The battle of the crater : a novel of the Civil War /
Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen ; Albert S. Hanser, contributing editior.
- 1st ed.
- xii, 364 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
A tale inspired by the crushing 1864 Union defeat at the Battle of the Crater follows the investigation of reporter and Lincoln confidante James O'Reilly, who retraces the tragedy and how a promising campaign went wrong.