Beneath a Northern Sky: A Short History of the Gettysburg Campaign

by Steven E. Woodworth

Book Overview

Of all the places and events in this nation's history, Gettysburg may well be the name best known to Americans. In Beneath a Northern Sky, eminent Civil War historian Steven E. Woodworth offers a balanced and thorough overview of the entire battle, its drama, and its meaning. From Lee's decision to take his heretofore successful Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac and into Pennsylvania to the withdrawal of the battle-battered Confederate's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742559815
• ISBN13: 9780742559813
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Short and to the Point, but. . . .

If you really want to know about the Battle of Gettysburg, pick the following authors: Trudeau, Coddington, and Sears--not Woodworth. They provide much more detail of the battle and give a much more complex perspective. However, for those readers who want a short and to the point introduction to the battle, this book serves a useful purpose. Its brevity serves a positive function--even as it means that this cannot be a definitive book on the great battle. Key issues are described; the author writes well. There is not a whole lot here that is new; the standard anecdotes are retold--albeit nicely. Still, for the Civil War novice who would like an accessible and easy read on Gettysburg, this book can do the trick.

good quick book

Woodworth's Beneath A Northern Sky is an excellent book that gets to the point quickly, but keeps you well informed of the strategies and tactics used during this campaign. For those of you who are sick of reading long, drawn out books on Gettysburg that just say the same thing over and over, Beneath a Northern Sky is an excellent book that is a short, but well written book on the Civil War battle that everyone and their mother knows about.