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Summary: Fantastic work and much-needed
Review: Eric has penned a wonderful work on both a minor and major fight between the cavalries of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg battle. The fights at Brinkerhoff's Ridge and on the Rummel Farm (East Cavalry Field) are infinitely interesting scraps between the two opposing horsemen that have long deserved such an in-depth study. Every student of the Gettysburg campaign and those particularly interested in the "saddle boys" need this book. One cannot wholly understand the more glorious fight on East Cavalry Field, and it's impact on the battle proper, without also understanding the prior clash at Brinkerhoff's Ridge, and Eric has provided an extremely well-written work which does just that. His footnotes are most helpful, and his sources, as always, dominate in the primary and are second-to-none in backing up his explanations of the tactics.A necessary edition for the Gettysburg, Cavalry, and Civil War bookshelf that will stand the test of time.
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Summary: Fantastic work and much-needed
Review: Eric has penned a wonderful work on both a minor and major fight between the cavalries of the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg battle. The fights at Brinkerhoff's Ridge and on the Rummel Farm (East Cavalry Field) are infinitely interesting scraps between the two opposing horsemen that have long deserved such an in-depth study. Every student of the Gettysburg campaign and those particularly interested in the "saddle boys" need this book. One cannot wholly understand the more glorious fight on East Cavalry Field, and it's impact on the battle proper, without also understanding the prior clash at Brinkerhoff's Ridge, and Eric has provided an extremely well-written work which does just that. His footnotes are most helpful, and his sources, as always, dominate in the primary and are second-to-none in backing up his explanations of the tactics. A necessary edition for the Gettysburg, Cavalry, and Civil War bookshelf that will stand the test of time.
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Summary: Real Value!
Review: It is not often that a small inexpensive book provides a valuable in-depth account of a battle. When that happens, I feel that I have cheated the author by getting much more than I paid for. Eric J. Wittenberg often gives me this feeling. This is an invaluable account of the cavalry battles that maintained the Union right flank. This is the best book on this action that I have found, clearly written with good maps and photos.
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