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Old 06-29-2003, 01:38 PM
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I am looking for everyone's opinion on the best book written on the battle of Gettysburg.Any takers?
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Old 08-19-2003, 11:34 PM
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Glen Tucker's High Tide of the Confederacy.
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Old 08-20-2003, 12:02 AM
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Keith- I am not an expert, and I've not read Coddington. But for me, I go with the classic- Frank Haskell's Gettysburg. Regards, ed
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Old 08-20-2003, 04:50 PM
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Haven't read them all, but Coddington is the best I've read.
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