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General John Buford
A Military Biography.
Longacre. Gen. Buford rose steadily to command of the First Cavalry Division and made a reputation as a courageous commander, an effective tactician, and a skilled trainer of green Union horsemen. The climax of his career, though, came with his division's stand at Gettysburg, which helped determine the site of the battle favorably for the Union. Read of Buford's full career, from West Point to Gettysburg, in this, his first full-length biography. 272 pgs., 6¼"x 9¼", sfbd.

Gettysburg
A Novel of the Civil War. Gingrich & Forstchen. An action-packed and painstakingly researched masterwork, this book stands as the first in a trilogy to tell the story of how history could have unfolded and how a victory for Lee would have changed the destiny of the nation forever. It's a novel of true heroism and glory in America's most trying hour. 463 pgs., 20 B&W photos and maps, 6"x 9", hdbd.

Gettysburg
Bicheno. This gripping narrative history, drawing upon primary sources and brimming with rare illustrations and informative maps, catapults you behind the lines at Gettysburg. From the strategic reasons for Lee's invasion to the culminating tragedy of Pickett's Charge, every aspect, military rationale, and personality is explored to reveal new insights on the battle that changed American history. 192 pgs., 7¼"x 8½", hdbd

Gettysburg
The Meade-Sickles Controversy. Sauers. By examining the evidence in detail, this book destroys many commonly held myths about the Meade-Sickles controversy. In this fascinating analysis, you'll see the way combat is always complicated by personality conflicts and human frailties among military leaders. You'll also see how distortions, like Sickles' version of Gettysburg, are frequently accepted as fact by historians and repeated for generations to come. 240 pgs., 20 B&W photos, 6"x 9", hdbd.

Gettysburg
Memory, Market, and an American Shrine. Weeks. Gettysburg is defended against commercial desecration like no other historic sight, yet its image generates millions of dollars every year from tourism, souvenirs, reenactments, films, games, collecting and the Internet. Examining Gettysburg's place in American culture, this book finds that the selling of Gettysburg is older than the shrine itself. 267 pgs., 28 photos and illustrations, 6"x 9", hdbd.

Gettysburg
A Journey in Time. William A. Frassanito. A unique photographic detective work in which the famous battle is re-created almost as if it were a contemporary news event. We watch the battle unfold action by action while, in meticulous close-up fashion and with documentary force, we see the terrible encounters of men at war. "Fascinating reading... a remarkable book... Frassanito has given us more than a book of pictures; he has produced a valuable work of scholarship." - Washington Post. 248 pgs., 185 B&W photos, maps, 7"x 9", sfbd.

Gettysburg
This Hallowed Ground. Gramm & Heisey. Gettysburg is a paradox: today it is beautiful, still and filled with visitors, yet this national military park serves as a powerful reminder of the clash of armies and a great loss of life. This book, which explores the Gettysburg battleground through stunning contemporary photographs and poems, is a tribute to the soldiers who gave their lives there and to the military park that is a lasting reminder of our country's most devastating battle. 160 pages, 11"x 8½", hardcover.

Gettysburg
A Testing of Courage.
Trudeau. This book brings the most up-to-date research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history of the battle of Gettysburg that sheds fresh light on virtually every aspect of it. Deftly balancing his own narrative style with revealing firsthand accounts, the author brings this engrossing human tale to life as never before. 720 pages, 6"x 9", softcover.

Gettysburg
You are There. Clasby. A tour de force of computer-enhanced photography and meticulous research, this is a photographic recreation of pivotal moments in the Battle of Gettysburg. The combination of modern battlefield photographs, reenactor images, and computer-graphics details yield a uniquely realistic portrayal of Pickett's Charge, Little Round Top, McPherson's Ridge and more - close to how they looked in July, 1863 - while historic photographs of the battlefield give a fascinating frame of reference. 128 pgs., 20 color and 25 B&W photos, 10"x 8", hdbd.

