General Lees Army, Joseph T. Glatthaar
General Lees Army, Joseph T. Glatthaar
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General Lee's Army
From Victory to Collapse

Author: Joseph T. Glatthaar

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 25 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/18/2008

Synopsis

This sweeping history of the Civil War and the Confederacy is told through the lens of its most crucial army, the Army of Northern Virginia commanded by Robert E. Lee. General Lee’s Army takes listeners across the Rebel landscape, from campfires to battlefields to their homes, as it portrays a world of life, death, healing, and hardship. Detailing the feelings and conduct of officers and enlisted men throughout the course of the war, it demonstrates how effectively Lee’s men served their country and just how close the South came to winning the great war between the states—and why it ultimately lost. Glatthaar investigates the South’s commitment to the war and its gradual erosion, and he analyzes Lee’s army in triumph and defeat. Fourteen years in the making, this scholarly tour de force upends much of the conventional wisdom about the Civil War.

About Joseph T. Glatthaar

Joseph T. Glatthaar received a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University, an MA in history from Rice University, and a PhD in history from the University of Wisconsin. He has taught at the US Army Command and General Staff College, the US Army War College, the US Military Academy at West Point, and the University of Houston and is currently the Stephenson distinguished professor of history and chair of the curriculum in peace, war, and defense at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About Robertson Dean

Robertson Dean has played leading roles on and off Broadway and at dozens of regional theaters throughout the country. He has a BA from Tufts University and an MFA from Yale. His audiobook narration has garnered ten AudioFile Earphones Awards. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he works in film and television in addition to narrating.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jack on May 02, 2008

One of the best books I have ever read on the life and times of the Confederate soldier. Over the past 40 + years I have read hundreds of books on the American Civil War. This book presented a well rounded picture of what it was like to be a soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia. Big, big plus - th......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on October 02, 2014

If you want to know A LOT about the Army of Northern Virginia, the major campaigns of the main theater of the Civil War, and the culture/lifestyle of Confederate soldiers, read this book. It's certainly not for the casual Civil War buff, but if you really want to dispel myths and have a solidly grou......more

Goodreads review by Eric on December 26, 2020

Joseph T. Glatthaar tells the story of the Army of Northern Virginia from the perspective of the soldiers who fought under General P.G.T. Beauregard, General Joseph E. Johnston and General Robert E. Lee. Glatthaar covers the minutia of the individual battles fought during the American Civial War, bu......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on October 06, 2011

Took me quite a while to finish this because it is a long book, and admittedly not my favorite topic, but my husband loved it so I decided to read it. What makes it so affecting is the excerpts from the letters of real soldiers, some of them very tough to read, but the parts of the book that resonat......more

Goodreads review by Justin on February 05, 2014

Probably the most definitive book about the Army of Northern Virginia I have ever come across. The book goes into not just details on the battles and campaigns of the army, but more of the day-to-day life of soldiers in the army. Primary sources are plentiful and offer a glimpse into what it was lik......more

Quotes

“The storied history of the Army of Northern Virginia has never had a better chronicler than Joseph Glatthaar. Like all armies, it reflected the strengths and weaknesses of the society from which it was recruited. Glatthaar has written its story as it should be written—a fast-paced narrative of campaigns and battles, to be sure, but also an analysis of the army’s socioeconomic makeup based on research more thorough and penetrating than has been done for any other Civil War army.” James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author

“This well-written work provides much food for thought for all Civil War buffs.” Publishers Weekly

“This is a splendid piece of work, buttressed by wondrously thorough research in a vast array of primary material, and destined to be a great classic.” Robert K. Krick, prize-winning author and Civil War historian

“Joseph T. Glatthaar brings a fresh and revealing perspective to the much-studied history of Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. Prodigious research, a meticulous use of statistical information, and analytical acuity mark this book, which abounds with surprising information about the makeup of the army, its casualties, and the quality of its leadership. This is now the indispensable first place to go for anyone interested in Lee, his army, and their storied campaigns.” Gary W. Gallagher, author of The Confederate War

“A unique, often controversial description of Lee’s soldiers, their background and the conditions under which they fought.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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