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The Smoke At Dawn (2014)

by Jeff Shaara(Favorite Author)

4.21 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0345527410 (ISBN13: 9780345527417)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Ballantine Books

series

Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater

review 1: Like all of Jeff Shaara's novel, I learned a great deal of history; in this case, about the aftermath of Chickamauga and the subsequent battle of Chattanooga.As an Illinoisan and a Civil War wonk, I'm ashamed to admit of my sketchy knowledge of this battle. After all, many Illinois boys were involved, including the regiment to which my great-great-great grandfather belonged. This novel will definitely springboard me into further research, just as The Killer Angels did for me many years ago.
review 2: i was especially interested in this book, as it detailed the battles around chattanooga. to read the accounts of what the soldiers had to do, the distances they marched, and the landscape on which they fought is truly humbling. marching down lookout mountain, acros... mores the valley, and up missionary ridge in one day? incredible. shaara, like his father, has a gift for bringing these historical figures, as well as common foot soldiers to life. excellent reading, if you're at all interested in the civil war. less

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