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Title: Remarkable Look at a Dramatic Battle
Review: "Guns of Cedar Creek" by Thomas Lewis is one of the most remarkable books on a Civil War battle in the last twenty five years. The story of the battle is dramatic enough and Lewis tells it well. He also knows the geography and the layout of the region better than most historians. But where Lewis truly shines is with his biographical sketches of the leading commanders. Lewis offers unforgettable portraits of Phil Sheridan, Jubal Early, John Gordon, George A. Custer, George Crook and others and how they shaped the battle. Lewis is a rare combination of excellent writer and insightful historian and "Guns of Cedar Creek" is one of the masterpieces of Civil War narratives.
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