Cain at Gettysburg Cain at Gettysburg
Book 1 - The Battle Hymn Cycle

Cain at Gettysburg

A Novel

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Publisher Description

Winner of the American Library Association's W. Y. Boyd Award for Excellence in Military Fiction

Two mighty armies blunder toward each other, one led by confident, beloved Robert E. Lee and the other by dour George Meade. They'll meet in a Pennsylvania crossroads town where no one planned to fight.

In this sweeping, savagely realistic novel, the greatest battle ever fought on American soil explodes into life at Gettysburg. As generals squabble, staffs err. Tragedy unfolds for immigrants in blue and barefoot Rebels alike. The fate of our nation will be decided in a few square miles of fields.

Following a tough Confederate sergeant from the Blue Ridge, a bitter Irish survivor of the Great Famine, a German political refugee, and gun crews in blue and gray, Cain at Gettysburg is as grand in scale as its depictions of combat are unflinching.

For three days, battle rages. Through it all, James Longstreet is haunted by a vision of war that leads to a fateful feud with Robert E. Lee. Scheming Dan Sickles nearly destroys his own army. Gallant John Reynolds and obstreperous Win Hancock, fiery William Barksdale and dashing James Johnston Pettigrew, gallop toward their fates….

There are no marble statues on this battlefield, only men of flesh and blood, imperfect and courageous. From New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Army officer Ralph Peters, Cain at Gettysburg is bound to become a classic of men at war.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2012
February 28
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
432
Pages
PUBLISHER
Tor Publishing Group
SELLER
Macmillan
SIZE
1.1
MB

Customer Reviews

Josh hebeler ,

Cain at Gettysburg

Cain at Gettysburg is one of the best books ive ever read. Shaara's The Killer Angels will alway's be the Gettysburg book, But this book is almost a comparison. The battle scenes are in more depth then The Killer Angels but Chamberlains role in the Killer Angels will be the reason the Killer Angels is the best Gettysburg book out there.

fmrcong ,

Awesome

This author has bridged the gap between historical data and the humanity that is at the base of it. I found myself rationing the remaining pages...as I did not want to finish this incredible book. My great grandfather fought in both Day 2 and 3...and the oral accounts passed through 4 generations literally jumped to life through the pages of this work. Not only am I unalterably impressed with the grasp of Southern idiom and his historical grasp of facts...I am indebted to this writer for giving flesh and bone reality to my ancestor. I was a student under Michael Sharrah at Florida State...and was greatly influenced by his command of language in bringing history alive...and now, no less this accomplished author

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