Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater (4 books in series)

Smoke at Dawn (2014)
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English
author
4.21 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: Enjoyable historical fiction. This book focuses on the battles in Chattanooga after the Battle of Chickamauga. The book looks at one of the major battles of the Civil War in the west, which tend to get overlooked in summaries of the Civil War.Shaara helps the reader understand wh...
A Chain of Thunder (2013)
language
English
author
4.09 of 5 Votes: 4
review 1: This is the second book in the series of the Western Theater of the Civil War. It is an excellent book and brings the Vicksburg Campaign alive. This book has the view of the civilian Lucy Spence as she endures the siege of Vicksburg, her neighbors, and her venture into the fiel...
The Smoke at Dawn (2014)
language
English
author
4.21 of 5 Votes: 5
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 Illino...
A Blaze of Glory (2012)
language
English
author
3.92 of 5 Votes: 2
review 1: I am a HUGE fan of Jeff Shaara, having read every book he has written from Gods and Generals through to a current reading of A Chain of Thunder. That being said, for me, this was the MOST DISAPPOINTING of all his books to date and far inferior to his usual page-turning novels of ...