Gettysburg: A Battlefield Atlas [Hardcover]

Craig L. Symonds (Author), William J. Clipson (Cartographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1992

This compact, yet comprehensive volume provides both narrative history and a cartographic display of the Battle of Gettysburg that makes the enets of the engagement both vivd and easy to understand.

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"Gettysburg may be the best brief narrative of that well-chronicled battle." -- Journal of Southern History

Product Details

• Hardcover: 103 pages
• Publisher: Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer; 6th edition (February 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187785316X
• ISBN-13: 978-1877853166
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source for the interested visitor, August 20, 1999

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This review is from: Gettysburg: A Battlefield Atlas (Hardcover)

The copy outlines the significant areas of the battle very well. Regardless of your level of expertise, it is easy to follow the progress of the battle. Although the maps are clear and show topographical features, they do not include the roads added since the battle. However, there is a segment on the Battlefield Today that brings the past and present into focus. Overall, this is an excellent source. Buy it if you can find it.

4.0 out of 5 stars gettysburg a battlefield atlas, November 22, 2009

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A. E. Christie - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gettysburg: A Battlefield Atlas (Hardcover)

as an atlas i rate it 9 out of 10
i would have liked it in an a3 size format
the text was excellent in describing the maps
and helped to further understand the scope and
and enormity of the battle


the book arrived 12 days after i bought it
(when placing order i was advised of a date of 28th november )

the ony dissappointment was that i found a hole in page 81
through the word between "instrument" and " capable" in
the last sentence ( what is that word ? )
the map on page 82 was not disturbed
i think the hole was in the quality of the paper and not feom the printing

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Use while reading The Killer Angels, December 15, 2003

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Peter V. Tamas (New Brunswick area, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gettysburg: A Battlefield Atlas (Hardcover)

The American Civil War has a very steep learning curve. There are so many names and so many details. When I read the Killer Angels, I found I had a little bit of trouble following who was who. Afterwards, when I visited the battlefield I realized I had imagined the battlefield a bit incorrectly.

That was a little more than ten years ago. Now I read about the Civil War like some follow soap operas. I'm no longer overwhelmed with detail and I enjoy rereading familiar events from slightly different points of view. The Killer Angels had helped me along quite a bit. After all, half the war was before Gettysburg and half was afterwards, giving me a nice way to organize.

But this book was also very helpful. While the National Park Service map provides an excellent tour, so does this book. It also breaks down the action into appropriate time intervals.

I particularly recommend this book to those who've read Killer Angels and want to read it again or read more on Gettysburg. Lots of details will fit into place.