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Summary: Good not Great.
Review: As is typical of Dr. Woodworth's books, he has once again rehashed old material into something new. The maps are excellent but the paths this book leads the reader down are too well worn to truly be interesting. Also, the way the book is laid out with regard to touring the Chickamauga Battlefield is cumbersome. The reader has to move from the front of the book to the back in an awkward way to visit the optional excursions. These should have been left in order and the reader simply allowed to skip them at their discretion. I agree with the other reviewer that the War College Guide is better if the reader has any Civil War touring experience. In comparison to the other guide books available, this one definitely rates as mediocre. A quick search of the internet before a visit to the park will net the reader a much better guide and probably one for free!
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Summary: Not Good
Review: Don't get this book. The earlier reviewer was correct. I found a free guide on the internet that had better maps and was more in depth. This book is interesting but I kept having to turn from the tour to the back to follow the optional stops which was annoying. I had also read several books about the battle before I went on my tour and noticed that the author had taken his interesting stories right out of these books which I didn't like. I also recommend the War College Guide and the new book by the same author that has a guide to the Battle of Chattanooga (Storming the Heights).
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Summary: Fall in love with Chickamauga
Review: I have spent three days on the Chickamauga battlefield with this book. Since I live in the area, the days were not consecutive and I did some of the stops twice, but it only added to my pleasure. This book will give you all the details you want to know. I grew up near Gettysburg and thought I could not love a place as much as I do Gettysburg; but with this book as my guide, Chickamauga is getting close. This series (Hallowed Ground--two books so far, the other is on Gettysburg, which I've also used and reviewed) takes you "off the beaten path" and gives you insight into the battle that you do not get from the official park tour. If you include the option excursions you will really enrich your trip. The maps are clear and the directions from stop to stop are percise. The book is also illustrated and enhanced with various drawings from Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. I definitely recommend it to you. This book, like the one on Gettysburg, says it will take you six hours to hit all the stops--perhaps if you rushed and didn't take time to think about what you're seeing and reading; I recommend eight hours as a minimum, because the optional excursions are worth it.
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Summary: Good for quickie not for the veteran
Review: Steven Woodworth's tour book is excellent for the novice who wants more than the average tour of the battlefield. This is apparently his goal for the book. Other than some out of chronological order stops, I found the tour easy to follow and the maps easy to use. The information most useful from this book is the section on the battles of Chattanooga. I have not found a better quick tour of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain anywhere. What I didn't like about the book was the fact that it extensively sampled from material already available elsewhere and provided no new information on places to visit at Chickamauga. If you want the best tour, get the US Army War College Guide to Chickamauga and correlate the stops from it while using Woodworths maps. In summary, if you are a novice to the Civil War Battlefield or have never been to ChickChatt National Park this book is for you. If you are a veteran of the Civil War Battlefield it's not.
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Summary: Good for quickie not for the veteran
Review: This is a great battlefield guide, full of clear, easy to understand instructions and maps. By far the best battlefield guide of any I've read. If you really want to understand where you are in the park, and what happened where, buy this book. Read it first, then carry it with you for the tour.
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Summary: great overview of the battle, a must for park visitors
Review: This is a great battlefield guide, full of clear, easy to understand instructions and maps. By far the best battlefield guide of any I've read. If you really want to understand where you are in the park, and what happened where, buy this book. Read it first, then carry it with you for the tour.
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Summary: Very Useful for Driving about the Park
Review: We spent the past weekend driving about the battlefield. Having this book helped us see where the main battlelines were, where Longstreets great charge took place, and led us to Snodgrass Hill where "The Rock of Chickamauga" stood. If you are planning a trip to the area, get this book and take the tour.
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