A Tempest of Iron and Lead

"May 1864. The Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia spent three days in brutal close-quarter combat in the Wilderness that left the tangled thickets aflame. No one could imagine a more infernal battlefield. Then they marched down the road to Spotsylvania Court House. The author has crafted a meticulous and comprehensible study of this endlessly fascinating campaign. With nearly two decades of insight the author has created a readable and satisfying single-volume account of this campaign"--