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Buy the mass market paperback book valley of the shadow. From a daring confederate raid that nearly seized washington, dc, to a stunning reversal on the bloody fields. Boyd literary award valley of the shadow details the military action that took place in the shenandoah valley during the critical year of 1864, when the armies of the north and south met in bitter conflict for control of the valley. New york times bestselling author ralph peters returns with valley of the shadow, the third installment in his boyd awardwinning series on the civil war. Peters approach is very much in the michaeljeff shaara style, dramatizing actual historical events through the use of multiple narrators. Nyt bestselling author ralph peters returns with the third installment in his boyd awardwinning series on the civil warin the valley of the shadow, they wrote their names in blood. His civil war novels include cain at gettysburg, hell or richmond, and the owen parry pen name mystery series.
Valley of the shadowa novel by ralph peters overdrive. Commemorating the approaching 150th anniversary of this grim encounter between valiant americans, ralph peters brings to bear the lessons of his own military career, his lifelong study of this war and the men who fought it, and his skills as a bestselling, prizewinning novelist to portray horrific battles and sublime heroism as no other author has done. Discount prices on books by ralph peters, including titles like judgment at appomattox. Ralph peters brings to life yesteryear s giants and their breathtaking battles. Valley of the shadow by ralph peters forge books, 512 pages.
Winner of the 2015 boyd award for literary excellence in military fiction. Ralph peters valley of shadows casts a spotlight on one of the less well known campaigns of the civil warthe trials and tribulations of jubal earlys army in the shenandoah valley in 1864. Peters immense knowledge of the tactics and the details of a soldiers life at that time are combined with a narrative drive that kept me turning pages late into the night. Ralph peters is a prizewinning, bestselling novelist and the author of innovative works on strategy and security. Valley of the shadow by ralph peters booksamillion. History is a story of people, and peters historical novel brings both the private soldier and the key leaders to life. Nyt bestselling author ralph peters returns with the third installment in his boyd awardwinning series on the civil war in the valley of the shadow, they wrote their names in blood. Winner of the 2015 boyd award for literary excellence in military fiction in the valley of the shadow, they wrote their names in blood. This volume tells the story of phil sheridans struggle and ultimate complete victory over jubal early in the final shenandoah campaign of 1864. Ralph peters books list of books by author ralph peters thriftbooks. Sourcing biographies, letters, and historical documents, peters creates a superbly detailed retelling of the civil war confrontations near petersburg, bloody butchering that marked the beginning of the wars end. 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.
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