Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #266385 in Books
• Published on: 1996-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 304 pages

Synopsis
A masterly treatment of the epic 3 day Gettysburg Campaign. Complete with detailed maps, Stars in their Courses brilliantly recreates this great battle of the Civil War.

Customer Reviews

An Outstanding History of the Battle from the Master!
Shelby Foote is without a doubt the greatest historian covering the Civil War era. His eloquent words acurately portray the savage fight yet leaves the reader filled with the notion that one is reading a fine work of fiction. This is a must read for anyone interested in the Civil War.

excellent detail and easily presented
Foote presents the Battle of Gettysburg in a straight forward manner that is easily understood by the reader. His attention to detail regarding historical accounts is exellent. A must read for Gettysburg enthusiasts.

A sense of history
The author presents a straight forward and accurate narrative of the events leading up to the battle at Gettysburg, the three days of battle and the rarely mentioned days of Confederate retreat back into Virginia. I had visited the battlefield at Gettysburg and at once was confused by the lines of battle, the names of the leading officers and overwhelmed by the details of the overall offensive. This book sets the reader straight and I highly recommend it as the prerequisite to a visit to the memorial battlefield. More importantly, as the author aptly states, in order to understand ourselves as the nation we have become and will be,we must first understand who we were and how this nation was shaped. This book is essential reading for those who care about those issues.