An explosive novel of the Civil War about one man’s escape from a notorious Confederate prison camp---and his dramatic return to save his men. 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 intends to alert his superiors to the imprisonment and push for military action. His efforts are blocked by higher-ups in the military, so Parker takes matters into his own hands. Together with a shady, dangerous ex-soldier and smuggler named Marcel Lafarge and a fascinating collection of cutthroats, soldiers, and castoffs, a desperate Parker organizes a private rescue mission to free his men before it’s too late. Exciting, thoroughly researched, and dramatic, Escape from Andersonville is a Civil War novel filled with action, memorable characters, and vividly realized descriptions of the war’s final year.

名優ジーン・ハックマンが紡ぐ本作は、極限状態における人間の尊厳と「個の正義」を問う骨太なドラマです。地獄と化した収容所の凄惨なリアリズムは、読者の肌を焼くような緊迫感をもたらします。組織の論理に抗い、私設部隊を率いて仲間を救おうとする主人公の決断は、時代を超えて私たちの魂を激しく揺さぶります。 特筆すべきは、ならず者たちが集う救出作戦のダイナミズムです。軍規よりも「信義」を優先する彼らの泥臭い生き様は、美化された英雄譚よりも深く、真実味を持って響きます。緻密な歴史考証がもたらす圧倒的な没入感の中で、戦争という不条理に立ち向かう人間の野生的な美しさをぜひ目撃してください。