A Blaze of Glory

A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh

Jeff Shaara

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Random House Inc
15 June 2012

Series: the Civil War in the West

For more than a decade, readers have been eagerly waiting for New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara to return to the Civil War--in this riveting account of the Battle of Shiloh, he does just that. Based on meticulous research and told in the voices of characters from both sides, this new novel is Shaara at his best, writing for his broadest and most avid readership.

In the first novel of a spellbinding new trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows best. A Blaze of Glory takes us to the action-packed Western Theater for a vivid re-creation of one of the war's bloodiest and most iconic engagements-the Battle of Shiloh.

It's the spring of 1862. The Confederate Army in the West teeters on the brink of collapse following the catastrophic loss of Fort Donelson. Commanding general Albert Sidney Johnston is forced to pull up stakes, abandon the critical city of Nashville, and rally his troops in defense of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Hot on Johnston's trail are two of the Union's best generals- the relentless Ulysses Grant, fresh off his career-making victory at Fort Donelson, and Don Carlos Buell. If their combined forces can crush Johnston's army and capture the railroad, the war in the West likely will be over. There's just one problem- Johnston knows of the Union plans, and is poised to launch an audacious surprise attack on Grant's encampment-a small settlement in southwestern Tennessee anchored by a humble church named Shiloh.

With stunning you-are-there immediacy, Shaara takes us inside the maelstrom of Shiloh as no novelist has before. Drawing on meticulous research, he dramatizes the key actions and decisions of the commanders on both sides- Johnston, Grant, Sherman, Beauregard, and the illustrious Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest. Here too are the thoughts and voices of the junior officers, conscripts, and enlisted men who gave their all for the cause, among them Confederate cavalry lieutenant James Seeley and Private Fritz ""Dutchie"" Bauer of the 16th Wisconsin Regiment-brave participants in a pitched back-and-forth battle whose casualty count would far surpass anything the American public had yet seen in this war. By the end of the first day of fighting, as Grant's bedraggled forces regroup for could be their last stand, two major events-both totally unexpected-will turn the tide of the battle and perhaps the war itself.

By: Jeff Shaara
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9780345527356
ISBN 10: 0345527356
Series: the Civil War in the West
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 15 June 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
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 A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh

PRAISE FOR JEFF SHAARA'S ACCLAIMED CIVIL WAR NOVELS Gods and Generals Shaara's beautifully sensitive novel delves deeply in the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not exist--just mortal men forced to make crucial decisions and survive on the same battlefield. -- San Francisco Chronicle Powerful . . . Though the story of the Civil War has been told many times, this is the rare version that conveys what it must have felt like. --Chicago Sun-Times Compelling . . . a work of vivid drama and skill. --The Dallas Morning News The Last Full Measure The Last Full Measure is more than another historical novel. It is rooted in history, but its strength is the element of humanity flowing through its characters. . . . The book is compelling, easy to read, well researched and written, and thought-provoking. . . . In short, it is everything that a reader could ask for. -- Chicago Tribune [Shaara] writes with considerable sensitivity and skill, setting vivid scenes and adding drama and suspense to a familiar tale. --The Seattle Times Masterful . . . These characters come alive as complex, heroic, and flawed men. --Baltimore Sun