The World Will Long Remember
Subtitle: A Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg
By: by JoAnna M. McDonald.
Publisher: White Mane Pub.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Shippensburg, PA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.; Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.) -- Guidebooks.
Description: Whether at home by the fireside or standing on the battlefield, the reader will appreciate this unique report of the Battle of Gettysburg. The narration, which includes personal accounts, diaries, letters and memoirs, provides intimate insights which convey the psychological atmosphere of the moment. Over one hundred fifty photographs of soldiers of all ranks aid the reader in identifying individual participants.

Numerous maps bring together the complicated pieces that make up the entire three-day puzzle. The action is broken down into stages outlining the events which led 160,000 to clash at Gettysburg. Whenever possible, the narrative defines which regiments fought against one another on specific fields of battle and provides a list of their losses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-178) and index.
Map of the Gettysburg National Park Service route on front endpaper.