"The Fateful Lightning: A Novel of the Civil War," by Jeff Shaara published by Ballantine Books, 2015, stated First Edition, first printing with digit '1' present in the digit line.

Original dust jacket with un-clipped price on the front flap [a little wear of the upper edge]; hard boards, gold stamped spine; 6" x 9.1/2"; 615 pages + "About the Author" + "About the Type," very good/ fine condition.

"A great accomplishment and a more than fitting conclusion to Shaara's work on the Civil War."

In the concluding novel of his epic Civil War tetralogy, Jeff Shaara tells the dramatic story of the final eight months of battle from multiple perspectives: the commanders in their tents making plans for total victory, as well as the ordinary foot soldiers and cavalrymen who carried out their orders until the last alarm sounded. Through Sherman's eyes, we gain insight into the mind of the general who vowed to "make Georgia howl" until it surrendered. In Johnston, we see a man agonizing over the limits of his army's power, and accepting the burden of leading the last desperate effort to ensure the survival of the Confederacy. The Civil War did not end quietly. It climaxed in a storm of fury that lay waste to everything in its path. brings to life those final brutal, bloody months of fighting with you-are-there immediacy, grounded in the meticulous research that readers have come to expect from Jeff Shaara.

"Powerful and emotional . . . highly recommended."
"Outstanding . . . Shaara combines his extensive knowledge of military history with his consummate skill as a storyteller."
"Readers . . . looking for an absorbing novel will be well rewarded."

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