The Battle of Gettysburg: 150 Things to Know
- ISBN-10
- 0811752550
- ISBN-13
- 9780811752558
- Series
- The Battle of Gettysburg
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-06-11
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Author
- Sandy Allison
Description
• Concise introduction to the Gettysburg campaign • 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
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- 2018-03-22
- 334 pages
- Paperback
- Forgotten Books
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- 2017-01-01
- 32 pages
- Ebook
- North Star Editions, Inc.
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