Novels of the Civil War
Author
Author
Series
Novels of the Civil War volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The first installment in a trilogy inspired by the Siege of Vicksburg follows Ulysses S. Grant's successful crossing of the Mississippi in May 1863 and his reluctant decision to surround Confederate soldiers and citizens in a ring of Federal entrenchments to starve them into surrendering.
Author
Series
Novels of the Civil War volume 3
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with A Blaze of Glory and A Chain of Thunder. In The Smoke at Dawn, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war. Summer, 1863. The Federal triumph at Vicksburg has secured complete control of the...
Author
Series
Novels of the Civil War volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author 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...