Gettysburg: The Final Fury, with Maps and Illustrations [Hardcover]

Bruce Catton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 8, 1974

A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and respected authority on the Civil War clarifies the causes of the battle of Gettysburg and brings alive the most famous battle ever fought on American soil .

B & W illustrations


From the Trade Paperback edition.

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and respected authority on the Civil War clarifies the causes of the battle of Gettysburg and brings alive the most famous battle ever fought on American soil .

B & W illustrations --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and respected authority on the Civil War clarifies the causes of the battle of Gettysburg and brings alive the most famous battle ever fought on American soil .

B & W illustrations

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 114 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1 edition (January 8, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385020600
• ISBN-13: 978-0385020602
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #427,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The classic narrative historian does it again, March 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Gettysburg: The Final Fury (Paperback)

This is a slim, primarily narrative volume dealing with the battle of Gettysburg. It's full of great pictures (including some really gory photos)and maps. As usual, Catton writes beautifully, although his description of Pickett's Charge is a little understated for him. What this is not is seminal scholarship -- Catton's introduction, referring to the battle as "fated", is absurdly though endearingly positivist, and his analysis of the battle and its causes is quite basic. I think the book would be particularly well suited to the amateur or, as another reviewer suggested, to someone who has seen the battlefield as a tourist and wants to learn a little more about what happened there.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A clear, concise overview., July 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Gettysburg: The Final Fury (Paperback)

Bruce Catton guides you carefully and clearly through the whole battle. His writing is concise, yet picturesque. The book was my constant companion while visiting the Gettysburg battlefield. The maps are excellent. Bruce Catton is an even-handed chronicler of this monumental event.