Gettysburg to Vicksburg
The Five Original Civil War Battlefield Parks. Meek & Hattaway. Splendidly written and dramatically illustrated, this book is a stunning pictorial history of the first five Civil War battlefield parks: Gettysburg, Chickamauga-Chattanooga, Shiloh, Antietam and Vicksburg. Renowned photographer A.J. Meek brings the battlefield parks into vivid focus with 100 memorable photographs, while noted Civil War historian Herman Hattaway provides a brief history of these major battles and of the formation of parks on the battlefield grounds. 216 pgs., 100 illus., 10"x 7", hdbd

Gettysburg's Bloody Wheatfield
Jorgensen. The fight for the Wheatfield at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, has long been one of the most confusing and misunderstood engagements of that famous battle - until now. This narrative provides you with a blow-by-blow description of the fight where one out of every three soldiers was a casualty. 190 pgs., 10 B&W photos, 15 maps, 6"x 9", sfbd.

Gettysburg's Confederate Dead
Coco. This book answers the question of what happened to the Confederates killed at Gettysburg. Part I tells of the process by which the identities of many Confederate dead were preserved and of the collection and shipment south of many Confederate remains. Part II contains a detailed roster of 1,400 identified Confederates including their initial and final grave locations, as well as their units, ages and dates of death. 128 pgs., 8½"x 11", sfbd.

Ghosts of Gettysburg Set
Nesbitt. You are invited on a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield unlike any you have ever taken before. You may not want to go in the dark and you definitely don't want to go alone. This complete set of five books explores numerous locations - both in town and on the battlefield - of unexplained events, tales and legends. You will see that something has been happening at Gettysburg since the battle! 452 pages total, 5½"x 8½", softcover.

Ghosts of Gettysburg VI
Nesbitt. The newest addition to the Ghosts of Gettysburg series continues to document the strange and ghostly phenomenon around the Gettysburg battlefields. From Gettysburg College to the High Water Mark and the area of Pickett's Charge, you'll visit underground passageways, local motels, private houses and battlefields while reading ghost stories of the individuals who experienced the paranormal. 105 pages, 5½"x 8½", softcover.

Giants in Their Tall Black Hats
Essays on the Iron Brigade. Nolan & Vipond, ed. It was at Brawner Farm in August 1862 that the Iron Brigade first saw significant action. From that time forward - at Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg - the Western soldiers justified the proud name Iron Brigade. These essays, by some of the best-known historians of the brigade, spotlight significant moments of the Civil War's most celebrated unit. 252 pgs., 6"x 9¼", hdbd.

Gods and Generals
Jeff Shaara. The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara's classic Civil War novel about the men who led the fight at the Battle of Gettysburg, was a major literary event. In this volume, Jeff Shaara carries forward his father's vision in an epic story that traces the lives, passions, and careers of these great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War. "Brilliant does not even begin to describe the Shaara gift. Thank Gods and Generals that it was passed from father to son." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 512 pgs., 5 ½"x 8¼", sfbd.

Great Battles of the Civil War
Macdonald. For the first time, state-of-the-art 3D graphics are used to recreate the most important battles of the Civil War - from Antietam to Gettysburg and Stone's River to the Wilderness. This, together with contemporary anecdotes and eyewitness accounts, contributes to a complete picture of every aspect of every battle - from the state of the terrain to the often-crucial weather conditions - showing you why this was the first great modern war. 200 pgs., 9½"x 12", hdbd.

Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg
Luvaas & Nelson, ed. Here is an hour-by-hour account of one of the bloodiest and most momentous battles in history. The Battle of Gettysburg - fought on July 1, 2, and 3, 1863 - changed the course of an epic war. This guide provides a unique blend of documentary information and terrain descriptions with 25 stops arranged in the order of the actual battle as it unfolded, making it an invaluable resource for travelers and non-travelers alike. 254 pgs., 60 B&W illustrations, 5½"x 8½", sfbd.

Hallowed Ground
A Walk at Gettysburg. James M. McPherson. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom comes this tour of Gettysburg, site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americans. You'll make stops at Seminary Ridge, the Peach Orchard, Cemetery Hill, and Little Round Top, among other key locations as McPherson reflects on the meaning of the battle, describes the events of those terrible three days in July 1863, and places the struggle in the greater context of American and world history. 140 pgs., 5"x 7¾", hdbd.

Hands Across the Wall
The 50th and 75th Reunions of the Gettysburg Battle. Cohen. The important 50th and 75th anniversary reunions at Gettysburg, which were covered by the national news media of the day, have been practically ignored since they occurred. But now, as you leaf through this collection of 120 B&W photos and the accompanying short narrative, imagine what it would have been like for the veterans meeting comrades so many years after what was, for most, the high point of their lives. 76 pgs., 8½"x 11", sfbd.

