- Paperback
- Publisher: Ballantine Books (April 27 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345433726
- ISBN-13: 978-0345433725
- Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 7.6 x 21.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #408,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Author Jeff M. Shaara rounds out the Civil War Trilogy started by his late father Michael Shaara, whose book The Killer Angels described the Battle of Gettysburg. While Gods and Generals covered action prior to Gettysburg, The Last Full Measure picks up with Confederate General Robert E. Lee's retreat from Pennsylvania and continues through the end of the war. The younger Shaara focuses on the characters of Lee and Union commander Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, both of whom play prominent roles in the earlier books. He also introduces a new one: Ulysses S. Grant, the Union general who would finally defeat the South--something no soldier before him could manage. The Last Full Measure is often exciting and poignant, and fans of The Killer Angels and Gods and Generals won't be disappointed. A nicely boxed edition of this classic historical fiction. --John Miller
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERS
by
MICHAEL SHAARA and JEFF SHAARA
THE CIVIL WAR TRILOGY
GODS AND GENERALS
THE KILLER ANGELS
THE LAST FULL MEASURE
“Brilliant does not even begin to describe the Shaara gift.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
by
MICHAEL SHAARA and JEFF SHAARA
THE CIVIL WAR TRILOGY
GODS AND GENERALS
THE KILLER ANGELS
THE LAST FULL MEASURE
“Brilliant does not even begin to describe the Shaara gift.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The Human And Sentimental Aspects of Civil War,
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This review is from: Shaara 3 copy Box set (Paperback)
The Civil war was not one of the historical events that I have vast knowledge of. I was inspired to purchase this trilogy after captivated by the movies "Gettysburg" and "Gods And Generals". While it may be unfair to compare the books with the movies, I do find all the characters and events concerned more alive and intresting in the pages of this trilogy. Even though the trilogy has been categorized as fiction, the line between facts and fictions becomes blurred not far into the reading. Perhaps it does not take much effort for a Civil war buff to spot the two, it really does not matter much. After all, these books may never be used in a history class. The heart of the matter in these pages is the human and sentimental aspects of a war that shaped a great nation. It is the frustrations, struggles, and personal decisions of Robert Lee, Winfield Scott Hancock, and many others that give life to this trilogy. In comparison, their involvement in the war itself seems almost just a mere call of duty, dealing with methodical affairs of planning military strategies. The continuity of the trilogy would have been perfect had there not been a slight difference in the writing styles (The Killer Angel was authored by Mr. Jefferey Shaara's father, Michael Shaara). Still, both authors deserve all the credits as the job was well done. In the media coverages nowadays that rarely show the emotional vulnerability of our soldiers in wars, this trilogy prompts me, one of the many fortunate ones that have the luxury not to constantly worry about survival, to imagine what goes on beyond the diligence and precision these men armor themselves with.
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Civil War Trilogy,
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This review is from: Shaara 3 copy Box set (Paperback)
I read all three books and I thought they were amazing. I learned more about the Civil War through these books than through any history class I have ever taken. You will actully feel you know these characters and when one dies you will feel the pain. My favorite character was Joshua Lawernce Chamberlin. You follow him from when he volunteers for the army until the end of the war. You will also follow Lee, Longstreet, and Jackson for the Confederates. You follow Buford, Hancock, Grant, and of course Chamberlin for the Union.It is a story or normal men caught up in amazing times. It is an epic journey through America's darkest period when friends fought friends, when brothers fought brothers, and when Americans fought Americans.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Power of these books, are unmatched.,
By "matts86" (Broadview Heights, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shaara 3 copy Box set (Paperback)
This are all great books. The movie "Gettysburg" inspired me to read "The Killer Angels." I was never one who liked to read much. I read when I had to, but I never read for pleasure. However, I could not put these books done. They sucked me right back into the 1860's. I felt I was there with "Stonewall" Jackson visiting his mothers grave, I felt that I helped Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain defend Little Round Top at Gettysburg. These are great books. They can take a person like myself who does not read much, and makes you not want to stop reading. These were the first books, that I actually finished. Alot of times, I started books, but I never finished them. I had to finish these books, because they were so great. These books will be part of my book collection forever.
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