The Bloody Ground

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

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

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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

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