Coddington begins with a lengthy consideration of the factors that led Robert E. The book is thoroughly documented and the footnotes include much essential material. The reader is given a context for the Gettysburg campaign and is seldom at a loss over the reason the author is discussing and devoting time to an issue. Coddington focuses on "why" things happened as well as "what" happened. Coddington focuses on the broad picture of the Gettysburg story without getting bogged down in the minutae and legends that mar some otherwise excellent treatments of this battle. He does not back away from offering opinions and conclusions, which flow clearly from his narrative account. Coddington writes in a clear, eloquent, yet non-polemical style as he explores his subject. The book is an inspiring example of scholarship at its best. CODDINGTON FINE CONDITION MILITARY HISTORY COLLECTOR'S EDITION Bound in Genuine Leather Bright Gold-Gilded Page Ends and Decorative Cover Design Clean, Sharp, Bright, Solidly-Bound Book Satin Page Marker Loaded with Illustrations, Photos and Maps HANDSOMELY PUBLISHED BY THE EASTON PRESS, NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, IN 1989 Edwin Coddington's The Gettysburg Campaign (1963) remains not only the seminal account of the Battle of Gettysburg, but also a model of Civil War and historical writing. THE GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN A STUDY OF COMMAND BY EDWIN B.
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