| Physical description |
xiv, 623 pages : illustrations, ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1 We Should Assume the Aggressive 1 -- 2 High Command in Turmoil 18 -- 3 Risk of Action 43 -- 4 Armies on the March 59 -- 5 Into the Enemy's Country 90 -- 6 High Stakes in Pennsylvania 125 -- 7 A Meeting Engagement 154 -- 8 God of Battles Smiles South 183 -- 9 We May As Well Fight It Out Here 226 -- 10 A Simile of Hell Broke Loose 264 -- 11 Determined to Do or Die 325 -- 12 A Magnificent Display of Guns 372 -- 13 Grand Charge 409 -- 14 A Long Road Back 459 -- Epilogue: Great God! What Does It Mean? 493 -- Armies at Gettysburg 516. |
| Summary |
The greatest of all Civil War campaigns, Gettysburg was the turning point of the war. Sears tells the story in a single volume. From the first gleam in Lee's eye to the last Rebel hightailing it back across the Potomac, every moment of the battle is brought to life. 67 illustrations. |
| Subject |
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
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| ISBN |
0395867614 (cloth) |
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