{"title":"Jeff Shaara","description":"Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of A 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, and Gone for Soldiers, as well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure--two novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father's Pulitzer Prize-winning 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.","products":[{"product_id":"gone-for-soldiers-a-novel-of-the-mexican-war-paperback","title":"Gone for Soldiers: A Novel of the Mexican War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning, unforgettable novel, Jeff Shaara carries us back thirteen years before the Civil War, when that momentous conflict's most familiar names are fighting for another cause, junior officers marching under the same flag in an unfamiliar land, experiencing combat for the first time in the Mexican-American War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"BRILLIANT DOES NOT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE THE SHAARA GIFT.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Atlanta Journal-Constitution \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSHAARA RELIES \"ON THE HISTORY BEHIND THE MEN AND THEIR CAMPAIGNS TO TELL THE TALE. . . . Most poignant of all is the appearance of so many characters who will fight under opposing flags 13 years later. Stonewall Jackson shows up as a humorless young lieutenant with a spiritual reverence for his artillery, and Ulysses S. Grant awkwardly meets [Robert E.] Lee. . . . The salvaging of such episodes from history is ultimately a patriotic task, deserving of gratitude.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Washington Post Book World \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"COMPELLING . . . THRILLING . . . Shaara briskly drives the U.S. forces to Mexico City, building suspense at each battle, all towards the climactic storming of the gates of the capital. . . . [He] has humanized the mythos of Lee as no one ever has and, in doing, makes an enduring contribution to literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Civil War Book Review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"SHAARA, AS USUAL, IS AT HIS BEST IN ACTION AND CONFRONTATION AND IN EVOKING HOW IT FELT TO BE THERE.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Philadelphia Inquirer\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning, unforgettable novel, Jeff Shaara carries us back thirteen years before the Civil War, when that momentous conflict's most familiar names are fighting for another cause, junior officers marching under the same flag in an unfamiliar land, experiencing combat for the first time in the Mexican-American War. \u003cbr\u003e\"BRILLIANT DOES NOT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE THE SHAARA GIFT.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Atlanta Journal-Constitution \u003cbr\u003eSHAARA RELIES \"ON THE HISTORY BEHIND THE MEN AND THEIR CAMPAIGNS TO TELL THE TALE. . . . Most poignant of all is the appearance of so many characters who will fight under opposing flags 13 years later. Stonewall Jackson shows up as a humorless young lieutenant with a spiritual reverence for his artillery, and Ulysses S. Grant awkwardly meets [Robert E.] Lee. . . . The salvaging of such episodes from history is ultimately a patriotic task, deserving of gratitude.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Washington Post Book World \u003cbr\u003e\"COMPELLING . . . THRILLING . . . Shaara briskly drives the U.S. forces to Mexico City, building suspense at each battle, all towards the climactic storming of the gates of the capital. . . . [He] has humanized the mythos of Lee as no one ever has and, in doing, makes an enduring contribution to literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Civil War Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\"SHAARA, AS USUAL, IS AT HIS BEST IN ACTION AND CONFRONTATION AND IN EVOKING HOW IT FELT TO BE THERE.\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102866739423,"sku":"9780345427519","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/crXC_adTiY9780345427519.webp?v=1781087504"},{"product_id":"the-old-lion-a-novel-of-theodore-roosevelt-paperback","title":"The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn one of his most accomplished, compelling novels yet, acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Jeff Shaara accomplishes what only the finest historical fiction can do - he brings to life one of the most consequential figures in U.S. history - Theodore Roosevelt - peeling back the many-layered history of the man, and the country he personified. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrom the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, from the waning days of the rugged frontier of a young country to the emergence of a modern, industrial nation exerting its power on the world stage, Theodore Roosevelt embodied both the myth and reality of the country he loved and led. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From his upbringing in the rarefied air of New York society of the late 19th century to his time in rough-and-tumble world of the Badlands in the Dakotas, from his rise from political obscurity to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, from national hero as the leader of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War to his accidental rise to the Presidency itself, Roosevelt embodied the complex, often contradictory, image of America itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn gripping prose, Shaara's\u003ci\u003e The Old Lion\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the man who both defined and created the modern United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eShaara deftly weaves a growing intensity that explodes on the pages.\" - Bookreporter.com on \u003ci\u003eTo Wake the Giant\u003c\/i\u003e.\"","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104754274527,"sku":"9781250320834","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/VnCnKXzbal9781250320834.webp?v=1781111248"},{"product_id":"the-shadow-of-war-a-novel-of-the-cuban-missile-crisis-hardcover","title":"The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author comes the story of rising conflict between the super-powers that gripped the world, a global war that almost happened: The Cuban Missile Crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1961, the new president John F. 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Johnston. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the concluding novel of his epic Civil War tetralogy, Jeff Shaara tells the dramatic story of the final eight months of battle from multiple perspectives: the commanders in their tents making plans for total victory, as well as the ordinary foot soldiers and cavalrymen who carried out their orders until the last alarum sounded. Through Sherman's eyes, we gain insight into the mind of the general who vowed to \"make Georgia howl\" until it surrendered. In Johnston, we see a man agonizing over the limits of his army's power, and accepting the burden of leading the last desperate effort to ensure the survival of the Confederacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Civil War did not end quietly. 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