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In this richly researched and dramatic work of military history, eminent historian Richard Slotkin recounts one of the Civil War s most pivotal events the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864 At first glance, the Union s plan seemed brilliant A regiment of miners would burrow beneath a Confederate fort, pack the tunnel with explosives, and blow a hole in the enemy lines Then a specially trained division of African American infantry would spearhead a powerful assault to exploit the breach created by the explosion Thus, in one decisive action, the Union would marshal its mastery of technology and resources, as well as demonstrate the superior morale generated by the Army of the Potomac s embrace of emancipation At stake was the chance to drive General Robert E Lee s Army of North Virginia away from the defense of the Confederate capital of Richmond and end the war The result was something far different The attack was hamstrung by incompetent leadership and political infighting in the Union command The massive explosion ripped open an immense crater, which became a death trap for troops that tried to pass through it Thousands of soldiers on both sides lost their lives in savage trench warfare that prefigured the brutal combat of World War I But the fighting here was intensified by racial hatred, with cries on both sides of No quarter In a final horror, the battle ended with the massacre of wounded or surrendering Black troops by the Rebels and by some of their White comrades in arms The great attack ended in bloody failure, and the war would be prolonged for another year With gripping and unforgettable depictions of battle and detailed character portraits of soldiers and statesmen, No Quarter compellingly re creates in human scale an event epic in scope and mind boggling in its cost of life In using the Battle of the Crater as a lens through which to focus the political and social ramifications of the Civil War particularly the racial tensions on both sides of the struggle Richard Slotkin brings to readers a fresh perspective on perhaps the most consequential period in American history. Download No Quarter – kino-fada.fr This book is hard on the nerves Its action is the slow dreadful unfolding of an intricate disaster Ulysses S Grant called it the saddest affair I have witnessed in this war most of whose details speak of breakdown and betrayal It begins after Grant has bashed Robert E Lee back into Virginia during a meatgrinding spring campaign that cost the Union armies 70,000 men and got Grant renamed The Butcher The armies stalemated at the town of Petersburg, Virginia, and suffered the subterranea This book is hard on the nerves Its action is the slow dreadful unfolding of an intricate disaster Ulysses S Grant called it the saddest affair I have witnessed in this war most of whose details speak of breakdown and betrayal It begins after Grant has bashed Robert E Lee back into Virginia during a meatgrinding spring campaign that cost the Union armies 70,000 men and got Grant renamed The Butcher The armies stalemated at the town of Petersburg, Virginia, and suffered the subterranean burrowing, lice infested filth and nerve shredding neverending shellfire of trench warfare until a Pennsylvania regiment made up of coal miners suggested they dig a tunnel under the Confederate trenches, pack in black powder and blast a big hole The tunnel was dug out while a new division of 4,500 fresh black troops northern freedmen and southern fugitive slaves was trained to storm the breach at the last minute, though, Gr...The Battle of the Crater in 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia began when a mine dug beneath Confederate works was exploded to create a breach in their line, followed by an immediate attack of Union forces into the shattered fortifications The attack was mismanaged and failed One of the most interesting elements of the battle as well as the hinge on which much of Slotkin s history swings is that one of the Federal divisions used in the attack was composed of African American soldiers recruited fro The Battle of the Crater in 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia began when a mine dug beneath Confederate works was exploded to create a breach in their line, followed by an immediate attack of Union forces into the shattered fortifications The attack was mismanaged and failed One of the most interesting elements of the battle as well as the hinge on which much of Slotkin s history swings is that one of the Federal divisions used in the attack was composed of African American soldiers recruited from former slave areas of Maryland and from freed blacks living in the midwest This was the first i...A balanced, vivid military and social history of the tragic Battle of the Crater While the battle is often presented as a chaotic melee where nobody had any real plan in mind, Slotkin suggests that there were some individuals who were thinking clearly Slotkin clearly describes how the war affected slavery and the racial prejudices of both sides.The battle is also infamous for the Confederate massacre of black troops Slotkin covers this incident in detail, noting that the green USCT