A Field Guide to Gettysburg: Experiencing the Battlefield through Its History, Places, and People [Idioma Inglés]

A Field Guide to Gettysburg is well illustrated. . . . Even if you don't visit the battlefield, this guide will lead you through the events that took place there, step by step, battle by battle. . . .It makes you feel that the tour guide is talking to you, not that you're just reading a book.--Tennessee Libraries The most helpful book in understanding the field of battle at Gettysburg. . . . A superb and surprising addition to the library of Gettysburg books, valuable for the novice, the ardent Civil War buff, and the scholar alike.--Civil War Book Review It's hard to see how anyone interested in the Battle of Gettysburg could make a better addition to his or her library . . . than with this outstanding new guide.--Civil War Times I would wholeheartedly endorse that serious battlefield trampers give Reardon and Vossler's guide a trial run in the field. . . . There's also more than enough material inside the book for satisfactory home reading.--Civil War Books and Authors Reardon and Vossler's in-depth knowledge of the battle translates to an informative and even moving battlefield history.--The North Carolina Historical Review Allows the reader to reconstruct, interpret, and essentially understand the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of those who fought.--H-Net Reviews Anyone planning to visit Gettysburg National Military Park should have this field guide with them.--Army History The authors have gone far beyond [a battlefield guide]. . . . An excellent source for Civil War buffs and anyone interested in the history and locale of Gettysburg.--Library Journal 2013 Best Reference Book This new Field Guide is the best to appear on this subject in recent years. Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.--Choice A comprehensive overview of one of North America's bloodiest battles.--Jrnl of Southern History An attractive presentation--beautiful color photos and handsomely laid-out text--partners with a wealth of information on individuals, troop movements, and skirmishes, amounting to an indispensable guide to a major event in American history.--Booklist For a useful and informative guide on the list of many people's favorite battle of the war, one cannot go wrong with this latest entry under the heading of battlefield touring. The book is recommended.--The Journal of America's Military Past The new standard for Gettysburg battlefield guides. . . . Terrific for those who want more and do not have a professional tour or staff ride leader to take them around the field.--Civil War Monitor An extremely useful resource for making one's way intelligently across the battleground as well as a stirring account of the battle and its varied meanings in the past and present. . . . This unique book enables all readers to better comprehend the places, events, and memories that make up the battle of Gettysburg. As such, no matter how limited or extensive one's Civil War library, it deserves a special place on the shelf.--Civil War Monitor Takes the Gettysburg field guide genre to its apex. . . . An excellent work and an important contribution to the field of Civil War study.--Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians [The authors'] easy familiarity with the terrain, the historical facts of the battle, and eye-opening local anecdotes make the guide a valuable companion for first-time visitors, veteran battlefield trampers, as well as armchair explorers.--The Civil War Round Table-District of Columbia

In this lively guide to the Gettysburg battlefield, Carol Reardon and Tom Vossler invite readers to participate in a tour of this hallowed ground. Ideal for carrying on trips through the park as well as for the armchair historian, this book includes comprehensive maps and deft descriptions of the action that situate visitors in time and place. Crisp narratives introduce key figures and events, and eye-opening vignettes help readers more fully comprehend the import of what happened and why. A wide variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offer colourful stories and present interesting interpretations that have shaped--or reshaped--our understanding of Gettysburg today.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.