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From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the third installment in The Starbuck Chronicles. The epic battle for control of the Confederate capital continues through the hot summer of 1862. It's a battle that Captain Nate Starbuck, a Yankee fighting for the Southern cause, has to survive and win. He must lead his ragged company in a bitter struggle, not only against the formidable Northern army, but against his own superiors who would like nothing better than to see Nate show more Starbuck dead. show lessTags
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Battle Flag: A well written, fictive account of a phase in the American Civil War, an awful war made worse by religion and the fact that munitions had progressed faster in US than medical treatment. In this third book in a series of four covering this sad period, Bernard Cornwell demonstrates how nobody gained except those at the very top of the social ladder. A good read and a good insight into religious folly.
Book 3 of the Starbuck Chronicles, I felt that this work unpredictably shifted characters from antagonist to protagonist with little reason. Still a fun read, yet not as attention grabbing as 'Copperhead.'
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Bernard Cornwell was born in London, England, on February 23, 1944, and came to the United States in 1980. He received a B.A. from the University of London in 1967. Cornwell served as producer of the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1969-1976. After this he was head of current affairs for BBC-TV in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1979 he became show more editor of television news for Thames Television of London. Since 1980 he has been a freelance writer. he lives with his wife on Cape Cod. Cornwell's Sharpe series, adventure stories about a British soldier set in the Peninsula War of 1808-1814, are built on the author's interest in the Duke of Wellington's army. Titles include Sharpe's Rifles, Sharpe's Revenge, Sharpe's Siege, Sharpe's Regiment, and Sharpe's Waterloo. The Last Kingdom series has ten books. Book ten, The Flame Bearer is on the bestsellers list. He has also written other works including Wildtrack, Killer's Wake, Sea Lord, Stormchild, Rebel, Copperhead, and Battle Flag. His title Death of Kings made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2012 and In 2014 his title The Pagan Lord made the list again. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Battle Flag
- Original publication date
- 1995
- People/Characters
- Nathaniel Starbuck; Adam Faulconer; Rev. Elial Starbuck; Washington Faulconer; Billy Blythe
- Important places
- Manassas, Virginia, USA
- Important events
- American Civil War (1861 | 1865); Second Battle of Bull Run
- Dedication
- Battle Flag is for my father, with love
- First words
- Captain Nathaniel Starbuck first saw his new commanding general when the Faulconer Legion forded the Rapidan.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It was Starbuck's Legion.
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- English, German, Hungarian, Portuguese (Portugal)
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 37
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
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