{"product_id":"9781429982641","title":"The Gettysburg Trilogy: Gettysburg, Grant Comes East, and Never Call Retreat","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Civil War is the American Iliad. Lincoln, Stonewall Jackson, Grant, and Lee still stand as heroic ideals, as stirring to our national memory as were the legendary Achilles and Hector to the world of the ancient Greeks.  In their bestselling, action-packed and painstakingly researched Civil War series, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen examine some of the great \"what-ifs\" of American history: Could Lee have defeated the Union Army at Gettysburg and led the South to triumph in the war?  \u003cbr\u003eFor the first time ever \u003ci\u003eThe Gettysburg Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e combines all three books in the Civil War Series.  \u003ci\u003eGettysburg\u003c\/i\u003e, the series' first installment, opens in 1863 as General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia are poised to attack the North and claim the victory that could end the brutal conflict.  The soldiers in the line, Yank and Reb, know that this will be the great challenge, the decisive moment that will decide whether a nation will die, or be created, and both sides are ready and willing to lay down their lives for their Cause.  \u003ci\u003eGrant Comes East\u003c\/i\u003e continues the story of a Confederate victory at Gettysburg, as General Lee marches on Washington, DC, and launches an assault against one of the largest fortifications in the world.  At the same time, Lincoln appoints General Ulysses S. Grant commander of all Union forces. Grant, fresh from his triumph at Vicksburg, races east, bringing with him his hardened veterans from Mississippi to confront Lee.  Finally, \u003ci\u003eNever Call Retreat\u003c\/i\u003e concludes this tour de force story of true heroism and glory in America's most trying hour with an epic, week-long showdown between Grant and Lee as each man struggles to bring victory to his name, his men, and his country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are excerpts from the first two books in Newt Gingrich and William F. Forstchen's Revolutionary War Series: \u003ci\u003eTo Try Men's Souls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eValley Forge\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166562894064,"sku":"9781429982641","price":20.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429982641_p0.jpg?v=1763749711","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429982641","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}