Don't Give an Inch

The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 (Emerging Civil War Series)

By: Daniel Davis, Chris Mackowski PhD, Kristopher D. White

Narrated by: Joseph A Williams

Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

George Gordon Meade could hardly believe it: only three days earlier, he had been thrust unexpectedly into command of the Army of the Potomac, which was cautiously stalking its long-time foe, the Army of Northern Virginia, as it launched a bold invasion northward. Meade had hardly wrapped his head around the situation before everything exploded.

Outside the small college town of Gettysburg, Confederates had inexplicably turned on the lead elements of Meade’s army and attacked. The first day of battle had ended poorly for Federals, but by nightfall, they had found a lodgment on high ground south of town. There, they fortified - and waited. “Don’t give an inch, boys!” one Federal commander told his men.

The next day, July 2, 1863, would be one of the Civil War’s bloodiest. Confederate commander Robert E. Lee would launch his army at the Federal position in a series of assaults that would test the mettle of men on both sides in a way few had ever before been tested - and the Pennsylvania landscape would run red as a result.

With names that have become legendary - Little Round Top, Devil’s Den, the Peach Orchard, the Wheatfield, Culp’s Hill - the second day at Gettysburg encompasses some of the best-known engagements of the Civil War. Yet those same stories have also become shrouded in mythology and misunderstanding.

In Don’t Give an Inch: The Second Day at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, historians Chris Mackowski and Daniel T. Davis peel back the layers to share both the real and often-overlooked stories of that fateful summer day. In the same engaging style that has invited thousands into the Civil War’s most important stories, Mackowski and Davis share their intimate knowledge of the battlefield they both grew up on.

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Terrible narration

The narration is so dry and unimaginative I nearly didn’t buy the book. I worried I was being too harsh and purchased it anyway. It’s perhaps the worst narration I’ve ever heard. The Sea Wolf may have been worse, but at least that narrator put some effort into that performance. There is no emotion put into this reading. And I mean none. Every single sentence is delivered with the exact same cadence and rhythm.

I beg the authors to allow me to read this. I want nothing except an audio book worth having. I’m certain I could do this book the justice it deserves. Joseph if you’re reading this I’m sorry to be so harsh, but I have to be honest. You have a splendid voice, but the way in which you deliver lines needs work.