Never Call Retreat - Tapa dura

August 1863. Having pursued the remnants of the defeated Army of the Potomac up to the banks of the Susquehanna, General Robert E Lee is caught off balance when news arrives that General Ulysses S Grant, in command of over seventy thousand men, has crossed that same river. The two brilliant generals will now meet in a massive battle that will decide the outcome of the war. As with Gettysburg, "Never Call Retreat" will focus on an operational battle, a slugging match between two armies, this time with both armies led by brilliant commanders. In "Never Call Retreat" Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen bring all of their now critically acclaimed talents to bear in what is destined to be an immediate classic.

NEWT GINGRICH is the author of several bestselling books, including "Gettysburg" and "Grant Comes East." Mr. Gingrich served in Congress for twenty years and is a former Speaker of the House, in which capacity he was named "Time" magazine's Man of the Year in 1995. He is a member of the Defense Policy Board and the U.S. National Security Commission, and he is the longest-serving teacher of the Joint War Fighting course for Major Generals. He is also the CEO of the Gingrich Group, a communications and consulting firm. Mr. Gingrich resides in Virginia with his wife, Callista. He has two daughters and two grandchildren. WILLIAM R. FORSTCHEN, PH.D., is a professor of history at Montreat College in Montreat, North Carolina. He received his doctorate from Purdue University and specialized in the American Civil War. He is the author of more than forty books, including the award-winning "We Look Like Men of War, " a young-adult novel about an African-American regiment that fought at the Battle of the Crater; it is based upon his doctoral dissertation and was published by St. Martin's Press. Dr. Fortschen has been a lifelong reenactor of the Civil War. He resides near Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife, Sharon, and daughter, Meghan.