When CSA Lieutenant William Joseph Butler, or Billy, as family and
friends know him, becomes a target of revenge for a wealthy planter
on the Mississippi, Billy's father allows him to follow his brother
into the army. Seventeen-year-old Billy finds his brother and
regiment at Corinth, just before the battle of Shiloh in April of
1862.
War is not what young Billy imagined it to be. Educated and
inquisitive, he questions much of what he sees and experiences, and
Billy finds himself contemplating the true nature and validity of
the war he's fighting-and losing. After his first battle, Billy
realizes glory is not a holy grail to be sought or bought-glory is
made when soldiers are brutally slain, unable to strike the heroic
pose. Yet Billy still finds reason to continue the war effort at
each junction, risking losses beyond anything he has known in his
short life.
From the fragrant stalls of a livery stable to the bloodstained
battlefields of the Civil War, "The Other Side of Silence" vividly
portrays the life of a soldier who becomes disillusioned with war
and the quest for glory.
General
| Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
December 2007 |
| First published: |
December 2007 |
| Authors: |
James Willis
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-595-68849-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-595-68849-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780595688494 |
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