The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command

The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command
ISBN-10
0684845695
ISBN-13
9780684845692
Series
The Gettysburg Campaign
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
866
Language
English
Published
1997-03
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Edwin B. Coddington

Description

The Battle of Gettyburg remains one of the most controversial military actions in America's history, and one of the most studied. Professor Coddington's is an analysis not only of the battle proper, but of the actions of both Union and Confederate armies for the six months prior to the battle and the factors affecting General Meade’s decision not to pursue the retreating Confederate forces. This book contends that Gettyburg was a crucial Union victory, primarily because of the effective leadership of Union forces—not, as has often been said, only because the North was the beneficiary of Lee's mistakes.

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