Andersonville

by Robert Vaughan

In 1864, deep in the heart of the Confederate South, 33,000 Yankee prisoners-of-war suffer the horrors of imprisonment at the notorious Confederate prison of Andersonville. Original. TV tie-in.

Genres: Civil War, Historical Fiction, Fiction

1 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

Robert Vaughan is an American writer. He has also written a series of contemporary and historical romance novels under several pseudonyms including "Paula Moore" and "Paula Fairman". His father served in the military and Robert followed him in the 1950s, entering army aviation. He served until the Vietnam War and won numerous medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal with several oak-leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal, and several other medals.
His early books reflected his military background: the first novel was about the US Army along the DMZ in Korea, followed by a trilogy set in Vietnam. There are more than 9 million of his books in print under various names. He was inducted into the Writers’ Hall of Fame in 1998.

Reviews

[Valerie McEnroe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I watched this movie when it came out in the 90s and was so shocked by the treatment of the Union prisoners by the Confederates that I had to read the book too. I remember thinking the book was just as good as the movie. Prisoners were practically starved and the small creek where they had to get drinking water was a cesspool. I believe a few of them may have escaped by digging under the fence. Definitely a book for all Civil War fans.

[Robert Sumner · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very interesting and exciting read, but clearly not classical literature. An excellent gateway to contemplating what to read next, no doubt.

[Granny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very readable; good fictional account of the Andersonville POW camp. We visited the site when I was a child and I never forgot it. Many years later, I learned a distant relative died in the camp. Wish I'd known then.

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my second read of the book. I felt like I learned more the 2nd time around about peoples ability to survive under the most adverse of conditions; as well as how cruel we as humans can be.