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[Rob]

Could anyone recommend a Gettysburg guide book?. I'm looking ideally for something with maps and diagrams and colour photos , any help much appreciated.

Rob

 

[lancer]

Could anyone recommend a Gettysburg guide book?. I'm looking ideally for something with maps and diagrams and colour photos , any help much appreciated.

Rob

Hi Rob. The book I recommend is "The Gettysburg Companion", subtitled The Complete Guide to America's Most Famous Battle, author Mark Adkin. Stackpole is the publisher. It is not cheap or small and has a few inaccuracies but, IMO, it is a great book for the purpose of learning about and following the battle. It is crammed with illustrations and maps. It has been discussed on the forum before. It is well worth the money and I think it will please you. -- Al

 

[Rob]

Hi Rob. The book I recommend is "The Gettysburg Companion", subtitled The Complete Guide to America's Most Famous Battle, author Mark Adkin. Stackpole is the publisher. It is not cheap or small and has a few inaccuracies but, IMO, it is a great book for the purpose of learning about and following the battle. It is crammed with illustrations and maps. It has been discussed on the forum before. It is well worth the money and I think it will please you. -- Al

Thanks Al, will check this out.

Rob

 

[jazzeum]

Rob,

I don't know if this is what you're looking for but there's a book called "Maps of Gettsburg" from a well known Civil War publisher called Savas & Beattie.

 

[Rob]

Rob,

I don't know if this is what you're looking for but there's a book called "Maps of Gettsburg" from a well known Civil War publisher called Savas & Beattie.

Thanks for the tip Brad, I just looked at this on Amazon and it looks really good in a superb new colour edition, I think I'll get this.

Cheers

Rob

 

[BlakeWR85]

Rob,

I don't know if this is what you're looking for but there's a book called "Maps of Gettsburg" from a well known Civil War publisher called Savas & Beattie.

I'll definitely second that book, get it, I carry it with me whenever I go, great for quick reference on the spot!! Save the Pfanz books for reading before you go, but Maps of Gettysburg will be a great carry-along book!

 

[lancer]

I'll definitely second that book, get it, I carry it with me whenever I go, great for quick reference on the spot!! Save the Pfanz books for reading before you go, but Maps of Gettysburg will be a great carry-along book!

A third vote for the Maps of G-burg. Great book that allows almost a minute to minute following of the battle. -- Al

 

[Combat]

Here you go - enough reading material for three lifetimes: http://enssc.com/Products.aspx?subcat=1

 

[UKReb]

Rob

Concur with the guys The Maps Of Gettysburg by Bradley Gottfried is an absolute must have for any student of the battle and especially when walking that "hallowed ground".

There are I believe somewhere in the region of 1500 books on Gettysburg-my shelves carry just about 40 some of which are very well researched others not so. Gettysburg has many reasons for such a plethora of tomes as it lies perfectly in history between Waterloo and a pre-cursor to the slaughter of WWI. And most historians describe it as the High Tide of the Confederacy-I don't as I believe by July 1863 it had already passed nearly a year before when Lee and Jackson first moved North. However, that is just my opinion.

My point in all this is when reading about these three days in July you are literally swamped with a tsunami of info and opinions of why Lee and his ANV failed at Gettysburg and there continues an unceasing flood every year but very few fully explain why the struggle raged for three whole days

Amongst my collection is one small book that I have read numerous times and would recommend for your perusal that for me clearly explained the pivotal debacle of the second day in relation to day one and the final day-especially as you asked your LRT question on the Historical Thread. The book is entitled Lee's Real Plan At Gettysburg by Troy D Harmon. The author offers a whole new way of looking at Lee's command decisions at Gettysburg and he challenges very convincingly the significance usually accorded to Little Round Top. Enough said as once again its only my opinion but it helped me immensely- after studying this battle for years - to finally begin to grasp Lee's apparently enigmatic decisions at Gettysburg.

Bob

 

[Rob]

Guys,I want to thank you all very much for taking the time and trouble to answer my question, much appreciated. Maps of Gettysburg will be ordered today from Amazon^&cool. Also may look up the book Bob recommends.

Doug, thanks for posting a link, but it didn't seem to take me anywhere?.I'm guessing this is the mother of ACW Book shops!:smile2:

Cheers guys

Rob

 

[mestell]

I not only highly recommend "Maps of Gettystburg" by Bradley Gottfried but I would also highly recommend its companion book "Brigades of Gettysburg" also by Gottfried. I use these two excellent reference sources whenever I create and photograph one of my dio scenarios which I often post on the W. Britain section . . . .
:smile2: Mike

 

[BlakeWR85]

Rob

Concur with the guys The Maps Of Gettysburg by Bradley Gottfried is an absolute must have for any student of the battle and especially when walking that "hallowed ground".

