No bugles tonight.

by Bruce Lancaster

Story of heroic situation.

Genres: Fiction

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1940

About the author

Bruce Lancaster was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on August 22, 1896. He served in the U.S. Army along the Mexican border in 1916 and later in France. After the war he returned to school and received a B.A. from Harvard in 1918. He worked in administration and sales for nine years, after which he served in the U.S. Foreign Service as Vice-Consul to Kobe, Japan (1928-1932). Following his return to the United States he became assistant secretary to the board of governors of the Society of New York Hospitals, and began to write the novels which would make him famous. Most of his works are historical novels, including Guns of Burgoyne, Trumpet to Arms, and Blind Journey. He has also written historical non-fiction, such as From Lexington to Liberty (1955).

Reviews

[Lexie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a shame that it is not a very well known book any more, because out of any historical fiction I have read, this has to be one of the best. Set during the American Civil War, Whip Sheldon of Kinnyard's Ohio Battery, and his friend Tom Maden take on the dangerous job of attempting to gain Union Sympathizers behind Southern line. Mr. Lancaster does an excellent job of making you feel like you really are in the midst of the Civil War, and he does a great job of being historically accurate. While the book may not be for everybody, it is still a wonderful and enjoyable read for anybody.

[Linnea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent character development as you'd expect from a book published before the 1960s. The plot took off right away, I was surprised by that. It has all the trappings of a war book-battles, details of the soldiers, weapons, etc. as well as deaths, gore (not to graphic) and close scrapes with death. Because of the attention to geographical detail and that of war, this book is for late teens and adults interested in the Civil War.