High Tide at Gettysburg(1958) by Glenn Tucker Its weakness is its plodding, tedious style, which often makes it a book more recommended than read.Ģ.
Its great strength is its thoroughness, and it was the first to use in full the papers, letters, and testimonies assembled by John Bachelder from the battle’s participants. Lee’s preparations to the crossing of the Potomac River at Williamsport and Falling Waters. CoddingtonĬoddington’s work has become the touchstone book for understanding the full scope of Gettysburg, treating the campaign and not just the battle, from Robert E. The Gettysburg Campaign: A Study in Command(1968) by Edwin B. Space constraints prevented us from including the answers to one of the questions we posed: What are the five best books about the Battle of Gettysburg (nonfiction or fiction)? Here are their responses.ġ. In this scene from the Gettysburg Cyclorama, Union soldiers advance toward the sound of the guns during the battle.įor our latest newsstand-only special issue, Gettysburg, we asked a number of Civil War historians for their opinions on a variety of topics, including the battle’s most overrated and underrated performances, best photos, and most compelling monuments. COURTESY OF JASON MINICK, PHOTOGRAPHER, AND THE GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION
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