After multiple editions and printings in just two years, the bestselling
'The Maps of Gettysburg' is available for the first time in a
full-color, hardcover edition!
Thousands of books and articles have been written about Gettysburg, but
the operation remains one of the most complex and difficult to
understand. Bradley Gottfried's groundbreaking 'The Maps of Gettysburg:
An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 - July 13, 1863' is a unique
and thorough study of this multifaceted campaign.
The 'Maps of Gettysburg' breaks down the entire operation into thirty
map sets or "action-sections" enriched with 144 detailed, full-page
color maps comprising the entire campaign. These cartographic originals
bore down to the regimental and battery level and include the march to
and from the battlefield and virtually every significant event in
between. At least two--and as many as twenty--maps accompany each map
set. Keyed to each piece of cartography is a full facing page of
detailed text describing the units, personalities, movements, and combat
(including quotes from eyewitnesses) depicted on the accompanying map,
all of which makes the Gettysburg story come alive.
This presentation makes it easy for readers to quickly locate a map and
text on virtually any portion of the campaign, from the march into
Pennsylvania during June to the last Confederate withdrawal of troops
across the Potomac River on July 13, 1863. Serious students of the
battle will appreciate the extensive and authoritative endnotes and
complete order of battle. They will also want to bring the book along on
their trips to the battlefield.
Perfect for the easy chair or for stomping the hallowed ground of
Gettysburg, 'The Maps of Gettysburg' is a seminal work that belongs on
the bookshelf of every serious and casual student of the battle.
About the Author: Bradley M. Gottfried, Ph.D., is the President of the
College of Southern Maryland. An avid Civil War historian, Dr. Gottfried
is the author of five books, including 'Brigades of Gettysburg: The
Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg' (2002). He
is currently working with co-editor Theodore P. Savas on a Gettysburg
Campaign encyclopedia.
