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I bought the "Twelve Roads to Gettysburg" CD-ROM for my son as an
Easter gift. He's a high school Junior and is very interested in
history, particularly of the ACW.
I watched for a short while as he used this yesterday. From what I
observed there were menu choices for each of the three days' battles.
And you had a choice of either an overview or strategic mode. The
overview showed a map of Gettysburg. Superimposed on the map were
red and blue lines representing various Northern and Southern units.
And red or blue arrows tracing the movements of these units.
Accompanying that was a brief text with vocal narration.
In the strategic mode you got a much more detailed account. As the
narration and text proceeded the map showed the various unit names,
along with their commanding officer. When the text narrator mentioned
a certain commander, their picture would pop up. At various junctures
the main map would get replaced with a blowup of a certain sector.
Then, even more detail was given about specific unit movements and
engagements.
I only watched for about 30 minutes so I can't give a very complete
review. Nor can I verify the historical accuracy of what was
presented. I believe a man named John Hawkes oversaw the production
of this CD-ROM. There is a very short blurb on the inside folds of
the document that fits inside the cover of the jewel case. It tells
a bit about Mr. Hawkes' background. Then a Marketing type description
of what's on the CD-ROM. Not much else besides the installation
instructions.
There are also Main menu choices for the history of Gettysburg National
Park, Gettysburg Today, The Eisenhower Homestead, and Weapons. I think
that's about it.
I'd say if you're interested in Gettysburg's history then you can't go
wrong for $15. At least that's what I paid in Salem NH at a place called
CD-ROMS PLUS. It is run by an ex-Deccie. And he gives Digital employees
discounts off what are generally lower than average prices.
I went in there looking for USA CIVIL WARS. But he was stocked out.
He was getting $21 for that one. I know I've seen it priced quite
a bit higher in various magazines ads.
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