The Second Day at Gettysburg: The Attack and Defense of Cemetery Ridge, July 2, 1863 by David L. Shultz and Scott L. Mingus (review)

depicts a Confederate reenactor’s head splitting open, presumably at the moment it is struck by an artillery fragment. Undoubtedly, the author hoped these images would remind the reader of war’s baseness and cruelty; however, many readers will surely consider these images to be tasteless or even a glorifi cation of the violence that occurred on July 1– 3, 1863. Of course, judging the appropriateness of placing digitally eviscerated reenactors into a picture book belongs to the discretion of the individual reader, but prospective buyers should be encouraged to preview the images fi rst, as some will fi nd them disturbing, revolting, or off ensive. In short, Seething Hell is a lengthy anthology of wellknown fi rsthand accounts, speckled with computergenerated blood and gore. Timothy J. Orr Old Dominion University