The Battle of Gettysburg

150 Things to Know

Sandy Allison (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

2013
Stackpole Books (Verlag)
978-0-8117-1281-1 (ISBN)

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This concise introduction to the Gettysburg campaign relates fascinating facts about all aspects of the battle and its participants. Revised and expanded for the 150th anniversary of the battle, it explains why the battle began, how it was fought, who was in command, what the soldiers experienced, and how the nation, the armies, and the town of Gettysburg dealt with the aftermath of the fighting -- all in a compact, fun-to-read format.
* Fascinating facts about all aspects of the battle and its participants
* Revised and expanded for the 150th anniversary of the battle

Just some of the fascinating topics covered:
* What led to the battle and why it was fought at Gettysburg
* Who led the troops on both sides of the field
* What average soldiers experienced, in their own words
* Heroic actions and calamitous mistakes in judgment
* What weapons were used and how effective they were
* What happened to local civilians during and after the fight

Sandy Allison is a Civil War enthusiast.

Zusatzinfo	75
Verlagsort	Mechanicsburg
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8117-1281-8 / 0811712818
ISBN-13	978-0-8117-1281-1 / 9780811712811
Zustand	Neuware