About this title: Taking over from his Pulitzer-winning father Michael, Jeff Shaara in this prequel to THE KILLER ANGELS (1974) follows the careers of the Civil War generals Lee, Hancock, Jackson, and Chamberlain up to the fateful Battle of Gettysburg.
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780345404923ISBN:0345404920
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Pristine condition unused and unmarked book. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 512 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very Good+ Trade Paperback. Ballantine, 1997. Very Good+ Book. Light wear to book and spine. Aside from toning, overall a clean and tight copy. Media Mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped Quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1997-05-13
ISBN-13:9780345409577ISBN:0345409574
Description: Good. Good; paperback. Clean, tight, & bright, with no tears, marks, or highlighting. Covers dogeared. From The Civil War Book Shop-As close as your computer; as dependable as old Abe. read more
Edition: First paperback edition;
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780345409577ISBN:0345409574
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has light edgewear; Book is straight and tight; pages are clean and free of markings or tears; Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 512 p. Audience: General/trade. An amazing and heartbreaking saga of the American Civil War prior to the Battle of Gettysburg; read more
Description: Very Good. 0345409574 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN-13:9780345422477ISBN:0345422473
Description: Good. 0345422473 Good condition paperback book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780345409577ISBN:0345409574
Description: Very-Good+ 8vo. {006942} Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara. ISBN 0345409574. Published by Ballantine Books in 1997. TRADE PAPERBACK 8vo Civil War {Book Condition} VERY-GOOD+ {Book Condition Details} Cover: edge wear, minor soiling, light creasing on Spine, light creasing, rubbing, Text: cream colored pages. {Keywords} FICTION HISTORICAL WAR LEE ROBERT. read more
"This book was a really great "Who's Who in the The Civil War for Dummies". And it was written in a way that I didn't feel like I was having to sit through another boring lecture from a teacher who just wants to be home watching football. My only complaint was that I didn't feel like I got to know any of the four men featured as main characters. I felt like they all had the same personality (quiet, strong, confident, knew more than anyone else on hand but kept it to themselves until necessary). I felt like I probably got to know the author instead. Sort of like when an artist does their first few portraits. No matter who is sitting for the portrait, it always comes out looking like the artist. I can't wait to read the next book in the series by Mr Shaara's father, however. It's such an amazing story and the writing is supposed to be just as amazing."
"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 did a good job of looking at both sides of the story. I like how it depicted the South and went past the issues of Slavery, and into the issues of men wanting to protect their homelands and families- and how hard it was for them to fight against other generals they knew and loved. My only complaint? It ended at the battle of Gettysburg, so now I need to find the next book! I guess this was a prequel to a book that his father wrote called, "Killer Angels." So, that's the next book on my wish list! One other small complaint, sometimes it was easy for me to mix the characters up and forget who was on the confederate side and who was fighting for the union- so I had to refresh my memory a few times (I don't know my history as well as I should!)"
"While watching this movie on TV recently and realizing that I knew everything that was happening as well as the characters, it came to me that I had read the book! Killer Angels by his father is one of my favorite books of all time and he does a great job with this prequel. If you like books about the Civil War, this trilogy is well worth reading."
"This was interesting enough to finish, but I didn't get into it as much as I was hoping to. It was interesting to read about the lead-up to the Civil War from the perspectives of several pivotol leaders of both North and South. I read "The Killer Angels," which was written some years earlier by Jeff Shaara's father, in college and enjoyed that one a lot more."
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