Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14042 in Books
• Published on: 1999-04-27
• Released on: 1999-04-27
• Format: Box set
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback

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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

Customer Reviews

A very personal perspective of the civil war
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.

The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure [BOX SET]
The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure

Should be required reading!
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.