Escape from Andersonville A Novel of the Civil War

July 1864. Union officer Nathan Parker has been imprisoned at nightmarish Andersonville prison camp in Georgia along with his soldiers. As others die around them, Nathan and his men hatch a daring plan to allow him to escape through a tunnel and make his way to Vicksburg, where he alerts his superiors and pushes for military action. His efforts are blocked by higher-ups in the military, so Parker organizes a private rescue mission with the help of Marcel Lafarge, a shady, dangerous ex-soldier and smuggler. Escape from Andersonville is an exciting, thoroughly researched Civil War novel filled with action, memorable characters, and vividly realized descriptions of the war's last year.