A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People

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With more than fifty thousand casualties, the three-day confrontation at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and it was also the most critical. This 384-page paperback original by Civil War specialist Dr. Carol Reardon (Pickett's Charge; Launch the Intruders ) and battlefield guide William Voissler provides readers and Gettysburg visitors with a vivid sense of the unfolding events and key figures of this deadly, historic showdown. A key resource, especially pertinent on this 150th anniversary.

From the Publisher

"This new Field Guide is the best to appear on this subject in recent years. Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers."--Choice

"An attractive presentation--beautiful color photos and handsomely laid-out text--partners with a wealth of information on individuals, troop movements, and skirmishes, amounting to an indispensable guide to a major event in American history."--Booklist

"For a useful and informative guide on the list of many people's favorite battle of the war, one cannot go wrong with this latest entry under the heading of battlefield touring. The book is recommended."--The Journal of America's Military Past

"Reardon and Vossler's in-depth knowledge of the battle translates to an informative and even moving battlefield history."--The North Carolina Historical Review

"The new standard for Gettysburg battlefield guides. . . . Terrific for those who want more and do not have a professional tour or staff ride leader to take them around the field."--Civil War Monitor

"A Field Guide to Gettysburg is well illustrated. . . . Even if you don't visit the battlefield, this guide will lead you through the events that took place there, step by step, battle by battle. . . .It makes you feel that the tour guide is talking to you, not that you're just reading a book."--Tennessee Libraries

"The most helpful book in understanding the field of battle at Gettysburg. . . . A superb and surprising addition to the library of Gettysburg books, valuable for the novice, the ardent Civil War buff, and the scholar alike."--Civil War Book Review

"I would wholeheartedly endorse that serious battlefield trampers give Reardon and Vossler's guide a trial run in the field. . . . There's also more than enough material inside the book for satisfactory home reading."--Civil War Books and Authors

"An extremely useful resource for making one's way intelligently across the battleground as well as a stirring account of the battle and its varied meanings in the past and present. . . . This unique book enables all readers to better comprehend the places, events, and memories that make up the battle of Gettysburg. As such, no matter how limited or extensive one's Civil War library, it deserves a special place on the shelf."--Civil War Monitor

"[The authors'] easy familiarity with the terrain, the historical facts of the battle, and eye-opening local anecdotes make the guide a valuable companion for first-time visitors, veteran battlefield trampers, as well as armchair explorers."--The Civil War Round Table-District of Columbia

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