num_pages: 604
description: Late in 1862 Union General Ambrose Burnside promises Abraham Lincoln that he will destroy the Confederate army of Robert E. Lee and capture the Rebel capital, Richmond. He has a good plan but he needs time and luck to succeed and he running our of both. Lee reacts swiftly and desperate fighting changes the lives of many of the participants. During a costly battle one of Burnside's aides attempts to win the love of a Confederate spy in spite of their divided loyalties, a disgraced Union officer tries to recover his lost fortunes and find comfort in the arms of an unlikely woman, a town is destroyed, Burnside's senior officers revolt and many careers are ruined. The Confederacy survives and Lee's army lives to fight another day.
language: English
title: No Easy Road to Glory
titlecomplete: No Easy Road to Glory
publisher: Bookman