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Gods and Generals

A Novel of the Civil War

A Novel of the Civil War

A Novel of the Civil War

A Novel of the Civil War

A Novel of the Civil War

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara
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By Jeff Shaara
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By Jeff Shaara
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Part of Civil War Trilogy

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Paperback $18.00

May 13, 1997 | ISBN 9780345409577

Mass Market Paperback $8.99

Apr 29, 1998 | ISBN 9780345422477

Hardcover $30.00

May 28, 1996 | ISBN 9780345404923

Ebook $8.99

Oct 05, 2000 | ISBN 9780345438492

Audiobook Download $30.00

May 26, 2020 | 1359 Minutes

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Feb 04, 2003 | 227 Minutes

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    About Gods and Generals

    The New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning 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.

    About Gods and Generals

    The New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning 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.

    About Gods and Generals

    The New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning 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.

    About Gods and Generals

    The New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning 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.

    BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Jeff Shaara’s Blaze of Glory.

    About Gods and Generals

    The New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning 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.

    About Gods and Generals

    The New York Times bestselling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize–winning 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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    Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fateful Lightning, The Smoke at Dawn, A Chain of Thunder, A Blaze of Glory, The Final Storm, No Less Than Victory, The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the… More about Jeff Shaara

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    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Ballantine Books
    May 13, 1997 | 528 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780345409577

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Apr 29, 1998 | 512 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345422477

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Hardcover | $30.00
    Published by Ballantine Books
    May 28, 1996 | 512 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780345404923

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Oct 05, 2000 | 512 Pages | ISBN 9780345438492

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $30.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    May 26, 2020 | 1359 Minutes | ISBN 9780593295243

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $13.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Feb 04, 2003 | 227 Minutes | ISBN 9780553756418

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    Praise

    “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] Shaara’s beautifully sensitive novel delves deeply in the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not exist—just 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

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