundbreaking study of the most extensive military operation of the Civil War: the investment of Petersburg, Virginia.Trudeau crafts his dramatic and moving story largely through the words of the men and women who were there, including officers, common soldiers, and the residents of Petersburg. What emerges is an epic account rich in human incident and adventure. Based on exhaustive research into official records and unpublished memoirs, letters, and diaries, as well as published recollections and regimental histories, The Last Citadel includes 23 maps and a choice selection of drawings by on-the-spot combat artists.

"Like Men of War, originally published in 1998 by Little, Brown, was a groundbreaking early study of Black troops in the Civil War that It is still considered a major contribution to the literature on the USCT. This is a chronological operational history. Trudeau covers every major engagement in which the United States Colored Troops (USCT) participated, as well as some minor ones. He quotes generously from primary documents, including Black soldiers' letters. John David Smith said of the first edition, "Like Men of War is important and relevant because it remains the only extant narrative history of Black troops in the Union Army aimed at both general readers and scholars and students. William A. Dobak's Freedom by the Sword (2011), although an excellent work, is a finely-tuned tactical and strategic study, but one that omits the human element and fine writing that Trudeau's book exudes. It serves more as a tactical manual, not a monograph. Also, Dobak's logistical and institutional study is "dry as dust" whereas Trudeau's book breathes life into the men and battles of the USCT." What's new in the second edition: Updated language, e.g., "owner" to "enslaver"; Text changes throughout - words, sentences, paragraphs; New photographs (we're only using five from the first edition), and placed throughout rather than gathered together; New chapters/sections: see TOC"--