Allen C. Guelzo (Get this book)A stirring account of the "greatest and most violent collision the North American continent [has] ever seen," just in time for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Though the battle site was not inevitable, the actual battle was: The giant armies of North and South were destined to lumber into one another in a time when, as Guelzo cites a Confederate officer as observing, they "knew no more about the topography of the country than they did about Central Africa." Robust, memorable reading that will appeal to Civil War buffs, professional historians and general readers alike.--Kirkus
