Gettysburg

I watched a show on the history channel about the Battle of Gettysburg, it was a documentary that mixed in some memoir with it. What was so amazing about was the recreation of the battles that they did. It was interesting to see the personal stories mixed in with the battle tactics and strategies. One point that stuck out in my mind was when a historian was talking about how he and his buddies would debate about how one machine gun nest could have shifted any major battle of the civil war. He said, you wouldn't need a machine gun nest, the battle of Gettysburg could have been won by the South with just two walkie talkies. The communication was so horrible that that's all it would have taken. In studying this as a historian, the personal interest stories are more to just fluff it up and make it more interesting for a casual history viewer, but the documentary and battle strategy and tactics really made it worth it, and an enjoyable film to watch.

Riley Crowford