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A Chain of Thunder: A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg
by Jeff ShaaraContinuing the series that began with A Blaze of Glory, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara returns to chronicle another decisive chapter in America's long and bloody Civil War. In A Chain of Thunder, the action shifts to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. There, in the vaunted "... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
The Smoke at Dawn
by Jeff ShaaraNew York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with A Blaze of Glory and A Chain of Thunder. In The Smoke at Dawn, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confro... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Fateful Lightning
by Jeff ShaaraFrom New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara comes the riveting final installment in the Civil War series that began with A Blaze of Glory and continued in A Chain of Thunder and The Smoke at Dawn. November 1864: As the Civil War rolls into its fourth bloody year, the tide has turned decided... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II #2
by Jeff ShaaraJeff Shaara, America's premier author of military historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War. General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler's European fortress. His primary su... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
The Last Full Measure
by Jeff ShaaraIn the Pulitzer prize-winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time, an enduring bestseller that has sold more than two million copies. In the bestselling Gods and Generals, Shaara's son, Jeff, brilliantly sustained his father's vision, telling the ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1998 -
The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II
by Jeff ShaaraBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jeff Shaara's No Less Than Victory. Jeff Shaara, America’s premier author of military historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War. General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must fin... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War
by Jeff Shaara<P>The master of military historical fiction turns his discerning eye to the Korean War in this riveting new novel, which tells the dramatic story of the Americans and the Chinese who squared off in one of the deadliest campaigns in the annals of combat: the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Rise to Rebellion
by Jeff ShaaraJeff Shaara dazzled readers with his bestselling novels Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure, and Gone for Soldiers. Now the acclaimed author who illuminated the Civil War and the Mexican-American War brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who helpe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2001 -
To the Last Man: A Novel of the First World War
by Jeff ShaaraJeff Shaara has enthralled readers with his New York Times bestselling novels set during the Civil War and the American Revolution. Now the acclaimed author turns to World War I, bringing to life the sweeping, emotional story of the war that devastated a generation and established America as a world... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
The Glorious Cause: A Novel of the American Revolution (The American Revolutionary War #2)
by Jeff ShaaraIn Rise to Rebellion, bestselling author Jeff Shaara captured the origins of the American Revolution as brilliantly as he depicted the Civil War in Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure. Now he continues the amazing saga of how thirteen colonies became a nation, taking the conflict from kingdo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2002 -
Gone for Soldiers: A Novel of the Mexican War
by Jeff ShaaraJeff Shaara carries us back 15 years before the momentous conflict he has so brilliantly chronicled, to a time when the Civil War's most familiar names are fighting for another cause, junior officers marching under the same flag in an unfamiliar land, experiencing combat for the first time in the Me... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2000 -
The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II #1 (World War II #1)
by Jeff ShaaraA modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and World War I. Now he embarks upon his most ambitious epic, a trilogy about the military conflict that defined the twentieth century. The Rising Tide begins a staggering ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
No Less Than Victory: A Novel of World War II #3
by Jeff ShaaraAfter the success at Normandy, the Allied commanders are confident that the war in Europe will soon be over. But in December 1944, in the Ardennes Forest, the Germans launch a ruthless counteroffensive that begins the Battle of the Bulge--the last gasp by Hitler's forces and some of the most brutal... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
The Final Storm: A Novel of the War in the Pacific (World War II #4)
by Jeff ShaaraNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With the war in Europe winding down in the spring of 1945, the United States turns its vast military resources toward a furious assault on the last great stepping-stone to Japan--the heavily fortified island of Okinawa. The three-month battle in the Pacific theater will... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground
by Jeff ShaaraTRAVEL THROUGH A PIVOTAL TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the ten Civil War battlefields every American should visit: Shiloh, Antietam, Fredericksburg/Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, New Market, Chickamauga, the W... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh (the Civil War in the West #1)
by Jeff Shaara"[An] exciting read . . . [Jeff] Shaara returns to the U.S. Civil War in this first book of a new trilogy. . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted."--Library Journal NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSpring 1862. The Confederate Army in t... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Two Novels of the Revolutionary War: Rise to Rebellion and The Glorious Cause
by Jeff ShaaraFrom Jeff Shaara, the modern master of military fiction, whose father reinvented the war novel with his Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Killer Angels, comes an exclusive eBook edition collecting two stirring novels of the American Revolution: Rise to Rebellion and The Glorious Cause. RISE TO RE... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
The Eagle's Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway
by Jeff ShaaraIn a riveting tale that picks up where To Wake the Giant left off, New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara transports us to the Battle of Midway in another masterpiece of military historical fiction.Spring 1942. The United States is reeling from the blow the Japanese inflicted at Pearl Harbor.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
by Jeff ShaaraThe New York Times bestselling master of military historical fiction tells the story of Pearl Harbor as only he can in the first novel of a gripping new series set in World War II&’s Pacific theater. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt watches uneasily as the world heads rapidly down a dangerou... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Gods and Generals: A Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy #1)
by Jeff ShaaraBring back the pleasure of reading, readJeff Shaarain Large Print. All Random House Large Print Editions are published in a 16-point typeface. The story ofGods and Generalsbegins with Michael Shaara, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning classicThe Killer Angels. A native of New Jersey, Michael ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1952 -
Jeff Shaara: Three Novels of World War II
by Jeff ShaaraJeff Shaara has written vivid, perceptive portraits of America's wars that have thrilled and mesmerized readers across generations. Collected for the first time in this eBook volume are Jeff Shaara's epic New York Times bestselling novels of World War II: The Rising Tide, The Steel Wave, and No Less... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2006 -
Jeff Shaara and Michael Shaara: Three Novels of the Civil War
Michael Shaara reinvented the war novel with his Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels. Jeff Shaara propelled his father's legacy to new heights with a series of centuries-spanning New York Times bestsellers. Together at last in eBook form, this volume assembles three C... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
The Keys to the Kingdom: The FS-X Deal and the Selling of America's Future to Japan
by Jeff ShearShear (national affairs, The National Journal) chronicles how the US has aided Japan's ambitions to dominate the aerospace and aviations products industry, America's most lucrative exports, and has provided the infrastructure for Japan's production of the FS-X fighter plane. Shear, drawing on offic... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1994 -
Great Doubt: Practicing Zen in the World
The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening."In this brief but remarkably thorough book, Boshan puts into words what it means to truly doubt. Not just to be skeptical--but to push all the way to the very foundations. Anyone interested in Zen can learn a whole lot from this little book." --from ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Teaching Climate Change to Adolescents: Reading, Writing, and Making a Difference
CO-PUBLISHED BY ROUTLEDGE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH Teaching Climate Change to Adolescents is THE essential resource for middle and high school English language arts teachers to help their students understand and address the urgent issues and challenges facing life on Earth tod... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017