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The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure
The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure
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Authors: Jeff Shaara, Michael Shaara
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book

List Price: $43.85
Buy New: $18.99
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(33 reviews)
Sales Rank: 19806

Format: Box Set
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.8 x 3.2

ISBN: 0345433726
EAN: 9780345433725
ASIN: 0345433726

Publication Date: April 27, 1999
Release Date: April 27, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
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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5 out of 5 stars Brilliant   May 22, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This trilogy by Michael and Jeff Shaara is one of the most enjoyable series I've read.Jeff Shaara's Gods and Generals and Last Full Measure bookend Michael Shaara's brilliant Pulitzer Prize winning Killer Angels.
The series focuses on the lives and personal experiences of the generals in the Confederate North Virginia army and the Union's Army of the Potomac.Although a novel,the books are filled with tons of information and history regarding the Civil War.The story moves cleanly aand swiftly covering the pre-war years until the surrender at Appomatax.The reader experiences a range of emotions from the thrill and sorrow of victory to the devastion of loss on both sides.Although I've read many history books on the subject, the Shaara series brought me into the middle of the action.I was also inspired to reexamine the history of the Civil War and make another trip to Gettysburgh with more insight.As an added bonus,one may want to pick up the also excellent Jeff Shaara's Gone For Soldiers as an introduction to the characters in the Civil war series. Enjoy



5 out of 5 stars A very personal perspective of the civil war   January 13, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Read Killer Angels first, then Gods and Generals followed by The Last Full Measure. The Authors put a very personal edge to historical players of our nation's civil war. In many cases, I couldn't wait to pick the book up again because I longed for the relationship with the characters.


5 out of 5 stars The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure [BOX SET]   November 28, 2007
The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure


5 out of 5 stars Should be required reading!   October 27, 2007
An amazingly well written historical account of the Civil War using a fictionalized approach. Easy reading but rivetting! Astonishingly seamless transition between father and son authors. A well balanced view of "behind the scenes" look at both armies of the north and the south. This should be required reading in our educational system.


5 out of 5 stars Outstanding trilogy, a must for history lovers   April 4, 2007
  6 out of 6 found this review helpful

These three books should be required reading in school. Very eye opening to the horrors of war.

Gods and Generals - Fascinating portrayal of a sad time in US History, as told from the perspectives of the generals involved in these campaigns. I was most particularly moved by Lee and his torn loyalties to the US Army and his home state of Virginia, and most especially by the great Stonewall Jackson. I've come across the names in history classes (oh so long ago) and the occasional novel covering this period, but it was wonderful to have them brought to life as this author did, and we are once again reminded that was is indeed h***. One moment in the book that particularly touched me was during a retreat of Federal soldiers. One of them slipped in the mud and was told that since the general decreed the roads to be in good condition therefore there is no mud. Four stars instead of five as the author's habit of inserting a comma instead of the word "and" was a bit of a distration for me.

The Killer Angels - The author brings the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War to life in this wonderful novel. He uses the alternating views from the officers of both sides of the conflict, thus making you feel as you are right with them, culminating in the horrific and tragic end of the battle. I was truly saddened by the incredible loss of life due to the mistakes of the priveleged few, the generals. No wonder they say Gettysburg is one of the most haunted places in America.

The Last Full Measure - I think this book, and the two preceding it should be required reading in school. I had no idea how horrific this war was, particularly more so as the brutalities committed on both sides were against our own. There were so many moments when I wanted to stop and cry for the loss of life, and especially at the end when the one man who was capable of healing the country and bringing us all back together as one nation, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated.

The research was impeccable and telling the story from the viewpoints of the various generals absolutely fascinating. The honorable Robert E. Lee, Chamberlain (loved his gracious salute to the surrendering army), and the ever fascinating U.S. Grant.

One quote from so many in the book that just brought tears to my eyes: "Yes, it was horrible, horrible indeed. But he had to tell himself that, remind himself to see it that way. There was no sickening revulsion, no outrage, no indignation at the barbarism. It was just one more scene from this war, one more horror, one more mass of death, blending together with all the rest."

Highly highly recommended.


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