Gettysburg
Stephen W. Sears has delivered a masterwork in Gettysburg, his single-volume history of the Civil War's greatest campaign. Drawing on original source material, from soldiers' letters to the Official Records of the war, Sears offers dramatic and informed accounts of every aspect of the campaign, from well-hewn portraits of the battle's leaders to detailed analyses of their strategies and tactics. Sears depicts General Meade's remarkable performance in his first week of army command and pinpoints…
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Stephen W. Sears has delivered a masterwork in Gettysburg, his single-volume history of the Civil War's greatest campaign. Drawing on original source material, from soldiers' letters to the Official Records of the war, Sears offers dramatic and informed accounts of every aspect of the campaign, from well-hewn portraits of the battle's leaders to detailed analyses of their strategies and tactics. Sears depicts General Meade's remarkable performance in his first week of army command and pinpoints General Lee's responsibility in the agonizing failure of the Confederate army. With characteristic style and insight, Sears brings the epic tale of the battle in Pennsylvania vividly to life.
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- Publication Date:2004.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication:Boston
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2004.
Notes
"A mariner Book."
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiv, 623 pages) : : illustrations, maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780547526843, 0547526849, 1299897045, 9781299897045
- oclc:ocn837660641
- LC Classification:E475.53
- Dewey Decimal:973.7/349
Table of Contents
We Should Assume the Aggressive -- High Command in Turmoil -- The Risk of Action -- Armies on the March -- Into the Enemy's Country -- High Stakes in Pennsylvania -- A Meeting Engagement -- The God of Battles Smiles South -- We May AsWell Fight It Out Here -- A Simile of Hell Broke Loose -- Determined to Do or Die -- A Magnificent Display of Guns -- The Grand Charge -- A Long Road Back -- Epilogue: Great God! What Does It Mean? -- The Armies at Gettysburg.
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