To Make Men Free: A Novel of the Civil War

Newt Gingrich · William R. Forstchen

thg 5 2012 · Macmillan

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With To Make Men Free (originally published as The Battle of the Crater), New York Times bestselling authors Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen take readers to the center of a nearly forgotten Civil War confrontation, a battle that was filled with controversy and misinterpretation even before the attack began.

June 1864: the Civil War is now into its fourth year of bloody conflict with no end in sight. James O'Reilly—famed artist, correspondent, and former companion of Lincoln—is summoned discreetly to a meeting with the President. His old friend gives him a difficult assignment: travel to the trenches outside of Richmond to be Lincoln's eyes and ears amongst the men, sending back an honest account of the front.

Meanwhile, General Ambrose Burnside, a hard luck commander out of favor with his superiors, has an ingenious plan to break through the closest point on the Confederate line by tunneling forward from the Union position beneath the fort to explode its defenses. The risks are high, and Burnside needs a brave division of the United States Colored Troops for one desperate rush that just might bring victory. As the battleground drama unfolds, this must-read work rewrites our understanding of one of the great battles of the war, providing a sharp, rousing and harshly realistic view of politics and combat during the darkest year of the Civil War.

Praise for the works of Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen

"Masterful storytelling." --William E. Butterworth IV, New York Times bestselling author of The Saboteurs

"Compelling narrative force and meticulous detail." --The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Previously published as The Battle of the Crater.

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NEWT GINGRICH, former Speaker of the House and Presidential candidate, is the bestselling author of more than 25 fiction and nonfiction books, including the acclaimed Gettysburg trilogy and the Pacific War series. He is the longest serving teacher of the Joint War Fighting Course for Major Generals at Air University and is an honorary Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Professor at the National Defense University. Gingrich resides in Virginia with his wife, Callista, with whom he hosts and produces documentaries, including A City Upon A Hill.

WILLIAM R. FORSTCHEN is the author of the New York Times bestselling John Matherson series (One Second After, One Year After, The Final Day) and the award-winning novel We Look Like Men of War, among numerous other books. Forstchen holds a Ph.D. in History from Purdue University, with specializations in military history and the history of technology. Forstchen is currently a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College, near Asheville North Carolina. He resides near Asheville with his daughter Meghan.

Together, GINGRICH and FORSTCHEN have written the acclaimed alternate history Gettysburg trilogy (Gettysburg, Grant Comes East, Never Call Retreat); the George Washington trilogy (To Try Men’s Souls, Valley Forge, Victory at Yorktown); and the alternate history Pacific War series (Pearl Harbor, Days of Infamy).