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John Lansford -> RE: Need Another Book (3/7/2010 2:31:58 PM)
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I know it's heretical to say, but I prefer Pfanz's books on Gettysburg over Coddington's. Pfanz wrote three books based on the three days of the battle, and each one is HUGE, covering the movements of each regiment on both sides, and when and where they fought. VERY detailed; I carried the first day's book with me when my wife and I hiked the battlefield, in fact.
Fighting for the Confederacy, by Porter Alexander (Lee's chief of artillery) is an excellent "behind the scenes" look at how the war was run from a Southern viewpoint. He doesn't hold back his opinions on other generals either!
Rhea's three book series on the Overland Campaign in 1864 are also very informative and explore some ideas that have been widely accepted for years. The books cover from the start of the Wilderness battle, to Spotsylvania, and then the meeting engagements that led to Cold Harbor.
Clash of the Carriers, by Tillman, covers the Marianas Turkey Shoot off of Saipan and is easy to read.
We Will Stand by You, by Mason, is a description of the work on board the USS Pawnee, a repair ship, in the efforts to save two cruisers torpedoed off of Taiwan.
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