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Title: Tough one to finish
Review: Trudeau's writing style is very hard to follow. The book reminded me of the play by play of a football game...but with no color commentary. The historical context of events is not developed so you are left confused and frustrated. I guess Trudeau assumes that the reader is already quite familiar with the main characters and outcome of the battle, and what he is offering is new detail and analysis for those who have read other the other major works on Gettysburg. I could not get a handle on the events because just as some clarity seemed to surface, Trudeau jumped to another series of events and location. Back and forth, up and down, North and South, East and West... it was very hard to understand. The tiny maps were an additional annoyance, and often did not show the names of the participants mentioned in the preceding text. The book was heavily researched, but not particularly coherent.
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