Copperhead
The Starbuck Chronicles, Vol. 2

Read this book in 2005, and its the 2nd part of the Nathaniel Starbuck chronicles, and this book is set within the American Civil War, and this story is set in the year(s), AD 1861/1862. After the battle of Bull Run, Nathaniel Starbuck is expelled from Faulconer's Legion, and he must now travel the v......more

Copperhead is the second in the Starbuck series, and the best of the three that I have read (only the fourth remains to be devoured). It's perhaps the most thoughtful, as both Nate and his friend Adam are forced to confront their reasons for fighting the war. Adam, Washington Faulconer's son and goo......more

I found the last book very entertaining and this book is very similar in structure and style. But the focus is on espionage, torture, and the need for treachery to achieve victory. As such, I found myself less engaged in the plot. Those aren’t areas that particularly interest me. The espionage angle......more

NOTA: 4 Mantenho minha opinião: Cornwell não me decepciona. Apesar de deixar bem claro que todas as guerras tem seus tons de cinza e que não existem heróis perfeitos e paladinos da justiça, quando se trata da guerra civil americana uma coisa precisa ser considerada: se você não se opôs a escravidão, v......more

4.25 stars......more