title: Gettysburg Battlefield: The Definitive Illustrated History
author:  David J. Eicher 
description: The Civil War changed the course of America, and, the battle that changed the course of the war was fought on farmland at Gettysburg, Pa. That battle is re-created in "Gettysburg Battlefield: The Definitive Illustrated History" by David J. Eicher, with a foreword by Civil War historian James M. McPherson. In three days, July 1-3, 1863, nearly 8,000 died and another 38,000 were missing or wounded. <br>With essays by 15 Civil War historians and nearly 500 illustrations, the book takes readers from the Confederate army's northward march, through three days of fierce fighting and to the Union victory and Confederate retreat. <br>Among the visuals are maps with cutaway views to show the role topography played, side-by-side photos of key sites at battle's end and the same sites today, and thumbnail photos and sketches of monuments and sites, and of the battle's key participants. - <b>Chicago Tribune</b>
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  Other books in the _Travel in Time to …._ Series: _Gettysburg: Pickett’s
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  **W. F. Reed**
  
  
  
  
  
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  All Rights Reserved. Copyright © 2013 W. F. Reed No part of this book may be
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