Three Years in the Bloody Eleventh: The Campaigns of a Pennsylvania Reserves Regiment (Keystone Books)

Rating:
Summary: Tremendous account of unsung regiment
Review: Without a doubt, "Three Years in the Bloody Eleventh: The Campaigns of a Pennsylvania Reserves Regiment" by Joseph Gibbs is arguably one of the finest books recently published about the Civil War. Gibbs' work not only takes the reader directly into numerous conflicts the Bloody Eleventh endured, he explains with thorough and exhaustive research the life of some of the bravest and finest soldiers that fought against the Confederacy. Gibbs' work pulls no punches and his facts are clearly presented with tremendous footnotes, maps and photos. This book belongs on the shelf right next to "Black Hawk Down". Yes, it's that good. I read "Black Hawk Down" recently and while reading Gibbs' book I noticed how both Gibbs and Mark Bowden are able transport the reader to the battle field with relative ease. Civil War reading doesn't get any better than this.

Rating:
Summary: Tremendous account of unsung regiment
Review: Without a doubt, "Three Years in the Bloody Eleventh: The Campaigns of a Pennsylvania Reserves Regiment" by Joseph Gibbs is arguably one of the finest books recently published about the Civil War. Gibbs' work not only takes the reader directly into numerous conflicts the Bloody Eleventh endured, he explains with thorough and exhaustive research the life of some of the bravest and finest soldiers that fought against the Confederacy. Gibbs' work pulls no punches and his facts are clearly presented with tremendous footnotes, maps and photos. This book belongs on the shelf right next to "Black Hawk Down". Yes, it's that good. I read "Black Hawk Down" recently and while reading Gibbs' book I noticed how both Gibbs and Mark Bowden are able transport the reader to the battle field with relative ease. Civil War reading doesn't get any better than this.