Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)

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In a prequel of sorts to his father Michael Shaara s 1974 epic novel The Killer Angels, Jeff Shaara explores the lives of Generals Lee, Hancock, Jackson and Chamberlain as the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg approaches Shaara captures the disillusionment of both Lee and Hancock early in their careers, Lee s conflict with loyalty, Jackson s overwhelming Christian ethic and Chamberlain s total lack of experience, while illustrating how each compensated for shortcomings and failures when put to the test The perspectives of the four men, particularly concerning the battles at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, make vivid the realities of war. New Read Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) [ author ] Jeff Shaara [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr For those who may not know, Jeff Shaara is the son of Michael Shaara who wrote The Killer Angels Without that great book, there would be no Gods and Generals, or the many other books Jeff has written since this first one Let me first talk about The Killer Angels Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, it did not receive the public recognition it deserved until after Michael Shaara s death at age 50...I m going to quote the words of Jason Mraz and say I won t give up on us God knows I m tough enough We ve got a lot to learn God knows we re worth it Well it turns out I m not tough enough and this book wasn t worth it Oh, and I m totally giving up on us Rating2.75 stars This book is the story of 4 generals or maybeI seriously don t know and what they went through during the Civil war.Seems exciting enough The problem is I don t read historical fiction but this book was so chI m going to quote the words of Jason Mraz and say I won t give up on us God knows I m tough enough We ve got a lot to learn God knows we re worth it Well it turns out I m not tough enough and this book wasn t worth it Oh, and I m totally giving up on us Rating2.75 stars This book is the story of 4 generals or maybeI seriously don t know and what they went through during the Civil war.Seems exciting enough The problem is I don t read historical fiction but this book was so cheap I just couldn t help myself.This book was like a map ...I love how Jeff Shaara writes It takes some getting used to, yes, but once you get used to itBrilliant Outstanding I especially love how he focuses on the army, barely touches the political side of the war and when the political side is touched, it s mostly negative.I d never thought to deeply about the Civil war until this school year Now, with this book coming to top off my school year, I must say history is a whole lotcomplicated then I thought.The story begins in 1858 57 I love how Jeff Shaara writes It takes some getting used to, yes, but once you get used to itBrilliant Outstanding I especially love how he focuses on the army, barely touches the political side of the war and when the political side is touche...This book could be considered the prequel to THE KILLER ANGELS reviewed separately , written by Mr Shaara s father This book takes a unique perspective leading up to the Civil War, introducing us to the notable historical figures in that confrontation Mr Shaara shares with the reader, through excellent characterization and dialogue why the Civil war was so important to these men The author manages to bring to life the years leading up to the Civil War Seemingly historically accurate, this This book could be considered the prequel to THE KILLER ANGELS reviewed separately , written by Mr Shaara s father This book takes a unique perspective leading up to the Civil W...I really don t know what happened with Jeff Shaara from this book to his second attempt, The Last Full Measure, but I enjoyed this bookThere is still the rambling on, and the writing still has the same irritating problems, but not to the same extent as Measure I still enjoy the historic events told in a comprehensible way it fulfills my need to understand the order in which things happened I must say, I could not read two pages where he goes on about the death of General Jackson, it is I really don t know what happened with Jeff Shaara from this book to his second attempt, The Last Full Measure, but I enjoyed this bookThere is still the rambling on, and the writing still has the same i...I like historical fiction and picked up this book for that reason However, it seems less like fiction andlike military history This book seemed to me to be endless descriptions of what every general on both sides was doing during the Civil War an...When my history professor gave me a list of books to choose from to read for his Civil War class, I chose this one on impulse I came into the novel with very little knowledge about the events recorded in the book, but Jeff Sharra brought it to life for me All too often, the Southern soldiers are depicted as uneducated brutes who hated slaves While I m sure that was true of some, Sharra portrays the Southern Generals as fighting for their homeland, for their families, and as unwilling to turn When my history professor gave me a list of books to choose from to read for his Civil War class, I chose this one on impulse I came into the novel with very little knowledge about the events recorded in the book, but Jeff Sharra brought it to life for me All too often, the Southern soldiers are depicted as uneducated brutes who hated slaves While I m sure that was true of some, Sharra...I have read some really great books in the past year or two Memoirs of a Geisha, The Kite Runner, Seabiscuit and this book definitely joins the list It was so well written and interesting It s about the civil war it s quite thick and I thought it might be boring, but it was a page turner I felt so connected to all of the characters, and I found myself really conflicted on whether I wanted the Union or the confederates to win the war the book presented the generals as real people, so it di I have read some really great books in the past year or two Memoirs of a Geisha, The Kite Runner, Seabiscuit and this book definitely join...The first in the epic father son Civil War trilogy the next one is The Killer Angels by Jeff s father Michael Shaara, followed by Jeff s sequel The Last Full Measure This was Jeff s first book, and it must have been intimidating writing a prequel to his father s book, which had won the Pulitzer prize and been made into the astonishingly good film, Gettysburg.But Jeff rose to the challenge admirably and delivered a book similar in tone to his father s and car...There is very little I can say about this book that hasn t already been said It seems a rather polarizing read with people either really liking it or really hating it Unfortunately for me I fall into the latter category.The book is just okconsidering the subject matter at hand it should have been great By confining himself to copying his father s style, the book never flows, drama never builds, characters are never rounded out.Switching from one character s point of view to anothers can be There is very little I can say about this book that hasn t already been said It seems a rather polarizing read with people either really liking it or really hating it Unfortunately for me I fall into the latter category.The book is just okconsidering the subject matter at hand it should have been great By confining himself to copying his father s style, the book never flows, drama never builds, characters are...

Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)
  • English
  • 27 September 2018
  • Paperback
  • 498 pages
  • 1841580651
  • Jeff Shaara
  • Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)