New Gettysburg Book

[Ian Coote]

There's a new Gettysburg Book that just came out.The Gettysburg Companion :The Complete Guide to America's Most Famous Battle by Mark Adkin.Seventy maps in full color provide a complete graphic description of the campaign,and battlefield,the battle and its aftermath.Order of battle diagrams showing unit strengths and casualties together with commanding officers down to regiment and battery level.Full-color artwork illustrates the organization of the armies,their weapons,equipment,drills and tactics.Panoramic photographs of present-day battlefield overlaid with troop positions and movements,together with contempory phographs of key features and positions.Background information on the the careers and characters of the commanders and the record of individual units and formations prior to Gettysburg.16pages of original paintings showing the uniforms worn by over 50 units.This book is just fantastic,highly recommended.