Complemented by maps and photographs, a comprehensive overview of America's hallowed Civil War battlefields offers detailed descriptions of the landmarks, attractions, history, and more of such locales as Gettysburg, Antietam, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Cold Harbor, and Chickamauga, among others. Original. 75,000 first printing.
A collection of narratives that describe ten Civil War battlefields including Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Shiloh; along with historical footnotes about each site, photographs, and detailed maps.
Walk in the footsteps of history with this stunning volume that brings more than thirty Civil War battlefields to life.
He looked up and saw Captain Johnston riding back, his face flushed and worried. “General,” Johnston said, “I'm sorry, but if we go on down this road the enemy will view us.” Longstreet swore. He began to ride ahead, saw Joe Kershaw ...
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Jeff Shaara's Blaze of Glory.
A fictional account of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, told from the perspectives of participants on both sides, recreates the April 1862 surprise attack by Confederate forces on the Union Army at Shiloh.
Willis was prepared, held out the twenty-five-cent piece, Foster taking it without comment. Bauer wanted to ask Willis what had just happened, thought better of it, couldn't avoid staring at the absurd hat. Bauer waited for the next ...
Yet, The Glorious Cause is more than just a story of the legendary six-year struggle. It is a tribute to an amazing people who turned ideas into action and fought to declare themselves free.
This spellbinding new novel carries readers–the way only Shaara can–to the heart of one of the greatest conflicts in human history, and puts them face-to-face with the characters who made a lasting impact on the world.
It was Lieutenant Morrison, Anna's younger brother. Morrison said, in an anxious whisper, “Sir . . . we are beyond our lines. This is no place for you, sir.” Jackson stopped the horse, raised his hand, halting the group.
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jeff Shaara's The Steel Wave. Praise for The Rising Tide “[A] sprawling tale thoroughly researched and told withmeticulous detail . . .