The Bloody Ground, Bernard Cornwell
The Bloody Ground, Bernard Cornwell
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The Bloody Ground
The Starbuck Chronicles, Vol. 3

Author: Bernard Cornwell

Narrator: Tom Parker

Unabridged: 13 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/21/2005


Synopsis

It is only weeks after the Second Manassas in September 1862, and in General Lees army the Northern renegade Nathaniel Starbuck must prove his loyalty once again. As Robert E. Lee takes the war north, he will be met by Little Mac, General George McClellan, whose Northern army far outnumbers and outguns the invading Confederates.

About Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on October 06, 2021

Read this book in 2005, and its the 4th volume of the wonderful Nathaniel Starbuck series. Its now late Summer AD 1862, and our main protagonist, Nathaniel Starbuck, veteran of the American Civil War for the South is not given at the head of the Faulconer Legion, but instead is given by his Southern......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on October 08, 2021

This Novel is the fourth and last installment of Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles. This Novel takes the reader to the Civil War battles at Sharpsburg, beside Antietam Creek in Maryland. Nate is given command of mostly cowards and deserters. Needless to say, his task is daunting. Nate's orders are to me......more

Goodreads review by Darek on October 13, 2024

4.5 stars......more

Goodreads review by Ozymandias on August 10, 2020

Reading the Starbuck novels I’ve had rather a large curve of enthusiasm. With the first one I remembered why I love some of Cornwell’s books so much. The man knows how to create memorable characters, build atmosphere, and tell compelling action scenes. But after four books I’ve remembered why I’ve g......more

Goodreads review by Art on June 06, 2015

I love Bernard Cornwell's Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles! The only problem with them is they stop in mid-Civil War and since one hasn't been written in more than a decade, it is unlikely there will be another. But each of these books captures the strategy and the battle movements better than many othe......more