Valor's Measure: Based on the heroic Civil War career of Joshua L. Chamberlain

This is the story of one of America's truest heroes. From his legendary bayonet charge down the slopes of Little Round Top hill during the Battle of Gettysburg, to the startling calling of Union troops to salute as the defeated Confederate Army surrendered to him at Appomattox, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain redefined the scale of greatness in this country. Wounded six times in battle, twice assumed to be a fatality, the volunteer officer from Maine continued to lead gallantly until the final shot was fired during the Civil War. Valor's Measure tells the death-defying tale of this Medal of Honor hero and captures his spirit as no autobiography can.

Thomas Wade Oliver grew up reenacting Civil War battles with his little brother in their backyard at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where the historic Oregon Trail wagon ruts served as their make-believe infantry trenches. Now a successful author and dedicated student of American history, Oliver has written of his favorite Civil War character, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.