America’s Bloody Hill of Destiny: A New Look at the Struggle for Little Round Top, Gettysburg, July 2, 1863

America's Bloody Hill of Destiny by Phillip Thomas Tucker is an enlightening tale that shines light and truth upon what really happened in the great struggle for the possession of Little Round Top in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This book purposefully takes away the sparkle and pizzazz that Hollywood has put on this gory battle in a mission to bring the truth and reality to the surface. It tells of the leaders and soldiers who have been already named in other publishings, but with more clarity; to do this the book focuses primarily on them and the day of July 2, 1863 as well as the days surrounding it. It also tells of heroes long forgotten such as Major John Pierson Bane. One aspect of this book I really appreciate, although extremely novice, is the pictures in the very beginning of the book. I am a very visual person, so seeing these pictures of actual leaders and soldiers, and their loved ones, really helped me put this book to play in my mind. This is an amazingly interesting book, and what makes it even better is that it's educational! I recommend this book to anyone who is ready to learn something new!

America’s Bloody Hill of Destiny by Dr. Phillip Thomas Tucker gives a new look into a major piece of American history and the civil war in particular. Something this author is absolutely amazing at accomplishing in each one of his books is taking historical events that many think they know everything that can possibly be known about an event and completely retelling the story with far more humanity and emotion than one could ever possibly get from most history books. “Despite weary and thirsty, that was partly negated by the amount of adrenaline surging through their bodies and heady over this remarkable tactical success in finally pushing a stubborn opponent off a high ground perch, the victorious Texans continued to charge up the western slope with large numbers of Wolverines on the run.” This passage in particular gave me chills when reading it, and again points out the fact that Dr. Tucker can make history come to life and be relatable to someone living in the year 2020.Dr. Phillip Thomas Tucker describes in detail the different sides fighting, (and happily did not forget my own state of Maine in the retelling).Within the book, one also gets to read about an Irish Immigrant named Colonel Patrick Henry O’Rorke, which again highlights that the author tells the stories of the men that history tends to forget in the history books. The author delves deep into the “Spartan-like,” Irishman’s early life and really gives the reader a great picture of this Colonel leading the New Yorkers towards Little Round top.I have said many times that this author has a way of making a distant history feel so personal. He describes all sides and remembers each person as human rather than people who just lost a battle. In short, brilliant job by this author once again.

As a native Texan and a history major, I found America's Bloody Hill of Destiny: A New Look at the Struggle for Little Round Top, an interesting read. There were many facts regarding familiar areas I did not know about and thus intrigued me to explore more. Especially the formation of the well known Fort Hood which originated from Camp Hood founded by John Bell Hood. However, this did not sway me from my interest in the author's well-researched facts. Little Round Top is a battle I was also not familiar with and thus introduced me to another piece of Texas history. I found the overall writing well done and formatted with few errors. The pacing flowed well, yet I felt the author lingered on some events longer than necessary to make the point known. In non-fiction, it is often best not to put one's personal feelings about the events and people they write about in their books. I saw some of this in this book. But, I appreciated the thorough research, pure outline of the battle itself and the delving in the lives of historical figures not included in today's social studies. The author did well and shows an obvious knowledge of the subject matter he's writing about. It should also be noted that I deduced a hint of passion for the subject matter. For me, the presence of this passion makes the book increasingly enjoyable and I will gladly review other titles by the author.

America’s Bloody Hill of Destiny: A New Look at the Struggle for Little Round Top, Gettysburg, July 2, 1863By Phillip Thomas TuckerI would like to first start by applauding the author of America’s Bloody Hill of Destiny, Phillip Thomas Tucker. Mr. Tucker’s innate ability to drill down into this horrendous time in America’s history to uncover and explore long forgotten facts is amazing. This is my first experience reading his work, I must say its outstanding.We have all heard tales of the Civil War, the bloody battles and how family members fought against family members. In this book our author gives us personal accounts from the soldiers themselves. For example, Private Milton Barrett, from Georgia, who died in battle, along with 2 brothers and a brother in law, will be forever memorialized in this book, where his description of how it was for him to serve along side the Texans in the Texas Brigade, reaches out to the reader and touches your soul. I could really see the man who wrote the letter to his family, this it the type of details you are awarded with from this author.This wonderful book is chocked full of details, accounts and names of those who lived and died during this traumatic time in America. That’s part of what makes this such an amazing book. To be perfectly honest, this is the type of book you can read over and over and discover little nuggets that you may have overlooked in the previous reading. It contains so much material, it’s like taking a course on Gettysburg Battles and Generals!If you are a Civil War buff or like militia history, you will absolutely love this book. If you have just a passing interest in History, you will thoroughly enjoy this masterfully written book. For me, sharing the personal stories and the names of those who were there made this book priceless. I highly recommend it to everyone – no matter your tastes in books, you can find something of interest in this brilliant book written by a brilliant author.