Gettysburg : A Novel of the Civil War

from neobardling

The only good thing Newt Gringrich has done in his public life---contributing to this alternate history account of the Gettysburg Campaign. Essentially, "Gettysburg" asks what might have happened on Day 3 (July 3, 1863) had Lee decided to take Longstreet's recommendation and disengage (not order ...

from ServusLibri

Gingrich's alternate history is one of the best of that kind. He gives an alternate ending for the course and end of the battle. But he uses that fiction to present a great deal of truth in a style that is more comfortable and readable than most histories. His characters are historic, and their p...

from ServusLibri

Gingrich's alternate history is one of the best of that kind. He gives an alternate ending for the course and end of the battle. But he uses that fiction to present a great deal of truth in a style that is more comfortable and readable than most histories. His characters are historic, and their p...

from goldenboat

Kind of a guilty pleasure, about on the order of Cornwell's Sharpe books. I was dubious of this one, but it swept me up. Good characterization and pretty good battle scenes. The last fifty pages or so suffer for pulling out too wide and trying to afford a God's-eye view of the battle ... I liked ...

from MikeD

Gingrich's novel of what may have happened if the South was victorious. Historically accurate as to the places, people, and times. An interesting hypothisis that is well thought out and based on letters and documents of the era.