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By Jeff Shaara
November 1864: because the Civil struggle rolls into its fourth bloody yr, the tide has grew to become decidedly in want of the Union. A thankful Abraham Lincoln responds to Ulysses S. Grant’s successes via bringing the overall east, selling supply to command the complete Union struggle attempt, whereas William Tecumseh Sherman now directs the Federal forces that occupy all of Tennessee.
In an important surge southward, Sherman conquers the town of Atlanta, sweeping apart the accomplice military less than the inept management of common John Bell Hood. Pushing via northern Georgia, Sherman’s mythical March to the ocean shoves away any insurgent presence, and via Christmas 1864 town of Savannah falls into the arms of “Uncle Billy.” Now there's yet one course for Sherman to move. In his method stands the final nice wish for the Southern reason, basic Joseph E. Johnston.
within the concluding novel of his epic Civil battle tetralogy, Jeff Shaara tells the dramatic tale of the ultimate 8 months of conflict from a number of views: the commanders of their tents planning for overall victory, in addition to the normal foot squaddies and cavalrymen who conducted their orders until eventually the final alarum sounded. via Sherman’s eyes, we achieve perception into the brain of the overall who vowed to “make Georgia howl” till it surrendered. In Johnston, we see a guy agonizing over the boundaries of his army’s energy, and accepting the weight of best the final determined attempt to make sure the survival of the Confederacy.
The Civil conflict didn't finish quietly. It climaxed in a typhoon of fury that lay waste to every thing in its course. The Fateful Lightning brings to existence these ultimate brutal, bloody months of struggling with with you-are-there immediacy, grounded within the meticulous study that readers have come to count on from Jeff Shaara.
Praise for Jeff Shaara’s new Civil warfare series
The Fateful Lightning
“Powerful and emotional . . . hugely recommended.”—Historical Novels Review
“Outstanding . . . Shaara combines his wide wisdom of army background along with his consummate ability as a storyteller.”—Booklist
“Readers . . . trying to find an soaking up novel could be good rewarded.”—The Clarion-Ledger
“A nice accomplishment and a greater than becoming end to Shaara’s paintings at the Civil War.”—Bookreporter
A Blaze of Glory
“[An] fascinating learn . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vibrant fact to the historic occasions depicted.”—Library Journal
“Dynamic portrayals [of] Johnston, supply and William Tecumseh Sherman.”—The Wall highway Journal
A Chain of Thunder
“Shaara keeps to attract strong novels from the bloody heritage of the Civil War.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Shaara’s historic accuracy is ideal. . . . The voices of those humans encounter to the reader as poignantly transparent as they did one hundred fifty years ago.”—Historical Novels Review
The Smoke at Dawn
“Beautifully written . . . Shaara once more elevates historical past from mere rote truth to explosive and interesting drama.”—Bookreporter
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