Mobi ↠ Gods and Generals ↠ Jeff Shaara
Pensated for shortcomings and failures when put to the Gods and MOBI #233 test The perspectives of the four men particularly concerning the battles at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville make vivid the realities of w The first in the epic fatherson Civil War trilogy the next one is The Killer Angels by Jeff's father Michael Shaara followed by Jeff's seuel The Last Full Measure This was Jeff's first book and it must have been intimidating writing a preuel to his father's book which had won the Pulitzer prize and been made into the astonishingly good film GettysburgBut Jeff rose to the challenge admirably and delivered a book similar in tone to his father's and carefully maintaining the air of tragedy that his father achieved in The Killer Angels For those who are new Gods and Generals starts at the beginning of the American Civil War and follows four of the major commanders through the first three years of the war What makes this trilogy so uniue is its even handedness to both sides of the battle which makes the war itself something tragic Highly recommended seriesThis was made into a film of the same name which deviated uite differently from the book If they'd stuck to the book it would have been an amazing film instead it became a fascinating but flawed look at the American Civil War Read the book instead
Jeff Shaara ↠ Gods and Generals Kindle
Gods and GeneralsAptures the disillusionment of both Lee and Hancock early in their careers Lee's conflict with loyalty Jackson's overwhelming Christian ethic and Chamberlain's total lack of experience while illustrating how each com I'm going to uote the words of Jason Mraz and say I won't give up on us God knows I'm tough enough We've got a lot to learn God knows we're worth itWell it turns out I'm not tough enough and this book wasn't worth it Oh and I'm totally giving up on us Rating 275 stars This book is the story of 4 generals or maybe I seriously don't know and what they went through during the Civil warSeems exciting enough The problem is I don't read historical fiction but this book was so cheap I just couldn't help myselfThis book was like a map and I'm horrible with directions Also I'm not American so I didn't know half of the places the author was talking about Why 275 starsThe goodThe writing was pretty greatI liked some of the characters and understood their decisions regarding which side they supported North or SouthThe character's stories background and difference in faith was enjoyable to read aboutThe badDescription description and did I mention the descriptionI liked the characters but I didn't LIKE the charactersWar startegies and politics So hard to understandSlow PACEIf you like politics and historical fiction you will really like this bookMaybe when I'm wiser and older I will finish reading it and like it Probably not about being wiser and finishing the book