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Three Days At Gettysburg: A Complete Hand-Book Of The Movements Of Both Armies During Lee'S Invasion Of Pennsylvania, And His Return To Virginia: The

Three Days At Gettysburg: A Complete Hand-Book Of The Movements Of Both Armies During Lee'S Invasion Of Pennsylvania, And His Return To Virginia: The

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ISBN10: 9354488323
ISBN13: 9789354488320
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 18 2021
Pages: 118
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Gettysburg is often told in sweeping legends; John E. Pitzer brings you back to the ground. In clear, practical detail, he traces how two vast armies shifted, struck, and endured across three decisive days. Walk Gettysburg, step by step. Three Days At Gettysburg is a civil war handbook built for readers who want the battle as it happened: a complete battlefield guide to the July 1863 battle, tracking Gettysburg troop movements from the opening collisions to the climactic assaults and the long withdrawal. It is also a steady military history reference, recording where formations stood and how lines changed during the Lee Pennsylvania campaign and the return to Virginia. For anyone comparing accounts, teaching a class, or reading with a map beside you, the focus on Union Confederate casualties and unit positions makes it a dependable civil war student reference as well as an engrossing narrative of pressure, decision, and loss. Pitzer goes further than summary. His battlefield monuments directory points you to the marked locations that shape the modern landscape of the Gettysburg battlefield Pennsylvania, making this a strong companion for Gettysburg tour planning and for armchair study alike. As American Civil War history, it preserves an era when veterans and early historians worked to fix memory to place, name, and record. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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