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Title: Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War by Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen, Albert S. Hanser ISBN: 0-312-30936-8 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.04 (70 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Book Review for Gettysburg a Novel of the Civil War
Comment: The book Gettysburg by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen is a good book if you are really into the Civil War. If you have read The Killer Angels by Michel Shaara then you might find this book very much the same. If you've just started to learn about the Civil War then you probably should not start with this book because it is a fictional book and may be confusing. In Gettysburg the confederates win the battle of Gettysburg. Robert E. Lee the general of the Confederate States of America's Army of Northern Virginia listens to James Longstreet's plan to move in between the Union army and Washington to cut them off on July 2,1863. If you have seen the movie Gettysburg that is based on the Killer Angels this book will make more sense to you. The authors have used characters that were real people during the battle but they are people who were not extremely famous in the battle of Gettysburg. One example is Brig. Gen. Henry Hunt who is the Chief of Artillery for the Union army. I would recommend this book who any one who really likes reading about the Civil War.
Rating: 5
Summary: Transported me to the past--and I loved every minute of it..
Comment: Gettysburg is a fine novel, rich in history, and to me it was sooo believable! In fact, I kept asking myself, why didn't Lee really make those very decisions?
I've read a lot of great, good, and so-so Civil War novels...this one borders on great, and I gave it 5 start for the sheer enjoyment it gave me. Definitely it SCREAMS for a sequel.
Alternate history that follows closely true history with a key change is a treasure to find. Gettysburg is a great example of such a book...I'd love to see more from this winning team of Gingrich/Forstchen! If ONLY they would write a novel based on the moment that General Winfield Scott asked Lee to head the Union Army, and Lee said he'd think about it...when he submitted his resignation, Scott told Lee he was making the biggest mistake of his life. What if Scott had talked him into it and Lee had joined the Union instead of the Confederacy? That's a book I'd love to see. (I'm writing this in case Gingrich and Forstchen ever read the reviews of this book!)
Anyway, you cannot go wrong with this book. It is never boring, highly creative, the characterization is strong, and the subject very intriguing. And I DO imagine we'll see a sequel. Enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: Please Listen General Lee
Comment: When I first visited Gettysburg I found myself looking out at the distance that Pickett's division had to go in the face of cannon and musket fire and thought, "No Way." This place was exactly like Fredericksburg: uphill, against an entrenched enemy that was waiting for them, only the attacking uniforms were Butternut Grey rather than Blue. The result couldn't have turned out any different. I looked south, towards Washington, there had to be a place down there where Lee could find a hill for the Union to have to charge. Lincoln wouldn't have let the Army of the Potomac not attack.
I looked, I thought, I didn't do anything about it.
Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen looked at the same situation and researched it some more. They found that Meade had really wanted Lee to attack him at Pipe Creek. They found that Longstreet had told Lee that going around to the south and letting Meade attack them, but was overruled.==Then instead of forgetting it, they wrote a book where Lee responded to Longstreet with an "OK, let's do that." -- Excellent reading, obviously this is the first of a series. I'm anxiously awaiting to see what happens when Gingrich and Forstchen bring Grant back east.
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Title: Grant Comes East by Newt Gingrich, William Forstchen ISBN: 0312309376 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat by Zell Miller, Smyth & Helwys Pub Stroud & Hall Pub ISBN: 0974537616 Publisher: Stroud & Hall Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg (Crown Journeys) by James M. McPherson ISBN: 0609610236 Publisher: Crown Publishers Pub. Date: 13 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Lee at Chattanooga: A Novel of What Might Have Been by Dennis P. McIntire ISBN: 158182257X Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 25 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg by Douglas Lee Gibboney, Burd Street Press ISBN: 1572493178 Publisher: Burd Street Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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