“A towering work of historical fiction, majestic in its
ferocity, strangely beautiful in its expression, cold-eyed honest in the truths
it tells about men at war.”

“Authenticity has always been Ralph Peters’ trademark. In this superb novel, he blends phenomenal research and historical imagination
to achieve it in capital letters.”

“[A] landmark of historical fiction…the finest Civil War novelist writing today.”

“Superbly researched and brought to life…The real
strength of the book is the way the characters, all of them historical, are
given life, even if some of them have to be reconstructed…One of the great
Civil War novels of our time.”

“Peters crafts a lurid spectacle of close, personal warfare; soldiers are drenched in scorching heat and humidity, soiled by rain and mud, choked by drifting smoke, exhausted from marching, and ill with dehydration and dysentery…Raw, violent, and frighteningly realistic…An insightful, epic novel.” 

“Swift-moving…harrowing…[Peters] writes with a fine balance
of historical accuracy and drama, turning in telling portraits not just of the
generals but also of the privates from German farms and backwoods Appalachian
huts who met and died on those Virginia battlefields…A solid work of historical
fiction.”

“Firmly grounded in the historical record, Hell or Richmond recounts the horrific
bloodbaths of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor with the skill of
an accomplished novelist…Gripping you-are-there urgency…enthralling historical
fiction of the highest order.”

“A profound reflection on the relationship of men and
violence. Ralph Peters continues to be the most reliable, insightful, and readable
historian of our times…and he never loses sight of the human beings, great and
small, caught up in war’s vortex. An outstanding read.”