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Description
Adkin's book contains comprehensive, blow-by-blow account of the celebrated Civil War battle. It is illustrated with color maps, diagrams, charts, drawings, paintings, and period photos along with modern-day photos overlaid with markings to show troop movements. It covers uniforms, equipment, and weaponry and orders of battle and tactics. Based on extensive research, The Gettysburg Companion describes the battle in detail, drawing on firsthand accounts of participants on all sides in order to give the reader a vivid sense of what it was like to experience the carnage at Gettysburg in early July 1863--Publisher's description.
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Books by Mark Adkin:
- The Gettysburg Companion (2008)
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