TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smith,Carl
TI  - Gettysburg 1863: high tide of the Confederacy 
T2  - Osprey military campaign series
SN  - 1855323362
AV  - E475.53 S5
PY  - 1998///
CY  - London
PB  - Osprey Military
KW  - Gettysburg Campaign, 1863
KW  - Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
KW  - Campagne de Gettysburg, 1863
KW  - Bataille de Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Penns., 1863
KW  - Military campaigns
KW  - fast
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Origins of the campaign -- Opposing commanders -- The opposing armies -- Gettysburg : day one -- Day two -- Day three -- Day four : 4th of July -- Gettysburg today -- Wargaming Gettysburg
N2  - This study examines one of the decisive battles of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The Confederate invasion of the Northern states was General Lee's last great gamble. By taking the war to the Union Lee hoped to force Lincoln into peace negotiations, or win support from the European powers who were watching events closely from across the Atlantic. Equally, Meade's Army of the Potomac needed to regain its fighting credibility after the setbacks of Fredericksburg and saw this as an opportunity to redeem its honor. The clash of 150,000 soldiers from both sides would ultimately decide the fate of a nation
ER  -