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Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War
by: Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312987251
ISBN: 0312987250
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: April 05, 2005
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: April 05, 2005
Sales Rank: 37563
Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks

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The Battle of Gettysburg has become the great 'what if' of American history. Gettysburg unfolds an alternate path and creates for General Robert E. Lee the victory he might have won. Full of dramatic battle scenes, military strategy, and captivating period details, Gettysburg stands as a remarkable entry in the pantheon of Civil War literature and as a vivid novel of the realities of war.

The year is 1863, and General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia are poised to attack the North and claim the victory that could end the brutal conflict. Launching his men into a vast sweeping operation, General Lee, acting as he did at Chancellorsville, Second Manassas, and Antietam, displays the audacity of old. He knows he has but one more good chance to gain ultimate victory. Now Lee's lieutenants and the men in the ranks, imbued with this renewed spirit of the offensive, embark on the Gettysburg Campaign that many dream 'should have been'...

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- Gettysburg as it might have been
This is a novel about what might or should have been an alternative Gettysburg history. From the very beginning everything makes perfect sense, with Robert E. Lee taking personal charge of the final events of the first day's battle (which he should have done anyway after a reorganization of the ANV)and forces the final assault on Cemetery Hill. Even today historian disagree as to whether it would or would not have been successful.

In this account the assault fails and Lee realizes that Gettysburg is not the place to fight. But instead of following Longstreet's suggestion of a flanking assault around the Round Tops, Lee thinks like the bold strategist history has painted him and executes a wide flanking maneuver forcing the Army of the Potomac to fight on Lee's terms and is a position of Lee's choosing.

Everything makes perfect sense in retrospect for a grand tactical maneuver worthy ... Read More

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- An Historical Account of Gettysburg, Is What I Thought ...
This book is portrayed as an historical account of the battle of Gettysburg with the infusion of a dynamic dimension to the events and characters made possible by what Newt Gingrich refers to as "Active History". Gingrich explains what he means by active history in the introduction to this book. As he describes this active history approach to historical discovery, Gingrich explains that by looking at choices which were "not" made by key figures in this battle as well as uncontrollable circumstances such as weather conditions and other events, made it possible for him to gain a deeper and more dynamic understanding of this great battle. He goes on to explain, though, that it would be mere fantasy to consider an aggressive General McClellan, and that it is important to stay within the boundaries of what would be considered reasonable given the current facts of this historical event. This sounded logical and having ... Read More

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- Gettysburg
This is a fine alternative history. Being an avid Civil War buff, historical wargame player, and historian, I find the novel to be entertaining and fairly plausible, that is, up until the destruction of the Army Of The Potomac (AP) after the porposed Battle Of Union Mills (BUM).

Indeed, during the whole War Between The States (WBS), no major field army was destroyed in open battle. During the WBS this was so, because of the lethality rifled musket which made defense preeminent in the WBS. The facts are that it was far too easy for a relatively few brave, determined, and heavily outnumbered men to hold defensively. These few brave men would be able to effectively delay or to actually succeed defensively. Examples: Thomas at Chickamauga, Hornet's Nest at Shiloh, Jackson at 2nd Manassas, Lee at Antietam, and I could list dozens more.

After the proposed BUM in Newt's book, it is probable that ... Read More

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- A what-if version of a famous battle
This is a what-if version of the battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The year is 1863. General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia invade the North and looks for a decisive battle that could annihilate the Army of the Potomac, thus to be able to claim the victory that would end the brutal war.

Gettysburg is only a small part of General Lee's plan. He launches a battle of maneuver. The Army of Northern Virginia march and flank the Union Army. They cut the Union Army line of supply and thread to attack Washington. The Union Army is then forced to fight in the territory chosen by Lee and his generals.

A very interesting what-if version of a famous battle. Highly recommended!

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