Gettysburg: The Final Fury

Bruce Catton

Jun 2013 · Sold by Vintage

About this ebook

An incisive look at the turning point of the Civil War, when the great armies of the North and South came to Gettysburg in July 1863—from Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Catton, one of the great historians of the Civil War.
 
Engaging and authoritative, Catton analyzes the course of events at Gettysburg, clarifying its causes and bringing to life the most famous battle ever fought on American soil. Paying full heed to the human tragedies that occurred, Gettysburg: The Final Fury gives an hour-by-hour account of the three-day battle, from the skirmish that began the engagement, to Pickett’s ill-fated charge. Catton provides context for the fateful decisions made by each army’s commanders, and examines the battle’s military and political consequences, placing it within the larger narrative of the Civil War and American history.  Described by The Chicago Tribune as “military history…at its best,” Gettysburg, The Final Fury is a classic.
 
Features 41 illustrations and 5 maps.

Ratings and reviews

There's no denying Mr. Catton's status as historian, but this book is nothing more than a brief outline of the three most important days of the Civil War. Well written, but I finished it in an evening. Fourteen bucks is kind of steep for 120 pages, some of which are pictures. My fault for not checking the page count before purchasing.

Of course well thought out and written but from the buyers standpoint it was far too expensive for such a short read

He did it

About the author

Bruce Catton was born in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1899. A United States journalist and writer, Catton was one of America’s most popular Civil War historians. He worked as a newspaperman in Boston, Cleveland, and Washington, and also held a position at the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1948. Catton’s best-selling book, A Stillness at Appomattox, earned him a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award in 1954. Before his death in 1978, Catton wrote a total of ten books detailing the Civil War.