Product Description

After his great victories at Gettysburg and Union Mills, General Robert E. Lee's attempt to bring the war to an end by attacking Washington, D.C., fails. However, in securing Washington, the remnants of the valiant Union Army of the Potomac are trapped and destroyed. For Lincoln, there is only one hope left, that General Ulysses S. Grant can save the Union cause. It is August 22, 1863. Pursuing the Union troops up to the banks of the Susquehanna, Lee is caught off balance when news arrives that Grant, in command of over seventy thousand men, has crossed that same river. The two armies finally collide in Central Maryland and a bloody week-long battle ensues along the banks of Monocacy Creek. This must be the "final" battle for both sides.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #81778 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 640 pages

Customer Reviews

It had to end this way... damn it.
Superior and intelligently written finale to this trilogy of alternative history. Gingrich's Congress background is used to good advantage to give insight into the political manouvering which must have gone on. Some of the little touches - the exchange between the Texan and the Iron Guard soldier and Lincoln's instruction to the band master in the penultimate chapter - are inspired.
You can practically smell the cordite when reading some of the best written descriptions of this bloody conflict.
If you have read the first two novels then I do not have to recommend this book to you. Like me you will have been camped outside your local bookstore waiting for this one.
If you have only picked this up on a whim, put it back down immediately !!! Go get the first two and THEN settle down for one of the most enjoyable literary experiences ever in this genre.

the final battle
the six hundred page long finale to these writers civil war trilogy, telling the story of how things might have gone had lee won at gettysburg. with the usual alternate history style of real and imaginary characters, we are thrown into the action as general grant moves against general lee, setting the stage for one big battle that will decide the fate of america.

Don't pick this one up first, start with gettysburg and then grant comes east, the two earlier books. Those two books concentrated a lot on the logistics and politics of the situation, but were nonetheless gripping reads. this thrusts you right into the action, particularly with an incredibly exciting sequence when general custer battles to destroy a vital bridge. that's the just the start of things, and you won't be able to stop turning the pages after.

Things are eventually wrapped up in a memorable conclusion with spot on characterisation of the historical figures involved. a great end to a great trilogy. A set of books you can really get your teeth into

Outstanding
I always enjoy reading a good novel and Never Call Retreat is that.

The people really do come alive, full of interesting facts.
Good buy.