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Acclaimed historian Noah Andre Trudeau brings the most up-to-date research available to a brilliant, sweeping, and comprehensive history of the battle of Gettysburg that sheds fresh light on virtually every aspect of it. Deftly balancing his own narrative style with revealing firsthand accounts, Trudeau brings this engrossing human tale to life as never before.

A comprehensive collection of Civil War maps and battle plans that brought Union and Confederate forces to the largest battle ever fought on American soil. Perfect for the armchair historian or first-hand visitor to the hallowed ground, “no academic library can afford not to include The Maps of Gettysburg as part of their American Civil War Reference collections” (Midwest Book Review).

"Tell Mother Not to Worry" is the powerful sequel to Ronald D. Kirkwood’s exploration of the George Spangler Farm during the Battle of Gettysburg. Through extensive research, Kirkwood uncovers the lifelong struggles of soldiers, both Union and Confederate, their families, and the Spangler farm’s enduring legacy. The book deepens the understanding of the post-battle suffering, the financial and emotional toll, and the farm’s pivotal role in the war’s aftermath.

The Union Army’s victory at Gettysburg is widely considered to have been the turning point in the Civil War, but the valuable contributions of the conflict’s mounted troops have gone largely unrecognized. Acclaimed Civil War historian Eric J. Wittenberg gives the cavalries their proper due in this award–winning historical study.