PRAISE FOR JEFF SHAARA'S ACCLAIMED CIVIL WAR NOVELS
Gods and Generals
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"Powerful . . . Though the story of the Civil War has been told many times, this is the rare version that conveys what it must have felt like.""--Chicago Sun-Times"
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"Compelling . . . a work of vivid drama and skill.""--The Dallas Morning News"
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The Last Full Measure
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""The Last Full Measure" is more than another historical novel. It is rooted in history, but its strength is the element of humanity flowing through its characters. . . . The book is compelling, easy to read, well researched and written, and thought-provoking. . . . In short, it is everything that a reader could ask for."--"Chicago Tribune"
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"Masterful . . . These characters come alive as complex, heroic, and flawed men."--"The Baltimore""Sun"
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A Blaze of Glory
"Brilliant . . . riveting . . . a work to be embraced."--Bookreporter
"Dynamic portrayals [of] Johnston, Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman.""--The Wall Street Journal"
Praise for "A Chain of Thunder"
"[Jeff] Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War. . . . The dialogue intrigues. Shaara aptly reveals the main actors: Grant, stoic, driven, not given to micromanagement; Sherman, anxious, high-strung, engaged even when doubting Grant's strategy. . . . Worth a Civil War buff's attention."--"Kirkus Reviews"
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"Searing . . . Shaara seamlessly interweaves multiple points of view, as the plot is driven by a stellar cast of real-life and fictional characters coping with the pivotal crisis. . . . [A] riveting fictional narrative."--"Booklist"
"Shaara's historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story. . . . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly as they did 150 years ago.""--Historical Novels Review"
"The writing is picturesque and vibrant. . . . [an] engrossing tale.""--Bookreporter"
"From the Hardcover edition."
Praise for "A Chain of Thunder"
"[Jeff] Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War. . . . The dialogue intrigues. Shaara aptly reveals the main actors: Grant, stoic, driven, not given to micromanagement; Sherman, anxious, high-strung, engaged even when doubting Grant's strategy. . . . Worth a Civil War buff's attention."--"Kirkus Reviews"
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"Searing . . . Shaara seamlessly interweaves multiple points of view, as the plot is driven by a stellar cast of real-life and fictional characters coping with the pivotal crisis. . . . [A] riveting fictional narrative."--"Booklist"
"Shaara's historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story. . . . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly as they did 150 years ago.""--Historical Novels Review"
"The writing is picturesque and vibrant. . . . [an] engrossing tale.""--Bookreporter"
"From the Hardcover edition."
Praise for "A Chain of Thunder"
[Jeff] Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War. . . . The dialogue intrigues. Shaara aptly reveals the main actors: Grant, stoic, driven, not given to micromanagement; Sherman, anxious, high-strung, engaged even when doubting Grant s strategy. . . . Worth a Civil War buff s attention. "Kirkus Reviews"
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Searing . . . Shaara seamlessly interweaves multiple points of view, as the plot is driven by a stellar cast of real-life and fictional characters coping with the pivotal crisis. . . . [A] riveting fictional narrative. "Booklist"
Shaara s historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story. . . . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly as they did 150 years ago. " Historical Novels Review"
The writing is picturesque and vibrant. . . . [an] engrossing tale. " Bookreporter"
"From the Hardcover edition.""
Praise for A Chain of Thunder
"[Jeff] Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War. . . . The dialogue intrigues. Shaara aptly reveals the main actors: Grant, stoic, driven, not given to micromanagement; Sherman, anxious, high-strung, engaged even when doubting Grant's strategy. . . . Worth a Civil War buff's attention."
--Kirkus Reviews "Searing . . . Shaara seamlessly interweaves multiple points of view, as the plot is driven by a stellar cast of real-life and fictional characters coping with the pivotal crisis. . . . [A] riveting fictional narrative."
--Booklist "Shaara's historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story. . . . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly as they did 150 years ago."
--Historical Novels Review "The writing is picturesque and vibrant. . . . [an] engrossing tale."
--Bookreporter From the Hardcover edition.