Status
Available
Series
Collection
Publication
HarperTorch (1995), Edition: Repack, 448 pages
Description
Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML: This is book three in the Starbuck Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell's exciting Civil War novel series. After distinguishing himself at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Confederate Captain Nate Starbuck is persecuted by his jealous and suspicious brigade commander, the grandiose General Washington Faulconer. Their simmering enmity flares to life at Dead Mary's Ford, where Starbuck must fight the enemy as well as his own commanding officer. The outcome of this vicious fight drastically changes both men's fortunes and propels Starbuck into the ghastly bloodletting of the Second Battle of Manassas, a severe test of his ability to lead men on the very edge of disaster..
User reviews
LibraryThing member bdtrump
Book 3 of the Starbuck Chronicles, I felt that this work unpredictably shifted characters from antagonist to protagonist with little reason. Still a fun read, yet not as attention grabbing as 'Copperhead.'
LibraryThing member Novak
Battle Flag: A well written, fictive account of a phase in the American Civil War, an awful war made worse by religion and the fact that munitions had progressed faster in US than medical treatment. In this third book in a series of four covering this sad period, Bernard Cornwell demonstrates how
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nobody gained except those at the very top of the social ladder. A good read and a good insight into religious folly. Show Less
Subjects
Awards
Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 1997)
Original language
English
Original publication date
1995
Physical description
448 p.; 4.19 inches
ISBN
0061091979 / 9780061091971