Modern analysis of the Gettysburg Campaign and an evaluation of the leadership of General Meade.

Prologue by Robert H. Fowler. First edition published : Harrisburg, Pa. : Eagle Books, 1956. Various reprints of the 1982 3rd edition. Some copies are Stackpole Books, 1982 paperback reprints, 21 cm.

Lee takes the offensive -- The invasion of Pennsylvania -- How the confederates behaved -- Lincoln swaps horses -- Jeb Stuart slips his halter -- Lee versus Meade- a study in leadership -- Confederate strategy in June 1863 -- Meade takes command -- The union army advances on a broad front -- The stage is set -- Gettysburg opens with a cavalry engagement -- Two union corps overwhelmed -- Lee moves in as Meade hesitates -- The pause between battles -- The second day -- The opposing commanders review the situation -- Lee regroups for the supreme effort -- Longstreet nods and Pickett attacks -- The battle ends with a cavalry fight -- The long road back -- A lost opportunity to end the war.