The book, Gettysburg chronicles the events that took place during this epic American Civil War battle that was fought from July 1-3, 1863 between the Union and Confederate Armies at the tiny crossroads town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  In June, 1863 events were set in motion for this battle when a crack Confederate Army commanded by Robert F. Lee took his forces around the Union Army defending Washington D.C. and marched deep into Pennsylvania.  When the Union Army realized what had happened, they too marched north to intercept the invaders.  Fate choose the town of Gettysburg for the scene of one of the bloodiest and arguably the most crucial engagements of the American Civil War.  When the battle was over, more than 50,000 soldiers from both sides had been killed.  This battle, however devastating from a casualty perspective, turned the tide of the Civil War in favor of the Union.  While a number of southern led border raids occurred during the remainder of the Civil War, the Confederate forces were never again able to take the fight to the north in sizeable numbers.  As the momentum of battle shifted from the south to the north, the Confederate Forces increasingly found themselves on the defensive through to their final defeat in Virginia in 1865.  The major articles compiled in "Gettysburg" are as follows: 1) The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1 The First Day, July 2 The Second Day, July 3 The Third Day, The Aftermath & An Appraisal of Lee's Failure) by Edward J. Stackpole; 2) Prelude to Gettysburg by Col. Wilbur S. Nye; 3) The Cavalry Invasion of the North by Glenn Tucker; 4) Did Union Artillery Make the Difference? by L. Van Loan Naisawald; 5) The Aftermath of Gettysburg by Robert D. Hoffsommer and 6) From Bloody Battlefield to Historic Shrine by Dr. Harry W. Pfanz.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Gettysburg" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 48 black and white illustrations and vintage photographs; 2) 4 maps; 3) 7 black and white photographs of the "Leading Union Officers Present at the Battle of Gettysburg and 4) 10 black and white photographs of the "Principal Confederate General Officers at the Battle of Gettysburg.  This book is 52 pages and is in very good condition.  Article authors include Edward J. Stackpole, Wilbur S. Nye, Glenn Tucker, Robert D. Hoffsommer, L. Van Loan Naisawald and Dr. Harry W. Pfanz.  Edition published in 1987.