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Excellent books on Gettysburg
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The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in CommandThe Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command by Edwin B. Coddington
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $8.50
Any book on the battler has to be placed after this one. The best and most detailed book on the battle.
GettysburgGettysburg by Stephen W. Sears
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $4.50
The most readable book on the full battle by one of the best ACW authors.
Gettysburg--The First Day (Civil War America)Gettysburg--The First Day (Civil War America) by Harry W. Pfanz
Buy new: $31.03 / Used from: $19.00
Harry W. Pfanz books are required reading to understand this battle.
Gettysburg--The Second DayGettysburg--The Second Day by Harry W. Pfanz
Buy new: $21.15 / Used from: $8.59
Harry W. Pfanz books are required reading to understand this battle. This is the best and most detailed book on the second day's battle.
Gettysburg--Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill (Civil War America)Gettysburg--Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill (Civil War America) by Harry W. Pfanz
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Harry W. Pfanz books are required reading to understand this battle. This work cover an area that is under reported.
Gettysburg, Day ThreeGettysburg, Day Three by Jeffry D. Wert
Buy new: $28.95 / Used from: $4.25
This is a very good account of July 3rd that is not limited to Pickett's Charge.
Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign (Civil War America)Retreat from Gettysburg: Lee, Logistics, and the Pennsylvania Campaign (Civil War America) by Kent Masterson Brown
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $12.67
The best account of the retreat and prusuit.
Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to GettysburgPlenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg by Eric J. Wittenberg
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"Where is Stuart?" "Where is my Cavalry?" This book answers Lee's questions.
Pickett's ChargePickett's Charge by George Stewart
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This is the classic account and the one that must be read.
Pickett's Charge--The Last Attack at GettysburgPickett's Charge--The Last Attack at Gettysburg by Earl J. Hess
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Earl J. Hess expands and extends on Stewart's classic account.
Pickett's Charge in History and MemoryPickett's Charge in History and Memory by Carol Reardon
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $7.99
Carol Reardon takes us through the charge and tells what happened afterward.
Protecting the Flanks: The Battles for Brinkerhoff's Ridge and East Cavalry Field, Battle of Gettysburg, July 2-3, 1863 (Discovering Civil War America)Protecting the Flanks: The Battles for Brinkerhoff's Ridge and East Cavalry Field, Battle of Gettysburg, July 2-3, 1863 (Discovering Civil War America) by Eric J. Wittenberg
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The best current account of the Cavalry battles on the 2nd & 3rd.
Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg CampaignStand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign by Thomas A. Desjardin
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This is a new voice and one that is well worth hearing. This is the best new account of the 20th Main's action.
Nine Months to Gettysburg: Stannard's Vermonters and the Repulse of Pickett's ChargeNine Months to Gettysburg: Stannard's Vermonters and the Repulse of Pickett's Charge by Howard Coffin
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More than a Gettysburg book, this is the story of one Union Brigade that played a key role in the battle.
Lee's Real Plan at GettysburgLee's Real Plan at Gettysburg by Troy D. Harman
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This is an intellgent and very realistic idea of what Lee was trying to do.
These Honored Dead: How the Story of Gettysburg Shaped American MemoryThese Honored Dead: How the Story of Gettysburg Shaped American Memory by Thomas A. Desjardin
Buy used from: $2.63
This is a story of how Gettysburg became GETTYSBURG. The story behind the battle park.
Over a Wide, Hot...Crimson Plain : The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863Over a Wide, Hot...Crimson Plain : The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863 by Elwood Christ
Buy used from: $21.00
A battle within the Battle of Gettysburg. This book will give you and idea of what happens when no great attack is taking place.