Col. Peters Helps Describe Leaders Thoughts and Actions in the Battle of Gettysburg
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Outstanding read if one wants to read or learn about the Battle of Gettysburg.  It is apparent that Col Peters has done extensive research into the Civil War Era battles and also uses his own personal knowledge and experiences as a US Army Colonel in the description of the many personalities of the leaders of the era.
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I live very close to Gettysburg as a long time follower {50 years} of civil war I spend a lot of my time at local Civil War Sites,This Book does a great
coverage of site in the events of the 3 days,and details of the active Ghosts
sites,That I have found to be true actions of pictures/sound/voice Gettysburg
is a very complex place of actions in 3 days of fighting.for 120,000 troops in action at one time. The facts that so many Ghosts are still there is hard to to belive after over 144 years. The book does a great job of setting each
battle loctions tempo of fighting. A must Read civil war Book if you care.
to go back in the tine of the events. Clyde A Hall
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When I visited Gettysburg Battlefield Park in 1993, I asked the manager of  the giftshop at the Visitor's Center what book is the best detailed  analysis of the Battle Of Gettysburg.  She showed me this book and informed  me that almost everything I wanted to know about the strategy and outcome  of tactics of the battle would be in Edwin B. Coddington's book.  She was  correct.  Coddington definitely did his homework when he wrote this book.  Everything from the decisions of the Generals strategies to the formation  and location of brigades, divisions, regiments and squads of both Union and  Confederate troops.  This has so much detailed that a person who reads this  should read other books about the battle before reading this one.  This is  not for the casual reader, who would get very lost and possibly bored.  This is for the reader who would like to know about unit placements, the  strategy of General Robert E. Lee and General George Meade and the Generals  below them.  Highly recommeded to "arm chair" Generals and  Strategests and those teaching military history.
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This book provides insight into the psyche of the leadership of both armies - north and south.  The soldier's faith in leadership, or lack of it, is brilliantly portrayed in discourse. I think the title is appropriate.  Trusting in God's will, especially by General Lee, appeared to be self-serving. The needless slaughter of humans is exemplified in the battle at Gettysburg.
It is an historic masterpiece.
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The writer does a good job recreating the terrain and troop movements in the Civil War. Most importantly, he allows the reader to understand the personalities of the Civil War generals.
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This is a wonderful detailed map of the East Cavalry Field that is part of the historic Gettysburg National Battlefield. I traveled to Gettysburg last year for my first visit, but was disappointed about the lack of information on the cavalry battles that were part of the second and third days. With this map I expect to return to Gettysburg and will be an aid in research of these parts of the epic battle.
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This is a good history of the Gettysburg campaign. The format is somewhat hard to follow given the switching back and forth.
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Gettysburg the Last Invasion was very detailed and moved through the battle very smoothly.  The author did a lot of preparation in writhing this book to be accurate.
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I very much enjoyed Cain at Gettysburg and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading about the Civil War.  Told from the perspective of the enlisted man, this novel also sheds new light on the various generals and what influenced their decision-making (Chapter 13 on Longstreet is remarkable).  This is the stuff that officers should read before they are thrown into the confusion of battle themselves.  Meticulously researched, with the direct dialogue, at times coarse, language of combat soldiers - whether infantry, artillery or cavalry - from privates and non commissioned officers to commanding generals - from both the North and South - Peters tells the How and the Why they fought and details their sacrifices.  There were all types of generals at Gettysburg and this novel reveals what it must have been like.  Reading it gave me a better, no, a corrected understanding of Meade and what he accomplished at Gettysburg.  The confusion of command and control on those deadly days is superbly detailed blow-by-blow - showing how Meade overcame impossible odds.  I admit that I am a big fan of Ralph Peters and I must say that Cain at Gettysburg really stands apart and is without doubt one of his best.  - Jon Siverling, former U.S. Army Captain, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne); Fairfax, Virginia
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Great guide. It takes some time to read and really appreciate it, but worth it. This was one of the books I read most of in preparing for a 4-day visit to Gettysburg.
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The author is an excellent author, and does a wonderful job of articulating his journey through the ranks of the military.
His vision of leadership harkens back to Peter Drucker and Edwards Deming.
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A good telling through words and pictures. Not as detailed as some books but for an overview of the battle it is a good book to read
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Highly recommended for lovers of history and the War for Southern Independence.  Peters goes into great detail dealing with the Wilderness Campaign, the Mule Shoe, and Cold Harbor.  These events are often overshadowed by Gettysburg, Shiloh, Chattanooga, etc.,etc.....and yet, The Wilderness Campaign began a series of battles that moved the struggle to a new and higher level of horror not yet seen as trench warfare came into being.

Peters puts you there as if you were present with Grant and Lee. He gives fair and accurate treatment of Grant and the intense pressure that he gets from Washington.  Likewise, he deals with Lee's ability (always outnumbered and out resourced) to check Grant's every move towards the Confederate capital of Richmond.
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Shaara really brings to life the Generals and the people that fought at Gettysburg.  I felt almost like I was there.
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This is a good account of this battle.  "The Battle of Gettysburg" by Frank Aretas Haskell details much of the chronology of the battle and what effect it had immediately afterwards toward ending the war. This book is one of the best first-hand accounts of this most important event - the Battle of Gettysburg, Captured in the immediate time frame of this battle in letters written to his relatives, Haskell captures the essence of this battle for future documentation in this book.
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Intereting insider thoughts on both Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Commmemtary on the leadership of both Hooker and Meade during and after the battles was interesting
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I have been visiting Gettysburg for over 50 years.  When taking friends and relatives to Gettysburg for the first time, I always took them to the electric map and sat on the south side.  It was clearest presentation of the battle.  They ought to bring it back.  Although I am familiar with the battle, this book helped explain the before and after of the battle.