Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of To Wake the Giant, The Frozen Hours, The Fateful Lightning, The Smoke at Dawn, A 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, and Gone for Soldiers, as well as Gods and Generals and The 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, Pennsylvania.
Praise for The Eagle's Claw An exciting blend of the big-picture strategy and intense human perspective . . . Riveting historical fiction . . . Shaara's wildly popular novels about the Civil War and WWII extend the audience for military fiction far beyond its normal range. -Booklist (starred review) Compelling . . . Shaara deftly digs into the minds of the major players . . . Shaara writes a well-researched and evenhanded portrayal of the event that changed the direction of the Pacific War. -Kirkus Reviews Praise for To Wake the Giant An exciting war story . . . [a] deeply researched, nonjudgmental account of Pearl Harbor. -Kirkus Reviews A thrilling you-are-there recreation . . . Fans of military fiction will find much to enjoy. -Publishers Weekly [Jeff] Shaara deftly weaves a growing intensity that explodes on the pages. . . . His descriptions and explanations of the events as they unfold eerily bring to mind the old newsreel footage. His dramatic recreation of the devastation and carnage of the attack is among some of his best work. -Bookreporter Moving [and] masterful . . . To Wake the Giant is detailed and nuanced, gripping and breathless . . . Shaara tackles a well-known story and makes it his own. -Historical Novel Society