Carl Smith

Gettysburg 1863 (eBook, PDF)

High tide of the Confederacy
Illustrator: Hook, Adam

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A special extended edition of this compact, illustrated volume on Gettysburg, one of the most popular subjects of the American Civil War. The Confederate invasion of the Northern states was General Lee's last great gamble. By taking the war to the Union he hoped to force Lincoln into peace negotiations, or win support from the European powers who were watching events closely from across the Atlantic. Equally, Meade's Army of the Potomac needed to regain it's fighting credibility after the setbacks of Fredericksburg and saw this as an opportunity to redeem its honour. Carl Smith outlines how the clash of 150,000 soldiers from both sides would ultimately decide the fate of a nation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846036330
• Artikelnr.: 45095136

Autorenporträt

Carl Smith has had a life long fascination with many aspects of the military history of the United States. A specialist writer of many years experience, Carl has worked for several popular military magazines, and has written several volumes on the key battles of the Civil War in the Osprey Campaign series. Carl lives and works in Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Origins of the Campaign
Opposing Commanders
The Opposing Armies
Gettysburg: Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four: 4th of July
Gettysburg Today
Wargaming Gettysburg
A Guide to Further Reading