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Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory
by Newt Gingrich, William Forstchen
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Very good alternative history 
I'm not a big fan of alternative history. I read some of Harry Turtledove, lost track or interest somewhere in the middle, never restarted. I read Harris's Fatherland when it came out, and was moderately impressed, and I've read a few other books, but frankly my favorite, so far, is this trilogy by Newt Gingrich of all people, along with a friend of his, William Forstchen, and another guy Albert S. Hanser, who's listed as a "contributing editor", whatever that means. Where I come from it means writer, but... more info
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Great gift! 
I gave this book to an avid reader who is very critical and analytical. He just loved it and thought it was a well written book.
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An ending with honor
The Final Victory is a fitting conclusion to a great alternative Civil War series. Lee's mastery of 19th century military tactics is matched against Grant's doggedness and the material mastery of the North. The plot has some great twists and turns. Despite a few historical errors that slipped past the reviewers (the famous naval theoretician Alfred Thayer Mahan was not at West Point as a teacher, but rather his less famous father, Dennis Hart Mahan was), that suggest this volume may have been rushed to... more info
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The best
You don't have to be a civil war buff to be engrossed in the "what if" of how the civil war might have progressed and ended. The historical characters are real, you can feel the pain of being a leader and the pride of being a soldier. This series is an outstanding experience.
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