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Here at last is the long-anticipated revised edition of one of the
most respected and popular guides to the Gettysburg National
Military Park. The authors have made significant changes to the
guide, addressing alterations to the park during the past fifteen
years and adding new information and improved maps that enrich park
visitors' understanding of one of the bloodiest and most momentous
battles in American history.
A compact but richly detailed volume depicting the events of the
Battle of Gettysburg day-by-day and hour-by-hour, the guide retains
its signature blend of official reports, commanding officers'
observations, and terrain descriptions, as well as easy-to-use maps
that allow park visitors to follow the battle as it actually
unfolded. For the new edition, the authors provide double the
number of maps-this time by master cartographer Steven Stanley-to
effectively track directional changes for visitors driving through
the park. They include new sections highlighting the strategic and
operational context for the Gettysburg campaign and providing
background about Lee's decision to invade Pennsylvania. They have
also added new information about the cavalry battle on Day 3 and
the decisions and actions of General Meade, and the "Capabilities
and Doctrine" appendix now addresses more fully the evolution of
cavalry tactics in the battle's aftermath. The new volume also
features for the first time a useful appendix on logistics, which
illuminates one of the army commander's most challenging tasks,
sustaining the force during the campaign.
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