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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100345404920

ISBN-139780345404923

eBay Product ID (ePID)138251

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Book TitleGods and Generals : a Novel of the Civil War

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

TopicWar & Military, Sagas, Biographical, Historical

GenreFiction

AuthorJeff Shaara

Book SeriesCivil War Trilogy Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight25 oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN95-053360

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"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 "Compelling . . . a work of vivid drama and skill."-The Dallas Morning News "[Jeff] Shaara's beautifully sensitive novel delves deeply in the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not exist-just mortal men forced to make crucial decisions and survive on the same battlefield"-San Francisco Chronicle "Historical detail and depth of character carry the book, which examines the viewpoints and vulnerabilities of one of the most fascinating collections of military minds ever assembled on a single battlefront"-Minneapolis Star Tribune "Shaara has created human beings of the myths and cold facts."-St. Petersburg Times, "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 "Compelling . . . a work of vivid drama and skill."-- The Dallas Morning News "[Jeff] Shaara's beautifully sensitive novel delves deeply in the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not exist--just mortal men forced to make crucial decisions and survive on the same battlefield."-- San Francisco Chronicle "Historical detail and depth of character carry the book, which examines the viewpoints and vulnerabilities of one of the most fascinating collections of military minds ever assembled on a single battlefront."--Minneapolis Star Tribune "Shaara has created human beings of the myths and cold facts."-- St. Petersburg Times From the Trade Paperback edition., "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 "Compelling . . . a work of vivid drama and skill."- The Dallas Morning News "[Jeff] Shaara's beautifully sensitive novel delves deeply in the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not exist-just mortal men forced to make crucial decisions and survive on the same battlefield."- San Francisco Chronicle "Historical detail and depth of character carry the book, which examines the viewpoints and vulnerabilities of one of the most fascinating collections of military minds ever assembled on a single battlefront."-Minneapolis Star Tribune "Shaara has created human beings of the myths and cold facts."- St. Petersburg Times From the Trade Paperback edition., "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 "Compelling . . . a work of vivid drama and skill."- The Dallas Morning News "[Jeff] Shaara's beautifully sensitive novel delves deeply in the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not exist-just mortal men forced to make crucial decisions and survive on the same battlefield."- San Francisco Chronicle "Historical detail and depth of character carry the book, which examines the viewpoints and vulnerabilities of one of the most fascinating collections of military minds ever assembled on a single battlefront."-Minneapolis Star Tribune "Shaara has created human beings of the myths and cold facts."- St. Petersburg Times From the Trade Paperback edition.

Series Volume Number1

Dewey Decimal[Fic]

SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Killer Angels In this brilliantly written epic novel, Jeff Shaara traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War. Here is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a hopelessly by-the-book military instructor and devout Christian who becomes the greatest commander of the Civil War; Winfield Scott Hancock, a captain of quartermasters who quickly establishes himself as one of the finest leaders of the Union army; Joshua Chamberlain, who gives up his promising academic career and goes on to become one of the most heroic soldiers in American history; and Robert E. Lee, never believing until too late that a civil war would ever truly come to pass. Profound in its insights into the minds and hearts of those who fought in the war, Gods and Generals creates a vivid portrait of the soldiers, the battlefields, and the tumultuous times that forever shaped the nation.

LC Classification NumberPS3569.H18G63 1996b