America's Civil War raged for more than four years, but it is the three
days of fighting in the Pennsylvania countryside in July 1863 that
continues to fascinate, appall, and inspire new generations with its
unparalleled saga of sacrifice and courage. From Chancellorsville, where
General Robert E. Lee launched his high-risk campaign into the North, to
the Confederates' last daring and ultimately-doomed act, forever known
as Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg gave the Union army a
victory that turned back the boldest and perhaps greatest chance for a
Southern nation.
Now acclaimed historian Noah Andre Trudeau brings the most up-to-date
research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history
of the battle of Gettysburg that sheds fresh light on virtually every
aspect of it. Deftly balancing his own narrative style with revealing
firsthand accounts, Trudeau brings this engrossing human tale to life as
never before.