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Shiloh #2
A Certain Death
The battle at Pittsburg Landing altered the course of the war in the west and changed the lives of thousands who fought there and survived.
Will Hunter's pursuit of higher command has been interrupted by his capture, the fault of his jealous commanding officer. Stuck far behind enemy lines with little hope for exchange, escape seems improbable. Neither high prison walls nor hundreds of miles of Ohio backwoods trails will keep him from trying.
Philip Pearson survived Shiloh but wonders if his luck will hold much longer. Pursuing reinstatement in the Methodist Episcopal Church brings him full circle: his battlefield experience calling him back to the collar he left behind. Only convincing the bishop of Dayton and surviving the coming assaults on Corinth stand in his way of a chaplaincy.
Ohio, far from the theaters of war, will test both men's ambitions and trust in their fellow man.
Will Hunter's pursuit of higher command has been interrupted by his capture, the fault of his jealous commanding officer. Stuck far behind enemy lines with little hope for exchange, escape seems improbable. Neither high prison walls nor hundreds of miles of Ohio backwoods trails will keep him from trying.
Philip Pearson survived Shiloh but wonders if his luck will hold much longer. Pursuing reinstatement in the Methodist Episcopal Church brings him full circle: his battlefield experience calling him back to the collar he left behind. Only convincing the bishop of Dayton and surviving the coming assaults on Corinth stand in his way of a chaplaincy.
Ohio, far from the theaters of war, will test both men's ambitions and trust in their fellow man.
401 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 28, 2013
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March 1, 2013
After having read (& really enjoyed) "They Met At Shiloh" by Phillip Bryant...I received an ARC of Bryant's new book "A Certain Death". This is the 2nd in this Civil War series. I had just visited the Shiloh Battlefield prior to reading the 1st book in the series, & oddly enough, this year I visited the Civil War prison camp Andersonville prior to reading "A Certain Death"...in which a prison camp is one of the settings in the book!
I really enjoyed this book also, & felt that I could really relate to all of the descriptions of the scenes, having felt like I'd just been to such a place. I thought the author did a good job of describing & remaining 'true' to the period/era. I was somewhat surprised that this was part of a series, but it was a pleasant surprise, & I will look forward to the next installment
I really enjoyed this book also, & felt that I could really relate to all of the descriptions of the scenes, having felt like I'd just been to such a place. I thought the author did a good job of describing & remaining 'true' to the period/era. I was somewhat surprised that this was part of a series, but it was a pleasant surprise, & I will look forward to the next installment
March 5, 2013
Better then the first! Looking forward to the next installment
June 19, 2019
Disappointed
5percent Shiloh. 95% worthless. Kept waiting for the story to go somewhere. Fiction, historical? Not worth the time or effort
5percent Shiloh. 95% worthless. Kept waiting for the story to go somewhere. Fiction, historical? Not worth the time or effort
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