Maps of Gettysburg, The

The Gettysburg operations remain one of the most complex and difficult to understand. Bradley Gottfried's The Maps of Gettysburg: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign offers a thorough and unique approach to the study of this multifaceted campaign.

Unlike any other book on the subject, The Maps of Gettysburg plows new ground by breaking down the entire operation into thirty maps sets or action-sections' enriched with 144 detailed full-page maps comprising the entire campaign. Keyed to each piece of cartography is a full facing page of detailed text describing the units, personalities, movements, and combat (including quotes from eyewitnesses) depicted on the accompanying map, all of which makes the Gettysburg story come alive.

Serious students of the battle will appreciate the extensive and authoritative endnotes and complete order of battle. They will also want to bring the book along on their trips to the battlefield. Perfect for the easy chair or for stomping the hallowed ground of Gettysburg, The Maps of Gettysburg is a seminal work that belongs on the bookshelf of every serious and casual student of the battle.