Gods and Generals

jeff shaara

In a prequel of sorts to his father Michael Shaara's 1974 epic novel The Killer Angels, Jeff Shaara explores the lives of Generals Lee, Hancock, Jackson and Chamberlain as the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg approaches.

Shaara captures the disillusionment of both Lee and Hancock early in their careers, Lee's conflict with loyalty, Jackson's overwhelming Christian ethic and Chamberlain's total lack of experience, while illustrating how each compensated for shortcomings and failures when put to the test.

The perspectives of the four men, particularly concerning the battles at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, make vivid the realities of war.

Genres historical fictionfictioncivil warwarhistoricalmilitary fictionamerican historyamerican civil warmilitary historyclassics

498 pages, Paperback

First published May 28,1996

Series

The Civil War Trilogy

Literary awards

w.y. boyd literary award for excellence in military fiction,

Places

virginia,

This edition

Format: 498 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 2000 by Birlinn
ISBN: 9781841580654
ASIN: 1841580651
Language: English

About the author

jeff shaara

JEFF SHAARA is the award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of seventeen novels, including Rise to Rebellion and The Rising Tide, as well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure—two novels that complete his father's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, The Killer Angels. Shaara was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and lives in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.