A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield Through Its History, Places and People - Softcover

Vossler, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807835250 ISBN 13: 9780807835258

Publisher: University North Carolina Pr, 2013

Synopsis

In this lively guide to the Gettysburg battlefield, Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler invite readers to participate in a tour of this hallowed ground. Ideal for carrying on trips through the park as well as for the armchair historian, this book includes comprehensive maps and deft descriptions of the action that situate visitors in time and place. Crisp narratives introduce key figures and events, and eye-opening vignettes help readers more fully comprehend the import of what happened and why. A wide variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offer colourful stories and present interesting interpretations that have shaped--or reshaped--our understanding of Gettysburg today.

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About the Author

Carol Reardon is George Winfree Professor of American History at Pennsylvania State University, USA and author of four books, including With a Sword in One Hand and Jomini in the Other: The Problem of Military Thought in the Civil War North. She has taught at West Point and the U.S. Army War College, and she leads staff rides and tours of Gettysburg for many military and civilian groups.

Tom Vossler, a combat veteran and retired U.S. Army colonel, is former director of the U.S. Army Military History Institute. As a licensed battlefield guide, he leads over one hundred battlefield tours and leadership seminars each year.

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In this lively guide to the Gettysburg battlefield, Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler invite readers to participate in a tour of this hallowed ground. Ideal for carrying on trips through the park as well as for the armchair historian, this book includes comprehensive maps and deft descriptions of the action that situate visitors in time and place. Crisp narratives introduce key figures and events, and eye-opening vignettes help readers more fully comprehend the import of what happened and why. A wide variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offer colorful stories and present interesting interpretations that have shaped--or reshaped--our understanding of Gettysburg today.

Edition details

• Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807835250
• ISBN 13: 9780807835258
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464