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The Battle of Gettysburg: A Brief Look at Lee, Lincoln, and the Bloody Turning Point in the Civil War
£2.30
Explore the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, spanning three days of fighting in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Union victory at Gettysburg marked the beginning of the end of the Confederacy.
Consider two men: Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln. What motivated them? How did their decisions lead to the battle in that small town in Pennsylvania? What decisions led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans, nearly as many as all American casualties in Vietnam?
Learn about the disobedience, courage, and miscalculations that culminated in this crucial battle for the soul of this country.
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Additional information
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| File size | 2028 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | On Kindle Scribe |
| Print length | 147 pages |
by Pippa Lockhart
This is a must read book before you visit Gettysburg, probably the most accurately recorded battle site in the history of war, and, before you get into the nitty-gritty of the fighting, you have a good picture of what was going on at the various levels, from generals and their political masters at the top to the unfortunate civilians in Gettysburg. This book is unashamedly a textbook, something to learn from, even with a quiz at the end of each chapter to test retention. One of the chapters I particularly liked was on the medical aspects and how, even in those days, a battlefield wound spelt death in most cases and how some of the biggest killers with simple diseases picked up in camp which country boys had no immunity from.