Battle Flag

by Bernard Cornwell

Book Overview

In this third book of the bestselling Starbuck Chronicles, Nate Starbuck faces a supreme test of courage and leadership on the battlefield of Second Manassas. Bernard Cornwell uses true life characters and battles to make his fiction amazingly entertaining and realistic.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060176342
• ISBN13: 9780060176341
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Makes history live!

As a US History teacher, I am always looking for fiction that is historically accurate and yet exciting to read. The Starbuck series does that and "Battle Flag" is the best of the series. Dr. Robert Massey

Mr. Cornwell, you've done it!!

This serise is the best thing to happen tocivil war fiction since "The Killer Angel's". Nate and his crew suffer much in this book, but in the end they come out on top just like always. This book has something for everyone, from the old Cornwell fan to the new Inductee. You get humor, great batttles and even some musing on the meaning of life. Overall-Wonderful story, wonderful serise

BRILLIANT!

Thoroughly enjoyable historical novel. Battle scenes are gripping and dialogue rings true. I've never read this genre before but I'm hooked now. I've also read Rebel, Copperhead, and am now beginning The Bloody Ground. Keep 'em coming!!!

Pushing On

"I think I died and went to hell. Maybe that's it Colonel. Maybe none of this is real. We're all in hell"I cannot rate this book without talking about the brilliance of the whole series. Cornwell takes you from your reading room, and teleports you back to a simpler time. And you find out that it's not so simple. Set against the backdrop of the Eastern Theatre in the American Civil War, he portrays the massive carnage and greatest bravery in minute detail. You actually hear the cannons, and smell the rotting flesh of the wounded. Yet, the main plot does not take place amongst the gunfire outside. But, rather, within. It is a story of a soul, and his struggle with God, man, who he is, and what he stands for. Amidst the shouting, crying, blasting, and dieing...is a poor heart, searching for peace. I found Cornwell's protrayal of Nate Starbuck to be no less than perfect. I found myself rooting, questioning, hoping, and praying for this fictional character. For, I saw myself in Nate. The same questions, fears, and desires. When done, I walked away from this story with a different outlook on life, liberty, and what's truly important. As will you.

Excellent

This series is just getting better and better. Although I though it started out quite weakly this third installment is gripping. The characters are developed now and the descriptions of the battles are awesome. Overall, not only is it a very good read but highly informative as well. A kind of Flashman on the civil war but without too much humour