Kent Masterson Brown has won the Emerging Civil War Book Award for his new volume Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command. According to the Emerging Civil War Book Award selection committee:
“Kent Masterson Brown’s Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command is a superb example of operational military history… It communicates years of careful research and study in an accessible and authoritative style, and Brown’s astute analysis—bringing in elements of mid-nineteenth century European military theory—offers new ways to consider Meade as commander. Contrary to much previous scholarship, Brown convincingly demonstrates that Meade was actively engaged in the army’s tactical and operational decisions, both during the three days of battle and throughout the entire campaign. A worthy companion to his earlier study of Lee and Confederate logistics, Meade at Gettysburg instantly takes its place among the most important books ever written on the war’s bloodiest battle—no mean feat.”
Emerging Civil War also announced that the popular book Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause by Ty Seidule deserved its “Honorable Mention.” According to the Emerging Civil War Book Award selection committee:
“Ty Seidule’s Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause is a relatable and readable journey through the experiences of a military officer encountering the legacy and memory of the Civil War’s Lost Cause,” the committee said. “It is a captivating narrative that gets to the root of complexities remembering the conflict while highlighting just how ingrained Confederate memory can be. The book also achieves what many Civil War authors strive for by engaging both the Civil War community and the general public. For expanding the dialogue around how the Civil War is remembered, and the role of that conflict and its memory in today’s society, Seidule’s book is most deserving of recognition.”
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