A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh

from santhony

Jeff Shaara has written a number of books, all focusing on wars or specific battles, usually involving the Civil War. The subject of this work is the Battle of Shiloh, one of the early major conflicts in the western theater of the United States Civil War. Sharra tells the story through the eyes o...

from Archivist13

Jeff Shaara has produced a riveting account of The Battle of Shiloh, an important campaign during the Civil War. All of the historical facts are there, with the added bonus of Shaara's imagination filling in the dialogue, which really brought the history to life. This is the first volume of a tri...

from mikedraper

The battle of Shiloh told from officers and enlisted men on both the north and south. The southern army is led by Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston with Gen. P.T.G. Beauregard as the second in command. Johnston is a true leader and catches the northern forces unprepared so routs them on the first day o...

from DeaconBernie

Continues the story of the Civil War in the historical fiction based on fact series. Shiloh was a horrible battle. It was mis-fought by almost all the generals. It was an expensive lesson for the generals who survived. More to the point, it took boy out of the farm boys who fought it and made the...

from creighley

Jeff Shaara recounts the horrific Battle of Shiloh where thousands of Union and Confederate troops lost their lives. Mistakes were made on both sides and both sides still claim a victory. Engrossing tale of the early throes of battle during the Civil War.