Jeffrey shaara was born in new brunswick, new jersey, and grew up in tallahassee, florida. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, out of print treasures. A chain of thunder by jeff shaara emerging civil war. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. 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. A chain of thunder by jeff shaara is his second historical novel on the progress of the american civil war in its western theater, the first in the series being a. Jeff shaara once again visits the battlefields of the civil war in this novel, this time. Jeff shaara books list of books by author jeff shaara. In 1974, jeff graduated with a degree in criminology from florida state university. At the age of 16, he operated a rare coin business.
A chain of thunder is the second volume in a 4book series by jeff shaara, the set in the western theater of the american civil war. A chain of thunder by jeff shaara, ballantine books 20, volume 2 of the civil war western theater, historical novel fictionalized. This time, its grants campaign against confederate general john pemberton, leading to the souths loss of the. There, in the vaunted gibraltar of the confederacy, a siege for the ages will cement the. A novel of the civil war the 2 nd volume of the war in the west series grants relentless siege of vicksburg, the campaign that changed the war. Historical novelist jeff shaara recalls the standoff between the union and confederate armies at vicksbug, mississippi in 1863. A chain of thunder by jeff shaara, ballantine books 20, volume 2 of the civil war western theater, historical novel fictionalized continuing with shaara s civil war books, which i read in ebook format. This volume covers ulysses grants campaign against confederate general john pemberton, leading to the souths crushing loss of the citadel of vicksburg. Vicksburg is well fortified and its position on the mississippi makes it an important target for the union army.
A chain of thunder is the second volume in the new 4book series, covering ulysses grants campaign against confederate general john pemberton, leading to the souths crushing loss of the citadel of vicksburg. May 23, 20 jeff shaara discusses the siege of vicksburg, the subject of his book the chain of thunder. Analyzing what historians call the brilliant and innovative campaign to secure the mississippi river for the union, shaara rides into the camps of grant and sherman and lurks with pemberton, the general charged with the. A novel of the battle of shiloh the civil war in the west. Historical novelist jeff shaara talks about his book, a chain of thunder. Jeff shaara has continued the legacy of his father through his prequel and sequel to michael shaaras the killer angels, culminating a trilogy capturing the american civil war, and has once again triumphed in that era with a chain of thunder things look bleak for the men in blue as they try and try again to capture the city of vicksburg on the banks of the mississippi river. 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. Continuing the trilogy that began with a blaze of glory, new york times bestselling author jeff shaara returns to chronicle another decisive chapter in americas long and bloody civil war. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a chain of thunder. This second book is about the siege of vicksburg in the springsummer of 1863. Continuing the series that began with a blaze of glory, jeff shaara returns to chronicle another decisive chapter in.
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