The Battle of Gettysburg
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In July 1863, the armies of the North and the South met near a small Pennsylvania town and fought one of the most consequential battles of the American Civil War. This account follows the fighting from its first shots through the Confederate assault that ended in disaster for the attackers.
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It traces the movements of commanders and soldiers on both sides, showing how the clash cost tens of thousands of lives and shifted the direction of the war. The book brings the confusion, the ground and the human stakes of the engagement to life for general readers.
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