Down the Sky
Volume Three of the “Strike The Tent” Trilogy
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“Down the Sky is the final volume in Colonel Lang’s superb trilogy about the Confederate intelligence service’s success in placing a penetration agent among the Union generals, a man who wins Lincoln’s confidence and even affection. As was so ably done in the preceding volumes, the reader is also provided a close look at the clashes between Union and Confederate forces in the final phases of the war, in particular the near success of General Jubal Early in his attack on Washington. Colonel Lang is the most expert of guides to Civil War Washington and to those who led the Union and Confederate forces. A remarkable accomplishment.”
—Edward Stephens, retired US intelligence senior officer
“Science currently holds that time travel is an impossibility, but readers of Down the Sky, the final volume of Colonel Pat Lang’s Strike the Tent trilogy will question that assertion. … The book stands alone, but it is a worthy successor to its two predecessors, The Butcher’s Cleaver and Death Piled Hard.”
—Jim Peak, retired US intelligence executive
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It is 1840 when a clever little boy named Claude Devereux announces that he wants to be a soldier. But his father will have none of it. It seems Claude is destined for a future not of his own wishes—that is, until destiny takes over.
Many years later, Claude has worked his way up in the ranks to Brigadier General of the Union forces. But Claude is harboring a secret—he is a Confederate spy. With the code name Hannibal, he nurtures a long-standing reputation for being smart, but also a bit mad. After he becomes friends with Abraham Lincoln, he burrows his way into the heart of the Lincoln administration and slowly gains the president’s confidence. Despite being pursued by counterintelligence agents and suspected of disloyalty, Hannibal manages to pass valuable information on to Richmond and the Confederacy. But everything is about to change when Hannibal realizes he has lost the trust of his comrades and that there is one man who will do anything to bring him down.
In this third tale in the Strike the Tent series, Claude Devereux is forced to face the prospect of exposure. Now, only time will tell if he can find a way to escape his enemies before it is too late.
About the Author
W. Patrick Lang is a retired military intelligence officer, current military consultant, and a lifelong student of the American Civil War and the Lincoln assassination. He is the author of The Butcher’s Cleaver, Death Piled Hard, and Intelligence: The Human Factor. Lang lives with his wife in Alexandria, Virginia.