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Book overview new york times bestseller jeff shaara returns to the civil war terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with a blaze of glory and a chain of thunder. His bestselling civil war series includes the books a blaze of glory, a chain of thunder, the smoke at dawn, and the fateful lightning. Jeff shaara, a descendant of italian immigrants was born in 1952 in new brunswick, new jersey shaara was originally spelled sciarra. A blaze of glory civil war, western theater tetralogy, book 1 by. Dec 29, 2010 jeff shaara is the new york times bestselling author of a chain of thunder, a blaze of glory, the final storm, no less than victory, the steel wave, the rising tide, to the last man, the glorious cause, rise to rebellion, and gone for soldiers, as well as gods and generals and the last full measuretwo novels that complete the civil war. A novel of the battle of shiloh by shaara, jeff, michael, paul from amazons fiction books store. In this stunning, unforgettable novel, jeff shaara carries us back thirteen years before the civil war, when that momentous conflicts most familiar names are fighting for another cause, junior officers marching under the same flag in an unfamiliar land, experiencing combat for the first time in the mexicanamerican war. More than 1,000 people were killed, and approximately 9000,000 people were left without a home from cairo iii all the way to new orleans. Due recognition is given to the staggering numbers of dead and wounded one quarter of all soldiers. The heartbreaking saga of the years preceding the killer angels. This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Ill read his korean war book after his western civil war campaign books.
June, 2011 a blaze of glory uses the same shaara style by viewing the horror of battle through characters with boots on the ground. These are well researched and put the reader into the mind of both the leaders and the shmucks on the ground during the key events of the wars. A novel of the american revolution the concluding volume of the 2book set the great war against the british george washingtons struggle to drive his ragged outnumbered troops against the finest soldiers in the world. Lee, thomas stonewall jackson, who wage war across from union general winfield hancock, and a young college professor turned officer, joshua lawrence chamberlain. A novel of the battle of shiloh civil war in the west by shaara, jeff from amazons fiction books store. In total, jeff has written fifteen new york times bestselling novels. Jeff is the son of michael shaara, author of the pulitzer prize winning killer angels. A blaze of glory takes the reader to the western theater of the war and the battle of shiloh. Jan 01, 2012 i have read every one of jeff shaaras historical fiction novels. For a full synopsis of each book, click on the book cover, or go to the shop page. Jeff shaara, whose civil war novel blaze of glory hits the hardcover fiction list at no.
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May 27, 2012 my vote for the most quotable general of the civil war goes to william tecumseh sherman. A blaze of glory jeff shaara 9780345527356 netgalley. The civil war trilogy 3 book boxset gods and generals, the killer angels, and the last full measure 2012 audiobooks. Jeff shaara has 42 books on goodreads with 2091 ratings. Jeff shaara is an american author and the son of the late bestselling author of science fiction, and historical fiction michael shaara. A blaze of glory takes us to the actionpacked western theater for a vivid recreation of one of the wars bloodiest and most iconic engagements the battle of shiloh. A blaze of glory takes us to the actionpacked western theater for a vivid recreation of one of the wars bloodiest and most iconic engagementsthe battle of shiloh. I have read jeff shaaras a blaze of glory recently and have one question regarding accuracy and. The smoke at dawn is a 2014 book by jeff shaara, the third of 4 in a series covering the western theater of the american civil war references. Black and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket.
In a blaze of glory, shaara begins a trilogy of books about the smaller battles of the civil war, in this case the battle of shiloh. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Large print and audio books are now available for preorder as well. The title comes from a marvelous quote from general later president james garfield, who was present at. Jeff wrote both a prequel and a sequel to his father michael shaara s pulitzer prizewinning book the killer angels.
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Library journal new york times bestseller spring 1862. Shaara tracks the constant flanking maneuvers on a battlefield obscured by smoke. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. A blaze of glory by jeff shaara, ballantine books 2012, the civil war in the west book 1, paperback, 480 pages. A novel of the first world war, and in 1997 for gods and generals. Published may 29th 2012 by ballantine books first published january 1st 2012. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a blaze of glory. Ive had a passing interest in the american civil war. A blaze of glory is the first of a new 4book series, set more in the western theater of the civil.
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