The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 [Paperback]

Oliver W. Norton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1879664089 | ISBN-13: 978-1879664081 | Publication Date: August 1992

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 350 pages
• Publisher: Stan Clark Military Books (August 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879664089
• ISBN-13: 978-1879664081
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,270,362 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Summary & commentary by a participant, now blind,about 1900, April 17, 1999

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R. L. Conner (Las Vegas, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 (Paperback)

Author was present at the battle as an aide to a Union officer. He has assembled in great detail battle reports by participants, and does not hesitate to offer corrections where he sees fit. He wrote the book toward the end of the century. It is reasonably well organized, but fairly poorly illustrated (good period photos, but minimal maps). Slow reading, but ok for those fascinated by the detail of Day 2 battle at the southern end of the field.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Observations of Norton's Book on Little Round Top, October 15, 2000

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Mike Reetz (Anaheim, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top: Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 (Hardcover)

Many times, a book by a participant involved on the winning side in a battle is very much obscured by bias towards being the winner. However, in this case, Norton has taken the many reports written by the regimental commanders and presented them as is, some with his own added comments. This presents a less biased view. Again, however, reports written days or even weeks after a battle may tend to overlook serious mistakes by leaders, dead or living at the time. But the reading is interesting to the serious student of the Civil War and should be in your library.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent source, December 15, 2010

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J. McFarland (Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Attack and Defense of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 (Paperback)

This is a great resource for historians or history buffs who want more detail than what is offered in half-hour battlefield talks or books that give broad overviews of battles, campaigns, or even entire wars. It is well-written and easy to follow, as well as strikingly interesting. Highly recommend.