"My favorite historical novel . . . a superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant."–James M. McPherson
"Remarkable . . . a book that changed my life . . . I had never visited Gettysburg, knew almost nothing about that battle before I read the book, but here it all came alive."–Ken Burns
"Utterly absorbing . . . Shaara fabulously, convincingly brings characters such as Robert E. Lee to life and makes the conflict all too real."–
Forbes "Shaara carries [the reader] swiftly and dramatically to a climax as exciting as if it were being heard for the first time."–
The Seattle Times