A Chain of Thunder by Jeff Shaara - ISBN: 9780345527394
Paperback
Vicksburg besieged: a nation divided, lives shattered, history forged.

A Chain of Thunder

A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg

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  • Paperback

    608 pages

  • Release Date

    15 May 2014

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Summary

Continuing the series that began with A Blaze of Glory, Jeff Shaara returns to chronicle another decisive chapter in America’s long and bloody Civil War. In A Chain of Thunder, the action shifts to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. There, in the vaunted “Gibraltar of the Confederacy,” a siege for the ages will cement the reputation of one Union general—and all but seal the fate of the rebel cause.

In May 1863, after months of hard and bitter combat, Union …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780345527394
ISBN-10:0345527399
Author:Jeff Shaara
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Ballantine Books Inc.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:608
Release Date:15 May 2014
Weight:476g
Dimensions:201mm x 135mm x 34mm
Series:the Civil War in the West
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Critics Review

Praise for A Chain of Thunder

Praise for A Chain of Thunder “[Jeff] Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War… . The dialogue intrigues. Shaara aptly reveals the main actors: Grant, stoic, driven, not given to micromanagement; Sherman, anxious, high-strung, engaged even when doubting Grant’s strategy… . Worth a Civil War buff’s attention.”—Kirkus Reviews “Searing … Shaara seamlessly interweaves multiple points of view, as the plot is driven by a stellar cast of real-life and fictional characters coping with the pivotal crisis… . [A] riveting fictional narrative.”—Booklist“Shaara’s historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story… . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly as they did 150 years ago.”—Historical Novels Review“The writing is picturesque and vibrant… . [an] engrossing tale.”—Bookreporter

About The Author

Jeff Shaara

Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of A Chain of Thunder, A Blaze of Glory, The Final Storm, No Less Than Victory, The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the Last Man, The Glorious Cause, Rise to Rebellion, and Gone for Soldiers, as well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure - two novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, The Killer Angels. Shaara was born into a family of Italian immigrants in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and graduated from Florida State University. He lives in Gettysburg.

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