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The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure

27 Apr 1999

Michael Shaara reinvented the war novel with his Pulitzer Prizewinning masterpiece of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels. Jeff Shaara continued his fathers legacy with a series of centuries-spanning New York Times bestsellers. This volume assembles three Civil War novels from Americas first family of military fiction: Gods and Generals, The Killer Angels, and The Last Full Measure. Gods and Generals traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leadersThomas Stonewall Jackson, Winfield Scott Hancock, Joshua Chamberlainfrom the gathering clouds of war. The Killer Angels re-creates the fight for Americas destiny in the Battle of Gettysburg, the four most bloody and courageous days of our nations history. And The Last Full Measure brings to life the final two years of the Civil War, chasing the escalating conflict between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grantcomplicated, heroic, and deeply troubled menthrough to its riveting conclusion at Appomattox. Praise for Michael Shaara and Jeff Shaaras Civil War trilogy Brilliant does not even begin to describe the Shaara gift.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 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, on Gods and Generals Remarkable . . . a book that changed my life . . . I had never visited Gettysburg, knew almost nothing about that battle before I read the book, but here it all came alive.Ken Burns, on The Killer Angels The Last Full Measure is more than another historical novel. It is rooted in history, but its strength is the element of humanity flowing through its characters. . . . The book is compelling, easy to read, well researched and written, and thought-provoking. . . . In short, it is everything that a reader could ask for.Chicago Tribune