The Fateful Lightning: A Novel of the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 034554921X
- ISBN-13
- 9780345549211
- Series
- The Fateful Lightning
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-06
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Author
- Jeff Shaara
Description
A fictional account of the last months of the Civil War, told from the perspectives of participants on both sides, recreates how Commander William T. Sherman conquers the Confederate forces under General Hood during his March to the Sea campaign.
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- 2021-02-01
- 256 pages
- Paperback
- University of Georgia Press
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- 2021
- 272 pages
- Paperback
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