Unto This Hour

First Thus- Tight, clean, and unmarked-slight edge wear to jacket. A novel of the American Civil War, focusing on the two-day battle of Second Manassas -Second Bull Run-" The Battle of 2nd Manassas doesn't get the overall attention of Chancellorsville, Sharpsburg, Gettysburg . or even 1st Manassas. Here, Tom Wicker's story is told in vivid detail, giving you an overall perspective of the strategy that led to the conflict and the tactics that won it so overwhelmingly for the Confederates. You are also treated to several personal sub-plots that, aside from a fair amount of gratuitous sexual content, add to the interest of the story from a fictional standpoint and support the historical reality. The stunning victory by the Confederacy at 2nd Manassas led directly to Lee's decision to invade Maryland in 1862. If not for the fact that Union forces found a copy of Lee's orders while he was on the march, the entire war could have ended in a Southern victory a few weeks later on the banks of the Antietam Creek. "Unto This Hour" paints a compelling picture of one of the more important events in the American Civil War from the perspective of those who planned it, those who fought it, and those who simply were unfortunate enough to be in the way when it happened."- Judson