Gettysburg - Rilegato

Sears, Stephen W.

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ISBN 10: 0395867614 ISBN 13: 9780395867617

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2003

Riassunto

An award-winning historian and author of Landscape Turned Red presents a definitive account of the momentous events of the pivotal Civil War battle of Gettysburg, offering a vivid, richly textured narrative of each moment of the campaign, the lives of officers and common soldiers on both sides, the individual conflicts and skirmishes, and other important aspects.

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Recensione:

"An outstanding battle study...This book...is absolutely indispensable for the well-versed." Publishers Weekly

"A fine study, detailed and challenging, that complements such popular accounts of the battle as Bruce Catton's Glory Road and Shelby Foote's The Stars in Their Courses." Kirkus Reviews

"The book's strength is the consistent and striking characterizations of the many generals and commanding officers involved in the battle." Library Journal

"Readers thrilled by the minute details of battlefield maneuvers will be thoroughly engaged." Booklist, ALA

"Sears does much more than reconstruct events. He gives battlefield maneuvers deeper meaning and purpose because of his deep appreciation for context and the human dimension of history." --Peter Carmichael, American History Magazine

"[Sears gives] us a panoramic view, and in his vivid portrayal the day unfolds in all its horrible detail." --Jay Winik The New York Times Book Review

"A first-class writer and splendid historian--a combination to be cherished--gives us the best book on America's most famous battle." The Wall Street Journal

L'autore:

STEPHEN W. SEARS is the author of many award-winning books on the Civil War, including Gettysburg and Landscape Turned Red. The New York Times Book Review has called him “arguably the preeminent living historian of the war’s eastern theater.” He is a former editor for American Heritage.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0395867614
• ISBN 13: 9780395867617
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 623