Shiloh
A Novel

"A book about war, to be read by men, ought to tell what each of the twelve of us saw in our own little corner. Then it would be the way it was – not to God but to us." I don’t know why I have this partiality for war novels. Somehow I’m drawn to them, despite the anguish and gruesomeness. I imagine i......more

This is a classic Civil War book about the bloody battle of Shiloh told, like in The Killer Angels from the perspective on both sides of the Union and Confederate lines. Foote brings us face to face with the muzzles of the muskets, the roar of the cannons, and the blood-soaked field over the three-d......more

I read this as part of my research for a series on West Point graduates in the Civil War. I remember Shelby Foote from his appearances on Ken Burns' Civil War mini-series which I've watched untold number of times. Shiloh was a particularly bloody battle and Foote captures the feelings and essence of......more

Shelby Foote's Shiloh Shiloh was selected by Diane Barnes> as her Moderator's Choice forOn the Southern Literary Trail Review under construction!......more

If you like Shelby Foote the man, his slow Southern drawl, his humor and scholarship all wrapped up in one, you'll like this book. Truth and beauty at their single-hearted best. Books like this make my heart beat faster, they take my breath away.......more