Hot on johnstons trail are two of the unions best generals. June, 2011 a blaze of glory uses the same shaara style by viewing the horror of battle through characters with boots on the ground. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. 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 trilogy that began with his father. Jeff is the son of michael shaara, author of the pulitzer. A blaze of glory by jeff shaara penguin random house canada. I learned what was taught in school the west coast perspective and i read the red badge of courage but that was about it. 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. In a chain of thunder, the action shifts to the fortress city of vicksburg, mississippi.
Jeff followed his fathers footsteps upon the latters death, writing historical fiction and documenting the american wars and their most historically relevant characters. The confederate army in the west teeters on the brink of. Jeff shaara books list of books by author jeff shaara. There, in the vaunted gibraltar of the confederacy, a siege for the ages will cement the reputation of one union. 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.
The title comes from a marvelous quote from general later president james garfield, who was present at. A novel of the battle of shiloh, the first book of his new trilogy. May 08, 2012 in the first novel of a spellbinding new trilogy, new york times bestselling author jeff shaara returns to the civil war terrain he knows best. As fans of shaaras the last full measure and his fathers the killer angels will attest, his return to the civil war era is a welcome one. At the age of 16, he operated a rare coin business. A novel of the battle of shiloh begins the new jeff shaara trilogy focusing on events of the civil wars western theater. A blaze of glory civil war, western theater tetralogy, book 1 by. A blaze of glory, a 2012 historical novel by jeff shaara. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
War novelist shaara returns with this first of a projected trilogy about the civil. The two books form part of a projected trilogy of historical novels of the civil war in the west. Jeff shaara, a son of italian immigrant, was born in new brunswick, new jersey in 1952. In the first novel of a spellbinding new trilogy, new york times. In the first novel of a spellbinding new trilogy, new york times bestselling author jeff shaara returns to the civil war terrain he knows best. A blaze of glory in the first novel of a spellbinding new trilogy, new york times bestselling author jeff shaara returns to the civil war terrain he knows best. 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 trilogy that began with his fathers pulitzer prize.
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A blaze of glory takes the reader to the western theater of the war and the battle of shiloh. A novel of the battle of shiloah, and chain of thunder. Jeff shaara is the new york times bestselling author of the frozen hours, the fateful lightning, the smoke at dawn, 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 measure two novels that. A novel of the battle of shiloh the civil war in the west 9780345527363. I read jeff shaaras novel about the siege of vicksburg, a chain of thunder and then worked back to shaaras novel a blaze of glory, a historical novel of the battle of shiloh. Shaara tracks the constant flanking maneuvers on a battlefield obscured by smoke. In total, jeff has written fifteen new york times bestselling novels. A blaze of glory by jeff shaara, ballantine books 2012, the civil war in the west book 1, paperback, 480 pages.
Jeff shaara continues his magnificent writing with another civil war historical novel. Albert sidney johnston, sherman, grant, and the foot soldiers who faced off for the first bloody tragedy of the war. The title comes from a marvelous quote from general later president james garfield, who was present at the battle. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Boyd literary award for excellence in military fiction from the american library association in 2018 for the frozen hours, in 2005 for to the last man. Continuing the trilogy that began with a blaze of glory, new york times bestselling author jeff shaara returns to chronicle another decisive chapter in americas long and bloody civil war. A novel of the siege of vicksburg, both published by ballantine books, are jeff shaaras first two. 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. In 1974, jeff graduated with a degree in criminology from florida state university. Jeff delivered the commencement speech at university of delawares 2005 undergraduate ceremony. A novel of the civil war the opening volume of the war in the west series, focusing on the horrific tragedy, for both sides, of the battle of shiloh.
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