"Lee is Trapped, and Must be Taken"
Eleven Fateful Days after Gettysburg: July 4 - 14, 1863

Eleven Days After Gettysburg Following the defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1 -- July 3, 1863) , Robert E. Lee, the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia determined on a retreat. Retreats are always hazardous, and the retreat from Gettysburg was particularly so. Lee's army was far from i......more

This book posits the question: did General George G. Meade really do all he could to trap Lee's Army of Northern Virginia on the north side of the Potomac after the battle of Gettysburg?? The authors take it day by day from July 4-14 1863 and give us their analysis as to Meade's plans and actions. T......more

This book is very interesting read, especially for any history nerd interested in the US Civil War. I know the Battle of Gettysburg well, but learning about it's aftermath was even better. Interesting to see how many times the Army of the Potomac had in capturing the Army of Northern Virginia after......more

Not a bad book; well-researched with an argument I mostly agree with. The main reason I didn't enjoy it is that it engages in a sort of uncharitable armchair generalship that is only possible with a lot of hindsight. There are more than a few sections where they spin a counterfactual so far down the......more

The author does a superb job documenting Lee’s retreat from his loss at Gettysburg to the crossings of the Potomac River. The Army of the Potomac conducts an agonizingly slow and overly timid pursuit, giving Lee the time he needs to build bridges and flat boats to evacuate his wounded, his artillery......more