Gettysburg: A Radio Dramatization

By: Jerry Robbins

Narrated by: Jerry Robbins, The Colonial Radio Players

Highly detailed and accurate, you will find yourself in the middle of General Buford's skirmish line as he tries to halt the Confederate advance into Gettysburg. You will feel the anguish and hell of war - of the slaughter that took place in the wheat field. You will live the heroism of Picket’s doomed charge and hear the immortal words that President Lincoln delivered in his consecrating address some four months later. No matter your loyalties, Gettysburg will have your heart pounding with its thunderous action, high adventure, and suspense.

©2008 Jerry Robbins (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Here are the fatigue, the despair, the pain, the screams, the deafening cannon plowing through human ranks, death, and dismemberment. Sometimes the politicians are heard, more often the generals and officers and foot soldiers. One would swear that a newspaper reporter with cassette recorder in hand was dashing around the battlefield in the thick of it.” ( AudioFile)

great radio drama

it almost brings the battle of gettysburg to life and gives you a feel of what happen

good stuff

i enjoyed the sort of first person look at history. well worth a listen. recommend

Gettysburg on radio

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Very good for the short version

I am a bit of a civil war expert. In other words I have done a lot of reading about the war and especially the battle of Gettysburg. I enjoyed this dramatization very much and if all the facts were correct I learned at least one quite interesting thing. I am not going to give it away here. I do have one large complaint. No mention of Jeb Stuart or George Custer. During Pickett’s charge Jeb was supposed to meet Pickett at the spot in the Union line Pickett was aiming at and at that time divide and conquer.

General Lee spoke about this very little, but does reference it at least a couple times. So his real plan was quite solid and the main reason it didn’t work is George Armstrong Custer and his men. Their losses were heavy. I would love to have heard that part of the battle included in this production.

Exhilarating

I could not stop listening. As a civil war buff, this was fantastic ! Thank you for this great work!! L