Confrontation at Gettysburg: A Nation Saved, A Cause Lost

by John David Hoptak

“A clear and concise telling” of America’s most famous battle. “[Hoptak] has crafted a narrative that is similar to a well led tour of the battlefield” (Civil War Librarian).   Fought on the first three days of July 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg was one of the largest and by far the bloodiest of the Civil War. Yet the importance of this great conflagration cannot be measured in numbers alone, for Gettysburg also represented a pivotal moment in the war. The battle ended General Robert E. Lee’s second invasion of Union soil, and never again did a Confederate army reach that far north. Join historian John Hoptak as he narrates the fierce action between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac at such places as McPherson’s Ridge, the Railroad Cut, the Wheatfield, the Peach Orchard, Devil’s Den, Little Round Top and on Culp’s and Cemetery Hills.  “His expertise comes through loud and clear in his energetic prose, combining narrative and analysis in a book that enlightens novices without boring more experienced readers.” —Historynet.com

Genres: Nonfiction

291 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 5, 2020

Reviews

[Paul Semendinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

OUTSTANDING!

An an author of a book about the Battle of Gettysburg (coming soon from Sunbury Press), I found this book to be one of the very best single volume works on this important battle.

You cannot do better than John Hoptak's "Confrontation at Gettysburg."

This book is detailed, but it doesn't get lost in the details. It tells human stories and military stories and all of the necessary facts as well. The balance is perfect. An amazing work.

OUTSTANDING!

[MICHAEL W SMITH · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Gettysburg book

It was a really good book with enough detail to get a grasp of things but not be overwhelmed at the same time

[Eric Burroughs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good short book on Gettysburg. I anyone has a slight interest in Gettysburg but doesn’t want to tackle Sears, Trudeau, Guelzo, and especially Coddington, I would direct them to this book.