There are I believe somewhere in the region of 1500 books on Gettysburg-my shelves carry just about 40 some of which are very well researched others not so. Gettysburg has many reasons for such a plethora of tomes as it lies perfectly in history between Waterloo and a pre-cursor to the slaughter of WWI. And most historians describe it as the High Tide of the Confederacy-I don't as I believe by July 1863 it had already passed nearly a year before when Lee and Jackson first moved North. However, that is just my opinion.

My point in all this is when reading about these three days in July you are literally swamped with a tsunami of info and opinions of why Lee and his ANV failed at Gettysburg and there continues an unceasing flood every year but very few fully explain why the struggle raged for three whole days

Amongst my collection is one small book that I have read numerous times and would recommend for your perusal that for me clearly explained the pivotal debacle of the second day in relation to day one and the final day-especially as you asked your LRT question on the Historical Thread. The book is entitled Lee's Real Plan At Gettysburg by Troy D Harmon. The author offers a whole new way of looking at Lee's command decisions at Gettysburg and he challenges very convincingly the significance usually accorded to Little Round Top. Enough said as once again its only my opinion but it helped me immensely- after studying this battle for years - to finally begin to grasp Lee's apparently enigmatic decisions at Gettysburg.

Bob

Bob, this book by Harmon, Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg, I will also second this book!!! I read it last fall, it puts a lot into perspective, and it sorta helps the battle "make sense." This author is a park ranger there, and he used a ton of historical research and documents, very convincing!!

 

[jazzeum]

While looking through Civil War Books and Authors, www.cwba.blogspot.com, I came across this book: The Gettsyburg Campaign in Numbers and Losses: Synopses, Orders of Battle, Strengths, Casualties, and Maps, June 9 - July 14, 1863. It's from Savas & Beatie and is due out in October. Might be worth a look. It can be accessed on Amazon here.

 

[Combat]

Ok, try this (a link to the Gettysburg Visitor center bookstore). Click on the museum bookstore link and they have a number of good books. Most of these may be generally available, but some may not: http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/30/gettysburg-shops

 

[Rob]

While looking through Civil War Books and Authors, www.cwba.blogspot.com, I came across this book: The Gettsyburg Campaign in Numbers and Losses: Synopses, Orders of Battle, Strengths, Casualties, and Maps, June 9 - July 14, 1863. It's from Savas & Beatie and is due out in October. Might be worth a look. It can be accessed on Amazon here.

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Hey Brad, yes I also spotted this yesterday in the forthcoming section, sounds good doesn't it.

Ok, try this (a link to the Gettysburg Visitor center bookstore). Click on the museum bookstore link and they have a number of good books. Most of these may be generally available, but some may not: http://www.gettysburgfoundation.org/30/gettysburg-shops

Thanks very much Doug, looks like I've hit the mother load!. Apparently its going to be a wam sunny afternoon here so I am going to sit in the garden with a cold drink and peruse this at leisure, thanks again this is a big help.

You guys are probably way ahead of me with this, but I am enjoying this site too;

http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/

Cheers

Rob

 

[Combat]

Local paper has some recent info on the park: http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/article_4e5a85fc-7f69-11e0-963e-001cc4c002e0.html

 

[Rob]

Local paper has some recent info on the park: http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/news/article_4e5a85fc-7f69-11e0-963e-001cc4c002e0.html

Thanks for this Doug, looks like by the time I make it over there I won't be allowed to actually walk up the slope of LRT, but they are doing a great job in preserving and restoring the Battlefield which is a great thing.

Rob

 

[Rob]

Well this morning I got Mark Adkin's Gettysburg companion and am really enjoying it! It covers so many aspects that for a newcomer to the conflict is spot on. Command, tactics, weaponry, uniforms, the battlefield itself , it's just what I wanted. So far there is only one typo which states Jacksons father died when he was two, in 1926! {eek3}:wink2:

I think I'm going to want the other two in the series on Trafalgar and Waterloo

Rob

 

[lancer]

Well this morning I got Mark Adkin's Gettysburg companion and am really enjoying it! It covers so many aspects that for a newcomer to the conflict is spot on. Command, tactics, weaponry, uniforms, the battlefield itself , it's just what I wanted. So far there is only one typo which states Jacksons father died when he was two, in 1926! {eek3}:wink2:

I think I'm going to want the other two in the series on Trafalgar and Waterloo

Rob

Glad the book is a hit. I found it to be very clear and well written, despite an error here or there. It is the kind of book I find I keep returning to just to pick up and read a section. Always seems to be something new to get out of it. Love the orders of battle and tactical sections. -- Al

 

[UKReb]

Well this morning I got Mark Adkin's Gettysburg companion and am really enjoying it! It covers so many aspects that for a newcomer to the conflict is spot on. Command, tactics, weaponry, uniforms, the battlefield itself , it's just what I wanted. So far there is only one typo which states Jacksons father died when he was two, in 1926! {eek3}:wink2:

I think I'm going to want the other two in the series on Trafalgar and Waterloo

Rob

Good purchase Rob and trust me it will take you some considerable time to plough your way through that tome :smile2:

Bob