A Blaze of Glory (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #1)

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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 takes us to the action packed Western Theater for a vivid re creation of one of the war s bloodiest and most iconic engagements the Battle of Shiloh It s the spring of 1862 The Confederate Army in the West teeters on the brink of collapse following the catastrophic loss of Fort Donelson Commanding general Albert Sidney Johnston is forced to pull up stakes, abandon the critical city of Nashville, and rally his troops in defense of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Hot on Johnston s trail are two of the Union s best generals the relentless Ulysses Grant, fresh off his career making victory at Fort Donelson, and Don Carlos Buell If their combined forces can crush Johnston s army and capture the railroad, the war in the West likely will be over There s just one problem Johnston knows of the Union plans, and is poised to launch an audacious surprise attack on Grant s encampment a small settlement in southwestern Tennessee anchored by a humble church named Shiloh With stunning you are there immediacy, Shaara takes us inside the maelstrom of Shiloh as no novelist has before Drawing on meticulous research, he dramatizes the key actions and decisions of the commanders on both sides Johnston, Grant, Sherman, Beauregard, and the illustrious Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest Here too are the thoughts and voices of the junior officers, conscripts, and enlisted men who gave their all for the cause, among them Confederate cavalry lieutenant James Seeley and Private Fritz Dutchie Bauer of the 16th Wisconsin Regiment brave participants in a pitched back and forth battle whose casualty count would far surpass anything the American public had yet seen in this war By the end of the first day of fighting, as Grant s bedraggled forces regroup for could be their last stand, two major events both totally unexpected will turn the tide of the battle and perhaps the war itself. Best Read Books A Blaze of Glory (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #1) Author Jeff Shaara – kino-fada.fr Known for his epic novels of historical fiction, Jeff Shaara has further distanced himself from those within the genre by writing solely or, at least predominantly about war, through American eyes This novel, the first in a tetralogy on the Western Theatre of the US Civil War is no exception in its greatness Shaara chooses to focus the first novel on the Battle of Shiloh, to that point the bloodiest battle ever fought on US soil, in Spring, 1862 Shaara chooses wisely as he moves the focus w Known for his epic novels of historical fiction, Jeff Shaara has further distanced himself from those within the genre by writing solely or, at least predominantly about war, through American eyes This novel, the first in a tetralogy on the Western Theatre of the US Civil War is no exception in its greatness Shaara chooses to fo...As I readfrom Shaara I can t help but appreciate how close he is getting to the story presentation skills of his father, Michael, in his great novel of the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels The formula is to present an account of major historical battles from a fictional perspective of the minds of a select set of commanders Since completing his father s intended tri...This is another in a series of works by Jeff Shaara, whose father authored the well acclaimed work The Killer Angels a novel of the battle at Gettysburg Shaara has military historical novels on the American Civil War, World War II and so on The mode of operation is the same, between both pere and fils Several figures are selected to act as characters in their novels We see the part...Come all you gallant soldiers, a story I will tellAbout the bloody battle on top of Shiloh s hillIt was an awful struggle it ll cause your heart to chillAll from the bloody battle on top of Shiloh s hill In 1974, Michael Shaara wrote an unparalleled novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, eschewing a traditional narrative and telling the story directly from the point of view of various generals and infantrymen who contended against one another amid Pennsylvania s rocky hills and woodlands The n Come all you gallant soldiers, a story I will tellAbout the bloody battle on top of Shiloh s hillIt was an awful struggle it ll cause your heart to chillAll from the bloody battle on top of Shiloh s hill In 1974, Michael Shaara wrote an unparalleled novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, eschewing a traditional narrative and telling the story directly from the point of view of various gener...My first experience with Jeff Shaara was an excellent one A Blaze of Glory was actually a book that lived up to its title My review is for the audiobook read by Paul Michael, a very long audiobook I must add 18 hours 23 minutes I m glad I listened to the book rather than reading it Miahael s reading was able to portray the various characters human qualities or lack thereof that probably would not have been apparant otherwise I am somewhat of a Civil War history junkie and the b My first experience with Jeff Shaara was an excellent one A Blaze of Glory was actually a book that lived up to its title My review is for the audioboo...A Blaze of Glory A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh begins the new Jeff Shaara trilogy focusing on events of the Civil War s Western Theater As fans of Shaara s The Last Full Measure and his father s The Killer Angels will attest, his return to the Civil War era is a welcome one I was particularly pleased to see that the new...To clarify this is a five star review It was erroneously entered as four stars at some point, and the system is resisting my effort to correct it FIVE stars Not four FIVE I am a longstanding fan of Jeff Shaara s I see people write criticism of his work that sometimes approaches hysteria, and frankly, I don t get it Like his Pulitzer winning father before him, Shaara uses a combination of extensive knowledge of the war a fertile imagination and considerable writing skill to t...Interesting novel about one of the most dreadful slaughters of the Civil War.Jeff Shaara successfully captures the futility and carnage of the Battle of Shiloh in his novel A Blaze of Glory With over 100,000 troops engaged and nearly 25,000 casualties about 13,000 Union and 10,000 Confederate , Shiloh was earliest of the major slaughters of the Civil War April 1862 with total casualties in this one battle that were said to exceed all of the casualties of the American War for Independence, Wa Interesting novel about one of the most dreadful slaughters of the Civil War.Jeff Shaara successfully captures the futility and carnage of the Battle of Shiloh in his novel A Blaze of Glory With over 100,000 troops engaged and nearly 25,000 casualties about 13,000 Union and 10,000 Confederate , Shiloh was earliest of the major slaughters of the Civil War April 1862 with total casualties in this one battle that were said to exceed all of the casualties of the American War for Independence, War of 1812 and Mexican War combined As ...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Good read Shaara use his tried and true template to tell the story of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War the bloodiest up to that point of the war.He starts the book with the Confederate abandonment of Nashville and the political pressure that put on Johnston.He mainly uses the Confederate Gen s Johnston, Bragg and Beauregard to tell the Rebel side of the story He mainly uses Gen s Grant and Prentiss and one fictional character, Pvt Bauer to tell ...This is a read long delayed When I was still a growing boy at home, I traveled to Shiloh during a Senior Trip with some high school teachers, my favorite, Mrs Helen Darby the leader I had endured her history classes, had little interest, until Shiloh That visit touched my heart and from that day forward I became interested in Civil War history, ultimately the history of our nation.This read is for you, Helen Darby You were the spark Blessings in heaven to you, my dear teacher.Jeff Shaara This is a read long delayed When I was still a growing boy at home, I traveled to Shiloh during a Senior Trip with some high school teachers, my favorite, Mrs Helen Darby the leader I had endured her history classes, had little interest, until Shiloh That visit touched my heart and from that day forward I became interested in Civil War history, ultimately the history of ou...

A Blaze of Glory (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #1)
  • English
  • 19 November 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 435 pages
  • 0345527356
  • Jeff Shaara
  • A Blaze of Glory (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #1)