TO MAKE MEN FREE: A Novel of the Civil War: 1 (George Washington) - Softcover

Gingrich, Newt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312607091 ISBN 13: 9780312607098

Publisher: Griffin, 2012

Synopsis

June 1864: the Civil War is in its fourth year of bloody conflict with no end in sight. The armies of the North are stalled in ransid trenches, and the re-election of Abraham Lincoln to a second term seems doomed to defeat - a defeat that will set off the call for an end to the conflict, dismembering the Union and continuing slavery. Only one group of volunteers for the Union cause is still eager for battle. Nearly two hundred thousand men of colour have swarmed the recruiting stations and are being mobilized into regiments known as the USCTs, the United States Collared Troops. General Ambrose Burnside, a hard-luck commander, is one of the few generals eager to bring a USCT division into his ranks. He has an ingenious plan to break Fort Pegram, the closest point on the Confederate line defending Petersburg - the last defence of Richmond - by tunnelling forward from the Union position to explode the fort's defences. Burnside needs the USCTs for one desperate rush that just might bring victory. The risks are high. Will Burnside be allowed to proceed or will interference from on high doom his plan to failure? The battleground drama unfolds through the eyes of James Reilly - a friend of Lincoln who has been employed by the president to send back an honest account of the front. In so doing, he befriends an escaped slave and minister of the 28th USCT regiment preparing his comrades for a frontal assault that will either win the war, or result in their annihilation.

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Review:

Praise for the works of Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen:

"Masterful storytelling." --William E. Butterworth IV, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Saboteurs"

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""Creative, clever, and fascinating." --James Carville

"Compelling narrative force and meticulous detail." --"The Atlanta Journal Constitution"

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""Gingrich and Forschten write with authority and with sensitivity." --"St. Louis"" Post Dispatch"

"Grim, gritty, realistic, accurate, and splendid, this is a soaring epic of triumph over almost unimaginable odds." --"Library Journal" on "To Try Men's Souls"

"With each book... Gingrich and Forstchen have gone from strength to strength as storytellers." --William Trotter, "The Charlotte Observer"

"The authors' research shines in accurate accounts of diplomatic maneuvering as well as the nuts-and-bolts of military action." --"Publishers Weekly"

"The writing is vivid and clear." --"Washington"" Times"

Praise for the works of Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen:

"Masterful storytelling." --William E. Butterworth IV, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Saboteurs"

"
""Creative, clever, and fascinating." --James Carville

"Compelling narrative force and meticulous detail." --"The Atlanta Journal Constitution"

"""
""Gingrich and Forschten write with authority and with sensitivity." --"St. Louis"" Post Dispatch"

"Grim, gritty, realistic, accurate, and splendid, this is a soaring epic of triumph over almost unimaginable odds." --"Library Journal" on "To Try Men's Souls"

"With each book... Gingrich and Forstchen have gone from strength to strength as storytellers." --William Trotter, "The Charlotte Observer"

"The authors' research shines in accurate accounts of diplomatic maneuvering as well as the nuts-and-bolts of military action." --"Publishers Weekly"

"The writing is vivid and clear." --"Washington"" Times"

About the Author:

NEWT GINGRICH, former Speaker of the House and Presidential candidate, is the bestselling author of more than 25 fiction and nonfiction books, including the acclaimed Gettysburg trilogy and the Pacific War series. He is the longest serving teacher of the Joint War Fighting Course for Major Generals at Air University and is an honorary Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Professor at the National Defense University. Gingrich resides in Virginia with his wife, Callista, with whom he hosts and produces documentaries, including A City Upon A Hill. WILLIAM R. FORSTCHEN is the author of the New York Times bestselling John Matherson series (One Second After, One Year After, The Final Day) and the award-winning novel We Look Like Men of War, among numerous other books. Forstchen holds a Ph.D. in History from Purdue University, with specializations in military history and the history of technology. Forstchen is currently a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College, near Asheville North Carolina. He resides near Asheville with his daughter Meghan. Together, GINGRICH and FORSTCHEN have written the acclaimed alternate history Gettysburg trilogy (Gettysburg, Grant Comes East, Never Call Retreat); the George Washington trilogy (To Try Men's Souls, Valley Forge, Victory at Yorktown); and the alternate history Pacific War series (Pearl Harbor, Days of Infamy).

About this edition

• Publisher: Griffin
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0312607091
• ISBN 13: 9780312607098
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 402