New York: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1963. First Premier printing [stated]. Mass market paperback. 320 pages. Maps and Diagrams. Tabular data. Appendices. Bibliography. Notes and References. Index. Corner of one page creased. Some page darkening. This is one of the Premier Civil War Classic series. Introduction by Philip Van Doren Stern. George Rippey Stewart Jr. (May 31, 1895 – August 22, 1980) was an American historian, toponymist, novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. His 1959 book, Pickett's Charge, a detailed history of the final attack at the Battle of Gettysburg, was termed "essential for an understanding of the Battle of Gettysburg". His 1949 post-apocalyptic novel Earth Abides won the first International Fantasy Award in 1951. As an author, Stewart's output was at once diverse, original, and important. Ordeal by Hunger, Pickett's Charge, and other works are examinations of American history, but are unusual for their concern with the interaction of human beings with their physical and social environments. Philip Van Doren Stern (September 10, 1900 – July 31, 1984) was an American writer, editor, and Civil War historian whose story "The Greatest Gift", published in 1943, inspired the classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life (1946). He was an historian and author of some 40 works, and was best known for his books on the Civil War[4] that a New York Times obituary called "authoritative" and "widely respected by scholars" More