Comments on: Review: The Maps of First Bull Run by Bradley Gottfried http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2009/09/07/review-the-maps-of-first-bull-run-by-bradley-gottfried/ Informed Amateurs Blog the American Civil War Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:41:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tammy Hall http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2009/09/07/review-the-maps-of-first-bull-run-by-bradley-gottfried/comment-page-1/#comment-5666 Tammy Hall Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:55:43 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=7205#comment-5666 Thank you for your review of "The Maps of First Bull Run," by Bradley M. Gottfried. Copies with signed bookplates are available from: Savas Beatie LLC PO Box 4527 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 or call us at: (916)941-6896 We appreciate your review and interest in this very worthy title. Thank you for your review of “The Maps of First Bull Run,” by Bradley M. Gottfried.

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]]> By: Gil Renberg http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/2009/09/07/review-the-maps-of-first-bull-run-by-bradley-gottfried/comment-page-1/#comment-5659 Gil Renberg Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:38:30 +0000 http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/?p=7205#comment-5659 Brett, You nailed it. An excellent volume, and one that I am very glad to own, but the way elevation is handled is too simple. Most importantly, Henry Hill has undulations that affected line of sight, but there is no indication in the maps. Of course, something like the map in "The Civil War Battlefield Guide," which has contour lines every 10 feet or so, can represent an information overload that makes it hard to figure things out. An intermediate approach would be preferable. Or perhaps having one 3-D map of the whole battlefield, similar to what one finds in Osprey's books, would help the reader to appreciate this element of the battlefield better. Brett,
You nailed it. An excellent volume, and one that I am very glad to own, but the way elevation is handled is too simple. Most importantly, Henry Hill has undulations that affected line of sight, but there is no indication in the maps. Of course, something like the map in “The Civil War Battlefield Guide,” which has contour lines every 10 feet or so, can represent an information overload that makes it hard to figure things out. An intermediate approach would be preferable. Or perhaps having one 3-D map of the whole battlefield, similar to what one finds in Osprey’s books, would help the reader to appreciate this element of the battlefield better.

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