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Darkness at Chancellorsville|Ralph Peters
Darkness at Chancellorsville : A Novel of Stonewall Jackson's Triumph and Tragedy
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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).

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  • ISBN-13: 9780765381743
  • ISBN-10: 0765381745
  • Publisher: Forge
  • Publish Date: July 2020
  • Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
  • Page Count: 384

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