Deserve[s] a place on every Civil War bookshelf.--New York Times Book
Review
"[Trulock] brings her subject alive and escorts him through a
brilliant career. One can easily say that the definitive work on Joshua
Chamberlain has now been done.--James Robertson, Richmond
Times-Dispatch
"An example of history as it should be written. The author combines
exhaustive research with an engaging prose style to produce a compelling
narrative which will interest scholars and Civil War buffs
alike.--Journal of Military History
"A solid biography. . . . It does full justice to an astonishing
life.--Library Journal
This remarkable biography traces the life and times of Joshua L.
Chamberlain, the professor-turned-soldier who led the Twentieth Maine
Regiment to glory at Gettysburg, earned a battlefield promotion to
brigadier general from Ulysses S. Grant at Petersburg, and was wounded
six times during the course of the Civil War. Chosen to accept the
formal Confederate surrender at Appomattox, Chamberlain endeared himself
to succeeding generations with his unforgettable salutation of Robert E.
Lee's vanquished army. After the war, he went on to serve four terms as
governor of his home state of Maine and later became president of
Bowdoin College. He wrote prolifically about the war, including The
Passing of the Armies, a classic account of the final campaign of the
Army of the Potomac.