Pickett's Charge--The Last Attack at Gettysburg
- ISBN-10
- 0807898392
- ISBN-13
- 9780807898390
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 520
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-01
- Publisher
- UNC Press Books
- Author
- Earl J. Hess
Description
Sweeping away many of the myths that have long surrounded Pickett's Charge, Earl Hess offers the definitive history of the most famous military action of the Civil War. He transforms exhaustive research into a moving narrative account of the assault from both Union and Confederate perspectives, analyzing its planning, execution, aftermath, and legacy.
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