Peters Ralph - Darkness At Chancellorsville A Novel Of Stonewall Jackson's Triumph And Tragedy - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Ralph Peters Darkness at Chancellorsville is a novel of one of the most dramatic battles in American history from the New York Times bestselling three - time Boyd Award - winning author of the Battle Hymn Cycle. Centered upon one of the most surprising and dramatic battles in American history Darkness at Chancellorsville recreates what began as a brilliant triumphant campaign for the Union only to end in disaster for the North. Famed Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson bring off an against - all - odds surprise victory humiliating a Yankee force three times the size of their own while the Northern army is torn by rivalries anti - immigrant prejudice and selfish ambition. This historically accurate epic captures the high drama human complexity and existential threat that nearly tore the United States in two featuring a broad range of fascinating and real characters in blue and gray who sum to an untold story about a battle that has attained mythic proportions. And in the end the Confederate triumph proved a Pyrrhic victory since it lured Lee to embark on what would become the war's turning point the Gettysburg Campaign (featured in Cain At Gettysburg).
Title: Darkness At Chancellorsville A Novel Of Stonewall Jackson's Triumph And Tragedy
Author(s): Peters Ralph
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Barcode: 9780765381743
Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 7/14/2020