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Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory (Gingrich and Forstchen's Civil War Trilogy)
by Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen, Albert S. Hanser
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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A Fitting End To A Great Story 
Through three novels, Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen have told the story of a Civil War that might have been. It started with Gettysburg, where Robert E. Lee withdraws from the field of battle in Pennsylvania and forces the Army of the Potomac to fight a battle on his terms, with devastating results. Then, in Grant Comes East., Lee is forced to deal with the unknown as a new General, Ulysses S. Grant, begins to build a new Army near Harrisburg, though Lee still manages to capture Baltimore and inflict... more info
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Fails to Deliver 
After reading the first 2 books, I really looked forward to the final book
in the series Never Call Retreat. I thought Newt Gingrich had done well
with Alternate history and its an area we all know it can be hard to pull
off and I thought he had done well with the characters especially with
Gettysburg. All of a sudden I felt in Never Call Retreat it seemed General
Grant comes in with one master plan to defeat Lee not just in one battle
but with one battle that settles the... more info
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Those believing Lee's victory at Gettysburg seals the war are in for a bloody surprise
William R. Forstchen and Newt Gingrich continue and end the marvelous Civil War alternate-history trilogy in the same style and sensitivity shown in the previous two volumes. As with the previous two, battle scenes can sometimes be compared to a Steven Pressfield novel, and the emotion and drama is more potent and straining than the previous two novels.
After all but destroying the remnants of the Army of the Potomac along Gunpowder River, Lee is alerted to the Army of Susquehanna under Grant moving... more info
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Great series
I thoroughly enjoyed this series and strongly recommend it for anyone who enjoys historical fiction. I also recommend the audio version of this book, which is narrated exceptionally well. I was sad for the series to end and to leave the characters behind. Well done.
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