GDG- Opinions sought: "Gettysburg Day Three" (Jefrey Wert)

[Batrinque at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/9/2007 12:56:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
alan.brunelle at hp.com writes:

Just  wondering what the thoughts out there are about this book. I have 
the  Stewart and Hess books on Pickett's Charge itself, and the Pfanz 
book on  the hills that covers the 3rd days portion around Culp's Hill, 
and  Wittenberg's book covering the east calvary field action 
("protecting the  flanks") plus more general works. I was just wondering 
if there was more  to be learned here...



I don't know that there is a heck of a lot of original information in  Wert's 
book, but it draws upon decades of research done/published after  Stewart's 
book.  And as I recall it gave basic information on the July 3rd  Charge better 
than Hess's book (although I will admit a bit of prejudice on my  part about 
the Hess book: Hess devoted a very long endnote to arguing  against a 
conclusion I had made in a Gettysburg Magazine article -- although I  think he failed 
to prove his case and he somewhat played a little loose with  facts in trying 
to do so).  

Bruce  Trinque
Amston, CT




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