History of Company K
1st (Inft) Penn'a Reserves. Minnigh. Originally published in 1891, this book is a history of the company of infantrymen who were recruited and enlisted in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and later found themselves in the unique situation of fighting in and around their hometowns - including Gettysburg. 152 pgs., 5½"x 8½", sfbd.

John Burns
Hero of Gettysburg. Smith. John L. Burns remains one of the most famous civilian warriors in American history. This full-length biography sorts out fact from fiction, covering how he was wounded, captured and survived to become a national celebrity; how he received a personal thanks from Abraham Lincoln; how Congress passed a special act granting him a pension; and much more. 203 pgs., 60 B&W photos, 6"x 9", sfbd

Meade of Gettysburg
Cleaves. This full-length biography covers General Meade's life and military career, with an emphasis on his conduct at the Battle of Gettysburg. "It is well-written, honest, good history and handsomely done…" - Army Times. 412 pages, maps and illustrations, 5¼"x 8", softcover.

My Enemy, My Brother
Persico. A remarkably written account of the Battle of Gettysburg - told not only as military strategists have told it, but the way soldiers, doctors, shopkeepers, farmers and wives lived it. Drawn from letters, diaries and memoirs of the people at Gettysburg, this book chronicles the passions and beliefs, the day-to-day routines, the pain and the terror of those caught up in the epic conflict. 271 pages, 5½"x 8¼", paperback

Never Desert the Old Flag!
50 Stories of Union Battle Flags and Color-Bearers at Gettysburg. Dreese. Men vied for the honor of carrying battle flags when death or serious injury was almost always the result. Here, you'll get a fresh perspective of Gettysburg by reading of the bravery, the sacrifice, the dedication and even the humor of the men who carried and protected the flags. 128 pgs., 5½"x 8½", sfbd.

Roads to Gettysburg
Lee's Invasion of the North, 1863. Gottfried. This book provides a day-by-day account of the preliminary phases of the campaign, following the two armies from their positions in central Virginia after the Battle of Chancellorsville to their final arrival on the Gettysburg battlefield. Numerous quotes and maps richly illustrate the armies' activities during this seminal period. 300 pgs., 6"x 9", hdbd.

Silent Sentinels
A Reference Guide to the Artillery at Gettysburg. Newton. Artillery played an integral and decisive role at the Battle of Gettysburg. Using photographs, diagrams and discussions, this book presents the gun-types used at the battle, the equipment needed to operate the guns, their organization, and the tactics employed by both Confederate and Union forces. 240 pages, photos and illustrations, 6"x 9", hardcover.

Stars in Their Courses
Foote. Drawn from Foote's acclaimed and massive The Civil War: A Narrative, this matchless account of the epic Gettysburg Campaign brilliantly re-creates the three-day conflict - not as legend has it but as it really was, before it became distorted by controversy and overblown by remembered glory. "Gettysburg…is described with such meticulous attention to action, terrain, time, and the characters of the various commanders that, at last, what happened in that battle [can be understood]…" - The Atlantic. 304 pages, detailed maps, 5½"x 7", hardcover.

The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top
Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
Norton. Lt. Norton was a member of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry that defended and held Little Round Top on July 2, 1863. In this book, he provides an analysis of the struggle, examines the accepted accounts of the battle and utilizes official reports of both Union and Confederate commanders to compare how opposing sides viewed the same event. "A most important addition to the records of the fighting at Gettysburg." - The Boston Herald. 350 pages, 6"x 9", softcover.

The Cavalry at Gettysburg
A Tactical Study of Mounted Operations During the Civil War's Pivotal Campaign, 9 June - 14 July 1863. Longacre. No one exposed to the story of the cavalry at Gettysburg can deny that the horse soldiers of the North and the South shouldered the major burden of the campaign. This book "bristles with analysis, details, judgments, personality profiles, evaluations and combat descriptions, even down to the squadron and company levels. For those who enjoy the thunder of hoofbeats, the clang of sabers, and the crack of pistols and carbines, this book has all of it." - Civil War Times Illustrated. 338 pgs., 31 B&W photos, 6"x 9", sfbd.