Book Tag: Gettysburg

The Colors of Courage

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"The Colors of Courage" reexamines the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of marginalized groups, including immigrant soldiers, civilian women, and African Americans. Shifting focus from military tactics to social history, Margaret Creighton reveals how these communities demonstrated profound courage while navigating nativist, gender, and racial prejudices.

Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage

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"Gettysburg: A Testing of Courage" explores the pivotal 1863 battle's military and moral significance, highlighting individual courage and the human costs of war, inspiring reflection on resilience and sacrifice in American history.

Stars in Their Courses

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Complete with detailed maps, Stars in Their Courses brilliantly recreates the three-day conflict: It is a masterly treatment of a key great battle and the events that preceded it—not as legend has it but as it really was, before it became distorted by controversy and overblown by remembered glory.

The Killer Angels

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In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle.