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Gettysburg: The Last Invasion (2013)

by Allen C. Guelzo(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0307594084 (ISBN13: 9780307594082)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Knopf

review 1: This book offers a completely different interpretation of the battle. It debunks much popular American myth and accurately reports the limitations of both army and commanders; I was particularly impressed with the treatment of Lee. Perhaps the single most important contribution to historical understanding is that the author addresses why the men stood (or ran); this may seem prosaic but actually is at the heart of not only this battle but the four year war as well.
review 2: I thought I was done with the Civil War, especially Gettysburg, for a while. And then my parents bought me the new book by Guelzo. Now once again the flags have unfurled, smoke fills the battlefield, shells whistle by, and the personalities of the officers--who not so much directed the batt... moreles as were caught up in maelstrom that resulted from the very human nature of every link in the chain of command--have come back to life. I love how the author builds towards that first clash between Heth's infantry division and Buford's cavalry. No author other than Shaara has painted a more memorable, familiar portrait of the countryside that would soon host that terrible clash of armies. I am only 3/4 of the way through the book, but already I cannot wait to re-read it. less

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