soldiers w A balanced, vivid military and social history of the tragic Battle of the Crater While the battle is often presented as a chaotic melee where nobody had any real plan in mind, Slotkin suggests that there were some individuals who were thinking clearly Slotkin clearly describes how the war affected slavery and the racial prejudices of both sides.The batt...This is a gripping tale of a battle few know about from the civil war.This book sets out to clarify some of the many myths surrounding the Battle of the Crater during the Petersburg campaign of the American Civil War As such, it is tremendously informative and well researched.Basically the battle was a failure of leadership on many levels, ranging from low levels all the way up to generals Grant and Meade, who both share in the strategic decisions which helped make the battle plan fail Some of the most egregious errors fall on the shoulders of General Burnside, This book sets out to clarify some of the many myths surrounding the Battle of the Crater during the Petersburg campaign of the American Civil War As such, it is tremendously informative and well researched.Basically the battle was a failure of leadership on many levels, ranging from low levels all the way up to generals Grant and Meade, ...A story of the battle of the Crater a small part of Grant s siege of Petersburg It follows the digging of the shaft by former coal miners to blow a hole in the Confederate lines the training of US Colored Troopers to spearhead the attack and the subsequent changing of them to fulfill political ends It follows the battle which starts as a potential huge Union victory and ends with a Confederate victory and the unwanted killing of troops by bothh sides specifically black troops by Confederates A story of the battle of the Crater a small part of Grant s siege of Petersburg It follows the digging of the shaft by former coal miners to blow a hole in the Confederate lines the training of US Colored Troopers to spearhead the attack and the subsequent changing of them to fulfill political ends It follows the battle which starts as a potential huge Union victory and ends with a Confederate victory and the unwanted killing of troops by bothh sides...Mr Slotkin does a masterful job in detailing the actual fighting at the Battle of the Crater and an even better job placing it in the context of the political and racial climate that existed in the country at that time Very detailed but worth occasionally slogging through some of theconfusing troop movements.The author concludes the book with the almost hard to believe fact that of all the monuments erected in and around Petersburg commemorating the fighting at the Crater not a single on Mr Slotkin does a masterful job in detailing the actual fighting at the Battle of the Crater and an even better job placing it in the context of the political and racial climate that existed in the country at that time Very detailed but worth occasionally slogging through some of theconfusing troop movements.The author concludes the book with the almost hard to believe fact that of all the monuments erected in ...An awesome story of the history of blacks in the Union Army and a tragedy that set back the status of black soldiers for generations to come As usual, the politicians and powers that be made one stupid decision after another and it was the men on the ground who paid the ultimate price for ...This is a well researched book about a fascinating Civil War battle The Battle of the Crater Having visited the battle site and learning a little about the Union s battle plans that went terribly wrong, I hungered fordetailed information Slotkin inc...I didn t enjoy Mister Slotkin s novel but oh my this non fiction was good I love the incorporation of social history into a straight up play by play of the battle The discussion of racism and classism in this book was stellar The dismissal of the USCT to the winning of the war remains disgraceful.Excellent examination of one of the less known incidents of the Civil War, the battle of the crater during the siege of Petersburg Very good both from the military strategy standpoint and in examining the personal and cultural significance of the battle Highly recommended.Excellent bookA very detailed book on the Battle of the Crater One thing is missing It is a good Order of Battle Normally I would not even buy a book like this without one, but it was solid book.A great listen Dion Graham delivered a wonderful performance The only thing I felt was missing from Richard Slotkin s work is the fallout to Burnside, Meade, Warren and Leadlie, but I suppose that s several other books Still, onechapter on the fallout of this battle would have been nice.Very well told, engaging and illuminatingOne comes away feeling shame for the atrocities that were committed and for the racism that fostered them And yet I now feel great respect for the Black troops who fought for honor and country.One book to cover one battle of the Civil War Well written, so not boring, it covers this battle in incredible detail from every possible angle.

No Quarter
  • English
  • 01 January 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 432 pages
  • 1400066751
  • Richard Slotkin
  • No Quarter