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Gettysburg / Adam I.P. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Adam I. P., author.
- Series:
- Great battles.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Great battles
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- 'Gettysburg' provides an engaging and succinct overview of why the battle of Gettysburg happened, its outcome and why it mattered. It explains why Gettysburg is the most 'famous' battle of the American Civil War, and which, it is often said, was the 'turning point' of the war.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Great Battles: Gettysburg
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Maps
- Introduction
- 1: The Many Roads to Gettysburg
- 2: The Confederate Invasion, June-July 1863
- 3: The Battle, July 1-2
- 4: High Tide and Retreat, July 3 and Afterward
- 5: Aftermath, 1863-1865
- 6: Coming to Terms with Victory and Defeat, c.1865-1880
- 7: Gettysburg as the Nation's "Turning Point," c.1880-1933
- 8: Gettysburg and the Meaning of America, c.1930-1990
- Epilogue: Gettysburg and American History
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Epilogue
- Further Reading
- Picture and Map Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 7, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 9780191990908
- 0191990906
- 9780191651007
- 0191651001
- OCLC:
- 1483080364
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