How is Coddington's treatment of Stuart's ride, East Cavalry Field, and the retreat from Gettysburg? How well does it hold up in light of modern books by
@Eric Wittenberg on those subjects? Just to name the best example I could think of.
How about his appraisal of Lee, Longstreet, Meade, or Chamberlain? Or his attitudes toward the war in general? Those topics have seen a fair amount of reappraisal since the 1960s.
I think that's a key question. Is one looking for one good book to become familiar with the Gettysburg battle or campaign? Or to become extremely knowledgeable about it?
I read predominantly for breath, not depth. I'm building my knowledge and satisfying my curiosity.
If I am studying anything in depth - a particular place, person, or event - it's because I have a reason to become an expert about it. Probably I'm intending to write or speak about it.
Very true. Not books that I own, but I have over 1,000 books on my Goodreads To Read shelf, and it has a slow increase over time (despite reading, or removal due to shifting interests etc). I only read 30-50 books per year (which to some people is an astonishing number). No doubt there are some here who read closer to a 100 in a year.