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Title: Brigades of Gettysburg: The Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg by Bradley M. Gottfried ISBN: 0-306-81175-8 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 24 December, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Perception from a brigade level.
Comment: This well researched and nicely written book traces the combat activities of every single infantry brigade that fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. Each entree got a brief background of how the brigade developed prior to the battle and then go into considerable detail in what the brigade did during the Battle of Gettysburg. It also reflected on how much they lost and how they performed.
The book was written to supplement Larry Tagg's Generals of Gettysburg and it does the job well. The book covers only infantry units, artillery and cavalry units were not included, maybe it might be for later volumes.
The book, although written with certain level of clarity, was not really written for the casual reader. Anyone who read this book should have a very firm understanding of Battle of Gettysburg or else, they would have problem following the narrative. But for serious student, this book provides in-depth reviews of brigade level command which would be useful in understanding the battle.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent though a bit misleading in terms of title
Comment: Superb book, absolutely essential for a Gettysburg library. My only negative comment is it should be titled "INFANTRY brigades of Gettysburg" since no cavalry is covered. I knew this when I bought it, but others who buy on-line may not.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very well done and highly useful
Comment: An excellent addition to Gettysburg scholarship. This volume is written in a highly readable style, but is also an invaluable reference tool.
The author's take on each brigade's service is in-depth, comprehensible, and studded with primary accounts. It is a welcome addition to my library.
There are a few typos, doubtless not the author's fault) and one or two conclusions reached which do not appear credible (such as the 55th Ohio taking fire from, and assaulting, the Bliss farm), but I challenge anyone to write such a work and not make a small error. It takes nothing away from the high quality of this volume.
If you are a serious student or just a passing buff, this book should be on your shelf
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Title: Gettysburg by Stephen W. Sears ISBN: 0395867614 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Gettysburg's Bloody Wheatfield by Jay Jorgensen ISBN: 1572492538 Publisher: White Mane Publishing Co. Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Hallowed Ground : A Walk at Gettysburg by James M. McPherson ISBN: 0609610236 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 13 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War by Brent Nosworthy ISBN: 0786711477 Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Stand of the U.S. Army at Gettysburg by Jeffrey C. Hall ISBN: 0253342589 Publisher: Indiana University Press Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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