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The Steel Wave

A Novel of World War II

Jeff Shaara

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English
Ballantine Books Inc.
19 May 2009
Series: World War II
Now in paperback, The Steel Wave is for WWII buffs, fans of Jeff Shaara, and readers of military drama.

General Dwight Eisenhower commands a diverse army that must destroy Hitler's European fortress. On the coast of France, German commander Erwin Rommel prepares for the coming invasion, as the F hrer thwarts the strategies Rommel knows will succeed. Meanwhile, Sergeant Jesse Adams, a veteran of the 82nd Airborne, parachutes with his men behind German lines. And as the invasion force surges toward the beaches of Normandy, Private Tom Thorne of the 29th Infantry Division faces the horrifying prospect of fighting his way ashore on Omaha Beach, a stretch of coast more heavily defended than the Allied commanders anticipate. From G.I. to general, The Steel Wave carries us through the war's most crucial juncture, the invasion that altered the flow of the war and, ultimately, changed history.
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Imprint:   Ballantine Books Inc.
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 29mm
Weight:   378g
ISBN:   9780345461407
ISBN 10:   0345461401
Series:   World War II
Pages:   544
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jeff Shaarais theNew York Timesbestselling author ofA 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,andGone for Soldiers,as well asGods and GeneralsandThe 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.

Reviews for The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II

The indelible panorama [Jeff] Shaara paints . . . draws us into the horror and heroism of war. -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Magnificent . . . Intense, compelling, and thoroughly researched, this is much more than just an excellent historical novel. -- Library Journal Pounding with fierce action and human drama, and packed with accurately rendered history, The Steel Wave is an eye-opening reminder of the bitterly high price that combat soldiers have always been called upon to pay. -- St. Petersburg Times In this great, often moving novel of conflict, [Jeff] Shaara channels the roiling experiences of men in the midst of a tumultuous enterprise whose outcome was by no means certain. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch Stirring . . . Shaara [is the] master of the war novel. -- Chicago Tribune


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