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He has written novels set during the civil war, usmexican war, american revolution, world war i and world war ii jeff shaara became a published author in 1996 with gods and generals, one of the novels he is best known for. Gods and generals jeff shaara civil war book books. The son of pulitzer prizewinning author michael shaara the killer angels, jeff shaara completed his fathers civil war trilogy with gods and generals and the last full measure, and went on to earn acclaim as an author of historical novels that document and dramatize the events that formed the foundation of our country. Jeff shaara is the new york times bestselling author of 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 trilogy that began with his fathers pulitzer prizewinning classic the killer angels.
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The last full measure tells the epic story of the events following the battle of gettysburg and brings to life the final two years of the civil war. Oct 05, 2000 jeff shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels gods and generals, the last full measure, and gone for soldiers. In the smoke at dawn, the last great push of the army of the cumberland sets the stage for a. Gods and generals, the killer angels, and the last full measure. This volume assembles three civil war novels from americas first family of military fiction. He gives a balanced experience of the temperament, sensibility, character, and convictions of generals on both sides of the battle lines. Now, jeff shaara brings this legendary fatherson trilogy to its stunning conclusion in a novel. The civil war trilogy 3book boxset gods and generals, the killer angels. Now the acclaimed author turns to world war i, bringing to life the sweeping, emotional story of the war that devastat. The rising tide is the first book in the world war ii book series by jeff shaara. More than 1,000 people were killed, and approximately 9000,000 people were left. As always, if you wish any sort of personalization with my signature and the date, there is a space on the shopping cart page where you can tell me.
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