The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Jeff Shaara comes the riveting final installment in the Civil War series that began with A Blaze of Glory and continued in A Chain of Thunder and The Smoke at Dawn November 1864 As the Civil War rolls into its fourth bloody year, the tide has turned decidedly in favor of the Union A grateful Abraham Lincoln responds to Ulysses S Grant s successes by bringing the general east, promoting Grant to command the entire Union war effort, while William Tecumseh Sherman now directs the Federal forces that occupy all of Tennessee In a massive surge southward, Sherman conquers the city of Atlanta, sweeping aside the Confederate army under the inept leadership of General John Bell Hood Pushing through northern Georgia, Sherman s legendary March to the Sea shoves away any Rebel presence, and by Christmas 1864 the city of Savannah falls into the hands of Uncle Billy Now there is but one direction for Sherman to go In his way stands the last great hope for the Southern cause, General Joseph E Johnston In the concluding novel of his epic Civil War tetralogy, Jeff Shaara tells the dramatic story of the final eight months of battle from multiple perspectives the commanders in their tents making plans for total victory, as well as the ordinary foot soldiers and cavalrymen who carried out their orders until the last alarum sounded Through Sherman s eyes, we gain insight into the mind of the general who vowed to make Georgia howl until it surrendered In Johnston, we see a man agonizing over the limits of his army s power, and accepting the burden of leading the last desperate effort to ensure the survival of the Confederacy The Civil War did not end quietly It climaxed in a storm of fury that lay waste to everything in its path The Fateful Lightning brings to life those final brutal, bloody months of fighting with you are there immediacy, grounded in the meticulous research that readers have come to expect from Jeff Shaara. Free Download Kindle ePUB The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4) By Jeff Shaara – kino-fada.fr Shaara s history rich tetralogy has finally come to an end with the most exciting novel saved for last After taking the reader through numerous campaigns in the lesser known Western Theatre of the American Civil War, Shaara has been able to bring closure to the bloody battles and military chess play between leaders on both sides In this novel, the focus shifts away from General Ulysses S Grant, whose presence has been a key aspect of the previous novels Instead, Grant has been called to Wash Shaara s history rich tetralogy has finally come to an end with the most exciting novel saved for last After taking the reader through numerous campaigns in the lesser known Western Theatre of the Amer...Mr Shaara uses his tried and true formula in this fourth and final volume of Civil War in the West Series and once again produces a superb look at the events of that War Starting with burning of Atlanta, the author follows Sherman s army during the March to Sea and the subsequent march through South and then North Carolina to the end of the War.Mr Shaara uses Gen Sherman himself and a freed slave, Franklin, as the main narrators of the Union part of the story The Southern story is told from Mr Shaara uses his ...This novel is the closing book in the quartet that Mr Shaara wrote about the largely ignored at least in historical fiction western theater of the American Civil War I believe that the series is worth your time to read if you have a preexisting interest in the subject The Fateful Lightning is really General Sherman s book It begins with his leaving Atlanta after its capture and concludes with the surrender of Joe Johnston s army in late April of 1865 Per his usual style, the book is writ This novel is the closing book in the quartet that Mr Shaara wrote about the largely ignored at least in historical fiction western theater of the American Civil War I believe that the series is worth your time to read if you have a pr...While I find the narrative tedious at times but am sure if your are in the military the description of troop movements is interesting, the dialogue is what saved the book Sherman s nervousness and Grants ...This fictionalized account of the March to the Sea by General Sherman and its immediate aftermath near the end of the Civil War has good and bad points.As with Shaara s other books in this series of novels on the Civil War, it s hard to go wrong with such great characters like Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman Sherman takes center stage in this book, with his march first to Savannah and then back north for an anticipated military rendezvous with Grant, a move which became unnecessary after the surr This fictionalized account of the March to the Sea by General Sherman and its immediate aftermath near the end of the Civil War has good and bad points.As with Shaara s other books in this series of novels on the Civil War, it s hard to go wrong with such great characters like Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman Sherman takes center stage in this book, with his march first to Savannah and then back north for an anticipated military rendezvous with Grant, a move which became unnecessary after the surrender by Lee to Grant at Appomattox Historians have pointed to many factors contributing to Sherman s success, including the influence of his West Point training, his personal charisma, his intellectual energy, his past work experience which gave him intimate knowledge of the American terrain, an excellent command of logistics, and last but not least the brilliance of his strategic thinking Shaara doesn t really acquaint us with much of this Mostly, we encounter Sherman s th...History At It s Best Shaara continues his run of outstanding historical novels The Fateful Lightning is about the ending days of the Civil War, seen through the lens of Sherman s March To The Sea As he has done before, Shaara once again lays his story out by telling it through the eyes of multiple characters The main character, General Sherman two Confederate soldiers and, perhaps most interesting, a slave who was freed by Sherman s army As with all of his books, it is extremely well re History At It s Best Shaara continues his run of outstanding historical novels The Fateful Lightning is about the ending days of the Civil War, seen through the lens of Sherman s March To The Sea As he has done before, Shaara once again lays his story out by telling it through the eyes of multiple characters The main character, General Sherman two Confederate soldiers and, perhaps most interesting, a slave who was freed by Sherman s army As with all of his books, it is extremely well researched It vividly descri...Entertainingly informative enjoyable for history buffs normal people No mystery to outcome, however, drawing from truthful resources the author gives insight into the character of men of higher lower ranks on both sides involved in the Civil War Pleasantly, clearly, gently ...The first three books of Shaara s western Civil War series were weak, but Faithful Lightning finishes this tetralogy with a bang It s a great read, portraying both sides fairly as Sherman marches from Atlanta to the sea, then heads northward through the C...A great summation to the last part of war presented from many sides My summation on the war it was all about the damned cotton Only slaves could work in those miserable conditions well enough to turn a profit Read up on the history of Egypt where cotton came from.The Bristish, among others, bad mouthed the US for having slaves after it had outlawed it Yet, they still bought the product even after an embargo Also, the greatest customer for Southern cotton were the textile factories in the A great summation to the last part of war prese...I was looking for a biography of Sherman when I came across this book I had never read any of Shaara s novels but saw they were highly praised so I decided to give it a try Am I ever glad I did so.You are put in the minds of Sherman, a confederate general, a confederate cavalryman and a young freed slave Alternate chapters are from the viewpoint of each of the above This literary method works extremely well in telling the story of Sherman s March to the Sea.The history is religiously followe I was looking for a biography of Sherman when I came across this book I had never read any of Shaara s novels but saw they were highly praised so I decided to give it a try Am I ever glad I did so.You are put in the minds of Sherman, a confederate general, a confederate cavalryman and a young freed slave Alternate chapters are from the viewpoint of each of the above This literary method works extremely well in telling the story of Sherman s March to the Sea.The history is religiously followed Sherman s ability to continually fool the Confederates as to what his intentions were is ...

The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4)
  • English
  • 08 July 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 615 pages
  • 0345549198
  • Jeff Shaara
  • The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4)