Valley of the Shadow (Civil War Series, Book 3)

Ralph Peters

4.3

453 ratings by Goodreads

9781482987294: Valley of the Shadow (Civil War Series, Book 3)

ISBN 10: 1482987295 ISBN 13: 9781482987294

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2015

From a daring Confederate raid that nearly seized Washington, DC, to a stunning reversal on the bloody fields of Cedar Creek, the summer and autumn of 1864 witnessed some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War, in mighty battles now all but forgotten. The desperate struggle for mastery of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley pitted a remarkable cast of heroes against each other: Philip Sheridan, a Union general with an uncanny gift for inspiring soldiers; Jubal Early, his Confederate counterpart; the dashing Yankee boy-general George Armstrong Custer; and the brilliant, courageous John Brown Gordon, who lived one of the era's greatest love stories.

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About the Author:

RALPH PETERS, New York Times bestselling author of Cain at Gettysburg and Hell or Richmond, is a retired U.S. Army officer; a strategist and veteran of the intelligence world; a journalist who appears frequently in broadcast media; and a lifelong traveler with experience in over seventy countries on six continents. Combining years of walking Civil War fields and painstaking research with insight gleaned from his own military career, Ralph Peters tells great American tales in a masterful style.

Review:

“Those who enjoy Bruce Catton's and Shelby Foote's Civil War histories will find a fictional equal in Peters . . . a superlative novel.” ―Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“[Peters] continues his superb chronicle of the Civil War. Peters naturally excels at precise military detailing and brutal battle scenes . . . an absolute must read.” ―Booklist

“[Peters'] immense knowledge of the tactics and the details of a soldier's life at that time are combined with a narrative drive that kept me turning pages late into the night.” ―Karl Marlantes, author of Matterhorn

“His empathy and insight have never been more powerfully expressed. Valley of the Shadow is a blazing masterpiece.” ―W.E.B. Griffin, New York Times bestselling author

“Historical fiction can do something that not even the best history texts can. It can make the reader say, ‘Yes, this is how it felt.' Looking for proof of this? Just open the Ralph Peters novel you are holding.” ―George F. Will

“Brilliantly conceived and executed, Valley of the Shadow achieves that rare feat of combining genuine reading enjoyment with superb scholarship.” ―General Sid Shachnow, U.S. Army Special Forces (Retired)

“A gripping novel that is as historically accurate as it is enthralling.” ―Victor Davis Hanson, author of Carnage and Culture

“Ralph Peters once again superbly demonstrates his complete mastery of the craft of writing historical fiction. . . . Indeed, Peters' great gift as a novelist is to bring real history to life and make readers feel what it was like-is like-to experience combat.” ―Armchair General

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