Description
Set during the final, decisive years of the American Civil War, this sweeping historical novel follows the Union’s relentless advance from the fall of Atlanta through the campaigns that would determine the nation’s future. Through the perspectives of soldiers, commanders, enslaved people, and civilians, it explores the strategic brilliance, moral complexity, and devastating human cost of total war. Themes of freedom, loyalty, leadership, sacrifice, and the destruction of the Confederacy shape a vivid portrait of a country approaching transformation. Meticulously researched and rendered with immersive detail, the novel brings the era’s battles and personalities to life while emphasizing the personal stakes behind history’s turning points.
Available Editions
paperback
Ballantine Books
Published Jan 1, 2015
615 pages
ISBN: 9780345549198
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Details
First Published
2015
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Fateful Lightning by Jeff Shaara.