GDG- Off topic - "To the North Anna River - Grant and Lee May 13-25, 1864" by Gordon C. Rhea

[Eric J. Wittenberg]

I've had the chance to tour all of these battlefields with Gordon.   
Please believe me when I tell you that NOBODY knows this campaign  
like he does.

When I saw Gordon three weeks ago, he told me that he's five chapters  
into writing the fifth and final volume.

Eric

On Jul 5, 2007, at 11:13 AM, Alan D. Brunelle wrote:

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> I read this book over the holiday - had an emergency trip to  
> Florida, and had a lot of time in airports/airplane...
>
> It's a fascinating book - part of a series written by Mr. Rhea:
>
> "The Battle of the Wilderness - May 5-6, 1864"
> "The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow  
> Tavern, May 7-12, 1864"
> "To the North Anna River - Grant and Lee May 13-25, 1864"
>
> and
>
> "Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26-June 3, 1864"
>
> Mr. Rhea is an engaging writer, and the details provided seem  
> pretty impressive - despite the fact that he noted in the book the  
> incompleteness of available material to comb through (due to the  
> large amounts of casualties throughout the campaign coupled with  
> the fact that the writers tended to be so exhausted that accounts  
> tend to be quite contradictory in nature, whether written on the  
> spot or dozens of years later). The complexity of this part of the  
> campaign is laid out quite well, and Mr Rhea certainly digs down  
> and provides some excellent commentary on the intellectual sparring  
> between Grant and Lee as much as the physical sparring between  
> their armies.
>
> The only (typical) negative would be the lack of good maps -  
> perhaps this may be due to the large physical area being covered in  
> addition to the usual costs (map makers & page space).
>
> In conclusion, it was an excellent read - and certainly opened my  
> eyes to the "dark days" between Spotsylvania Court House and Cold  
> Harbor. When I get the chance, I'll certainly be reading the other  
> 3 books in the series...
>
> Alan
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