Apr 18, 2022
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Kent
Masterson Brown talks with Matt about his latest book "Meade at
Gettysburg: A Study In Command." Kent is a very easy person to talk
to and we think you'll enjoy this episode.
Description:
"Although he
took command of the Army of the Potomac only three days before the
first shots were fired at Gettysburg, Union general George G. Meade
guided his forces to victory in the Civil War's most pivotal
battle. Commentators often dismiss Meade when discussing the great
leaders of the Civil War. But in this long-anticipated book, Kent
Masterson Brown draws on an expansive archive to reappraise Meade's
leadership during the Battle of Gettysburg. Using Meade's published
and unpublished papers alongside diaries, letters, and memoirs of
fellow officers and enlisted men, Brown highlights how Meade's
rapid advance of the army to Gettysburg on July 1, his tactical
control and coordination of the army in the desperate fighting on
July 2, and his determination to hold his positions on July 3
insured victory.
Brown
argues that supply deficiencies, brought about by the army's
unexpected need to advance to Gettysburg, were crippling. In spite
of that, Meade pursued Lee's retreating army rapidly, and his
decision not to blindly attack Lee's formidable defenses near
Williamsport on July 13 was entirely correct in spite of subsequent
harsh criticism. Combining compelling narrative with incisive
analysis, this finely rendered work of military history deepens our
understanding of the Army of the Potomac as well as the
machinations of the Gettysburg Campaign, restoring Meade to his
rightful place in the Gettysburg
narrative."
Get
your copy of Kent's book here: https://amzn.to/3pqzh30