Gettysburg (Landmark Books)

When I was a kid, I sought out Landmark Books. They were history told with authority by writers who knew what they were writing about. John Toland, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning The Rising Sun, and an acclaimed biography of Adolf Hitler, wrote about World War II; C.S. Forester, who wrote the brilliant Horatio Hornblower stories of battles aboard sailing ships wrote about the Barbary Pirates; Richard Tregaskis, author of Guadalcanal Diary wrote about the battle of Guadalcanal. In this book, MacKinlay Kantor, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his Civil War novel Andersonville, tells of the three-day Battle of Gettysburg. All the Landmark books were readable and, frankly, a lot more reliable than most of Wikipedia (and many movies and TV shows, too). Someone should bring out a new series of Landmark Books for the kids of 2013. I'd give them as presents to kids I know. Heck, I'd read them myself.

The Battle Of Gettysburg is another in the line of Landmark books that appeared in the 1950's and 60's. Written for teens it is an excellent read for anyone and especially those not versed in the American Civil War. Without going into minute detail the book covers the commanders and the movements in what because the largest battle of the war and in North America. The battle termed the turning point of the war tells the story of why the Union won and the Confederacy lost this important battle.

My 11 year old daughter read this to supplement our studies of the Civil War- she definitely enjoyed it. I only wish they still produced books like this for elementary aged children.

Landmark Books are great for the younger reader. This book covers a lot of ground in a short space.

Condition very good. I enjoyed the book.

My 10 year old grandson just loves these historical books. The boys in his class all asked him where he got them - I guess they are hard to find - and he told them "Amazon.com" A lot of good educational facts in these Landmark books.

Another wonderful book in the Landmark Books series. Absolutely essential for young readers as they learn about the history of our wonderful country!

My grandson is a Civil War buff and loved tis book