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Cain at Gettysburg

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by Ralph Peters
Peter Berkrot
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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 the nation will be decided in a few square miles of fields. There are no marble statues here, only men of flesh and blood, imperfect and courageous. 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, from New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Army officer Ralph Peters, is bound to become a classic of men at war.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Battle Hymn Cycle

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 28, 2012

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792785309
      • File size: 442055 KB
      • Duration: 15:20:56

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Author and former U.S. Army officer Ralph Peters re-creates the most important and bloodiest battle in the Civil War in his new novel. Narrator Peter Berkrot portrays the huge cast of Yankee and Rebel officers and infantrymen with drama and heartfelt care. Berkrot delivers accents from both sides of the conflict with a gifted actor's confidence. He increases the tempo of his delivery to match the urgent pace of preparation for the three-day battle--which ultimately decided the war. Peters's attention to detail, aided by Berkrot's careful delivery, creates in the imagination of the listener all the glory, the greatness, and the tragedy of Gettysburg. R.O. (c) AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 31, 2011
      Peters (The Officers’ Club) uses the same structure as Michael Shaara’s 1974 Civil War classic The Killer Angels to depict the seven crucial days before, during, and after the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. In this compelling tale of men at war, Peters weaves fictionalized accounts of actual Confederate and Union officers (including Robert E. Lee, George Meade, James Longstreet, and Dan Sickles), with stories of the privates, corporals, and sergeants who slaughtered each other in an orgy of blood, gore, suffering, heroism, and villainy. Lee’s stubborn hubris overrode all tactical sense, resulting in a colossal blunder, while Meade didn’t want command of the Union army, but turned out to be the first Yank to beat Lee in a fight. The generals bicker, argue, and worry, making decisions that will cost thousands of lives. Meanwhile, the soldiers endure hunger, thirst, fatigue, illness, and injury only to face a firestorm of rifle bullets, exploding artillery shells, and grim work with the bayonet. Peters’s colorful depictions of harsh army life and the utter chaos of battles are accurate and convincing, revealing that there’s no idealism on the battlefield, just men doing gruesome and frightening work.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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