5/12/2023 0 Comments Never Call Retreat by Bruce Catton![]() ![]() In the north Lincoln remained resolute in the belief that a house divided against itself could not stand. Through the kaleidoscope tone and temper of the struggle, two men, different in stature, but similar in dedication to their awesome tasks, grappled with the burden of being leaders both in politics and war. This is an eloquent study of the bitterest years of the war when death slashed the country with a brutality unparalleled in the history of the United States. The final volume of Bruce Catton's monumental Centennial History of the Civil War traces the war from Fredericksburg through the succeeding grim and relentless campaigns to the Courthouse at Appomattox and the death of Lincoln. ![]() Wiley, after reading the manuscript of Never Call Retreat ![]() Familiarity with subject matter resulting from many years of study and narrative talents exceeding those of any other Civil War historian enable him to move along swiftly and smoothly and produce a story that is informative, dramatic, and absorbingly interesting." -Dr. ![]()
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