{"product_id":"darkness-at-chancellorsville-paperback","title":"Darkness at Chancellorsville: A Novel of Stonewall Jackson's Triumph and Tragedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRalph Peters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Peters' \u003ci\u003eDarkness at Chancellorsville \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel of one of the most dramatic battles in American history, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, three-time Boyd Award-winning author of the Battle Hymn Cycle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentered upon one of the most surprising and dramatic battles in American history, \u003ci\u003eDarkness at Chancellorsville\u003c\/i\u003e recreates what began as a brilliant, triumphant campaign for the Union--only to end in disaster for the North. Famed Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson bring off an against-all-odds surprise victory, humiliating a Yankee force three times the size of their own, while the Northern army is torn by rivalries, anti-immigrant prejudice and selfish ambition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This historically accurate epic captures the high drama, human complexity and existential threat that nearly tore the United States in two, featuring a broad range of fascinating--and real--characters, in blue and gray, who sum to an untold story about a battle that has attained mythic proportions. And, in the end, the Confederate triumph proved a Pyrrhic victory, since it lured Lee to embark on what would become the war's turning point--the Gettysburg Campaign (featured in \u003ci\u003eCain At Gettysburg\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRALPH PETERS is an award-winning, bestselling novelist; a retired U.S. Army officer and former enlisted man; the author of numerous works on strategy; and a popular media commentator. In uniform and as a researcher and journalist, he has covered numerous conflicts and trouble spots, from Africa to the Caucasus, from Iraq to Pakistan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRenowned for accuracy and authenticity, his Civil War writing, under his own name and as Owen Parry, has won numerous prizes, including the American Library Association's Boyd Award (three times), the Hammett Prize, the Herodotus Award, and the Meade Society's Order of Merit. In 2015, he received the Andrew J. Goodpaster Prize as an outstanding American soldier-scholar. His accomplished set of works includes the Battle Hymn series: \u003ci\u003eCain at\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGettysburg, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHell or Richmond\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eValley of the Shadow, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Damned of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePetersburg, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJudgment at Appomattox\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42105053577351,"sku":"9780765381743","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0a94193dbe9264a6e72c9c0dc8cefaae.webp?v=1732430763","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/darkness-at-chancellorsville-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}