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A blaze of glory takes the reader to the western theater of the war and the battle of shiloh. Jeff wrote both a prequel and a sequel to his father michael shaaras pulitzer prizewinning book the killer angels. Buy a cheap copy of a blaze of glory book by jeff shaara. He graduated from florida state university in 1974 with a degree in criminology and lives in. A blaze of glory jeff shaara 9780345527356 netgalley. 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. Albert sidney johnston, sherman, grant, and the foot soldiers who faced off for the first bloody tragedy of the war. Shaara tracks the constant flanking maneuvers on a battlefield obscured by smoke. 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. 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. Jeff shaara s name is nearly synonymous with military fiction.
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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 prizewinning classic, the killer angels. 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. Jeff shaara born february 21, 1952 is an american novelist, the son of pulitzer prize winner michael shaara. A blaze of glory by jeff shaara, ballantine books 2012, the civil war in the west book 1, paperback, 480 pages. Due recognition is given to the staggering numbers of dead and wounded one quarter of all soldiers. Mar 14, 2019 a blaze of glory by jeff shaara, ballantine books 2012, the civil war in the west book 1, paperback, 480 pages. The same can be said of the battle of shiloh april 67, 1862. This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted. Jeff shaara is the new york times bestselling author of 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.
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