Gods and Generals: A Novel of the Civil War

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The New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prizewinning 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.

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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] Shaaras beautifully sensitive novel delves deeply in the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not existjust 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

Author Bio

Jeff Shaarais theNew York Timesbestselling author ofA Chain of Thunder,A Blaze of Glory,The Final Storm, No Less Than Victory, The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the Last Man, The Glorious Cause, Rise to Rebellion,andGone for Soldiers,as well asGods and GeneralsandThe Last Full Measuretwo novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his fathers Pulitzer Prizewinning classic,The Killer Angels. Shaara was born into a family of Italian immigrants in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and graduated from Florida State University. He lives in Gettysburg.