Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania

"Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania" by Frederick Tilberg is a mid-20th-century history book that recounts an intense turning point in the American Civil War. The book explores the events surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg, fought in July 1863, by mapping out the strategies employed by both the Confederate and Union armies, detailing the most important moments of the three-day conflict, and highlighting the leaders who shaped its outcome, while charting the Union's path to victory. The book reveals the battle’s lasting importance by walking through its consequences, including President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a cemetery for the soldiers who died, emphasizing how the battlefield became a place of reflection on national identity, bravery, and sacrifice.