The first book in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series on the American Civil War.
It is summer 1861. The armies of North and South stand on the brink of America's civil war.
Nathanial Starbuck, jilted by his girl and estranged from his family, arrives in the capital of the Confederate South, where he enlists in an elite regiment being raised by rich, eccentric Washington Faulconer.
Pledged to the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck becomes a northern boy fighting for the southern cause. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking violence to follow in the war which broke America in two.
The first book in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series on the American Civil War.
It is summer 1861. The armies of North and South stand on the brink of America's civil war.
Nathanial Starbuck, jilted by his girl and estranged from his family, arrives in the capital of the Confederate South, where he enlists in an elite regiment being raised by rich, eccentric Washington Faulconer.
Pledged to the Faulconer Legion, Starbuck becomes a northern boy fighting for the southern cause. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking violence to follow in the war which broke America in two.
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'His series of Sharpe novels earned him almost every accolade possible. This is even better' DAILY MAIL
'His series of Sharpe novels earned him almost every accolade possible. This is even better' DAILY MAIL
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Höhe: 240 mm
Breite: 159 mm
Dicke: 32 mm
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978-0-00-223719-2 (9780002237192)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and
worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his
American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a
novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy
divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South
Carolina.
Bernard Cornwell was born in London, raised in Essex and
worked for the BBC for eleven years before meeting Judy, his
American wife. Denied an American work permit he wrote a
novel instead and has been writing ever since. He and Judy
divide their time between Cape Cod and Charleston, South
Carolina.
