Gettysburg Battlefield: The Definitive Illustrated History

David J. Eicher

ISBN 10: 0811828689 / ISBN 13: 9780811828680

Edité par Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA, 2003

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First Edition, 1st printing. 1/4" closed tear at front bottom corner of dustjacket (neatly scotch-taped on interior), elsewise a bright, clean, tight copy with all text and illustrations clean/unmarked. Chief historian emeritus of the National Park Service, Edwin C. Bearss' dustjacket blurb exclaims: "David Eicher, whose previous publications have been applauded by the Civil War community, has scored another touchdown. 'Gettysburg Battlefield: The Definitive Illustrated History' is a one-volume tour de force. With more than 480 images, many of them paired with present-day photographs; 24 colored two-and three-dimensional maps, a concise, informed battle narrative; and guest essays by a corps of Civil War scholars that reads like a historian's who's who, this book is a Gettysburg enthusiast's dream." 296 pages. NOTE: Due to the large folio size and heavy weight of the book significant additional shipping cost will be requested/required for OUT-OF-U.S. shipment in accordance with country of destination. GH5.

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• Titre: Gettysburg Battlefield: The Definitive Illustrated History
• Éditeur: Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0811828689
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780811828680
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Very Good

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Synopsis

Gettysburg Battlefield is the definitive illustrated history of the largest and deadliest military campaign ever waged in the Western Hemisphere. It was fought 140 years ago this July, in the farmlands of Pennsylvania. Years in the making, it draws together the most complete collection of Gettysburg imagery ever published in a single volume along with a robust narrative. The author takes the reader on a day-by-day journey through the battle, illustrated throughout with more than 480 photographs, many of them rare, including shots of Robert E. Lee and George Meade. Two visual features of this book are particularly compelling: Period photographs of key battlefield sites - taken just as the guns stilled - are juxtaposed with images of those same sites today. Three-dimensional maps were created especially for this book and offer a distinctive perspective on military strategy. Essays by civil war experts and a foreword by historian James M. McPherson complete this handsome and authoritative history. An essential addition to the Civil War library, Gettysburg Battlefield is a compelling chronicle of a legendary conflict and the ultimate pictorial record.