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Title: More of the Lost Cause Perspective....
Review: A fine addition to the many volumes on Gettysburg. Great photos, text. This is a fine addition to anyone's Civil War library with one glaring exception. Mr. Symonds's reasoning on why the Confederates lost the battle, laying the entire blame on James Longstreet is nothing more than a perpetuation of the Lost Cause/Myth and Legend interpretation of the Battle of Gettysburg. Nearly a word for word reiteration of Jubal Early's completely fabricated version of the events surrounding the Gettysburg campaign. The discerning historian will want to seek other volumes, other "versions" to obtain a more objective and accurate story. For those reading about the battle for the first time, I would not recommend this book. Again, a fine collection of photography from the period but the author needs to read a little more on what actually happened from primary sources and not base his text on what transpired in the 1870's!
