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.
Distinguished at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Confederate Captain Nate Starbuck's career is jeopardized once again by the suspicion and hostility of his brigade commander, General Washington Faulconer. The outcome of this vicious fight drastically changes both men's fortunes...