[Non-Sequitur]

The film is excellent and should be studied in high schools.

The book is better. Why not use that instead?

[Hostage]

Many public schools today unfortunately use visual media for reasons economic and convenient. They will not buy books and there is a strong belief that many students will or cannot read.

But yes, the book is excellent for those who read.

[carton253]

Books are always better than the movies...but the movie allows the troop movements, the geography to come alive more than in the book.

Which is better? To read about columns of four move to lines of battle... and to read about this battle line walking into devestating grape shot and cannister... or to see it actually happen.

Both Gettysburg and Gods and Generals shows the action in a very accurate way. So, why not show the movie. And if you want to, assign the books to read also.