- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books; Reprint edition (Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380725096
- ISBN-13: 978-0380725090
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,414,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"A lively narrative."--" The New York Times Book Review""Memorable...eminently readable."--" Booklist"
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In the Autumn of 1863, a pair of remarkable military engagements took place on opposite sides of the Georgia-Tennessee border -- two battles marked by ferocity, genius, courage, astonishing ineptitude, and outrageous fortune that changed the course of the War Between the States. This is the riveting story of two brutal months in the life of a young nation at war with itself -- from the opening volleys at Chickamauga Creek to the final, shocking outcome several miles north at Chattanooga -- a dramatic account of stunning master strokes and fatal missed opportunities, and of the real people on both sides whose actions helped determine the ultimate fate of a country.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Battles that Doomed the Confederacy
8 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
I found this book to be very enjoyable reading. The book goes into depth about the battle that occured at Chickamauga and Chattanooga, but does not require the reader to be familiar with Civil War history. I found this book to be easy to read as well as enjoyable. Unfortunately, Bowers writes with a sympathetic viewpoint towards the CSA and goes into detail about Chickamauga (which was a confederate victory) but barely gleems over the battle of Chattanooga. good book for the lay reader, but you historians and civil war buffs may be disappointed.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This is a Hoot!
6 Sep 2002
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
No one will ever accuse John Bowers of letting historical facts get in the way of telling a good story. Hyperbole? Lively? This is a good overview of the campaign, especially for beginners, but Bowers is really interested in telling dramatic stories about the major figures. But he needs to check his facts. For example, on page 101 he introduces Ambrose Bierce, a lieutenant in the 9th Indiana Infantry, and uses an excerpt from Bierce's post-war short story "Chickamauga" to illustrate the fighting. But on page 146 Bowers calls him Captain Bierce, an officer in an Ohio battery and chronicler of the battle. Although a serious student of the battle will do much better to read Steven Woodworth and Peter Cozzens, many will find Bowers very entertaining. Bowers is from East Tennessee and is the grandson of a Confederate cavalryman who fought in the battle. Bowers' best story in this book is in the Acknowledgements and concerns a Virginia patrician historian at the New York City Civil War Round Table. This alone is worth the cover price!
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
One of the best books ever written about the Civil War.
18 Jan 1999
Format:Paperback
John Bowers has a novelist's ear for dialogue and an almost uncanny knack for entering a period of history long gone. He combines these qualities with a historian's grasp of the Civil War era. This gives his book an authority and readability that brings the whole fascinating crucial battle of Chickamauga and its surrounding episodes to life. It's a brilliant job as is Mr. Bowers' book Stonewall Jackson: Portrait of a soldier (Morrow), alas now out of print.
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