Glenn W Lafantasie
Glenn W. LaFantasie is the Frockt Family Professor of Civil War History and the Director of the Center for the Civil War in the West at Western Kentucky University. He is the bestselling author of Twilight at Little Round Top. He has also written for several magazines and newspapers, including American History, North & South, MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, The New York Times Book Review, America's Civil War, Civil War Times Illustrated, and The Providence Journal.
Glenn W. LaFantasie is the Frockt Family Professor of Civil War History and the Director of the Center for the Civil War in the West at Western Kentucky University. He is the bestselling author of Twilight at Little Round Top. He has also written for several magazines and newspapers, including American History, North & South, MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, The New York Times Book Review, America's Civil War, Civil War Times Illustrated, and The Providence Journal. See less
Glenn W Lafantasie's Featured Books
Glenn W Lafantasie book reviews
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Gettysburg Requiem: The Life and Lost Causes of Confederate Colonel William C. Oates
A Soldier In His Heart
On July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate Lieutenant Colonel William C. Oates let his troops, the 15th Alabama, in the fateful and unsuccessful charge against Joshua ... Read More
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Twilight at Little Round Top: July 2, 1863--The Tide Turns at Gettysburg
Little Round Top
The Battle of Little Round Top and the courage of Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine have exercised a hold on many Americans understanding of the battle of Gettysburg. Chamberlain's role ... Read More
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Gettysburg Heroes: Perfect Soldiers, Hallowed Ground
Perfect Heroes
I found this book after reading a satirical novel about the foibles of the contemporary United States. The author had little good to say. I also wanted to remind myself of one of the seminal moments ... Read More