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Gods and Generals

A Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy)

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Gods and Generals

By: Jeff Shaara
Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
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The New York Times best-selling prequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning classic The Killer Angels.

In this brilliantly written epic novel, Jeff Shaara traces the lives, passions, and careers of the great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War. Here is Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, a hopelessly by-the-book military instructor and devout Christian who becomes the greatest commander of the Civil War; Winfield Scott Hancock, a captain of quartermasters who quickly establishes himself as one of the finest leaders of the Union army; Joshua Chamberlain, who gives up his promising academic career and goes on to become one of the most heroic soldiers in American history; and Robert E. Lee, never believing until too late that a civil war would ever truly come to pass. Profound in its insights into the minds and hearts of those who fought in the war, Gods and Generals creates a vivid portrait of the soldiers, the battlefields, and the tumultuous times that forever shaped the nation.

©2000 Jeff Shaara (P)2020 Random House Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Sagas War & Military Civil War War Solider Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Inspiring Career Civil War Fiction

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"Powerful.... Though the story of the Civil War has been told many times, this is the rare version that conveys what it must have felt like." (Chicago Sun-Times)

"Compelling...a work of vivid drama and skill." (The Dallas Morning News)

"[Jeff] Shaara’s beautifully sensitive novel delves deeply in the empathetic realm of psycho-history, where enemies do not exist - just mortal men forced to make crucial decisions and survive on the same battlefield." (San Francisco Chronicle)
Engaging Historical Narrative • Detailed Battle Descriptions • Emotional Storytelling • Educational Content
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I could not get enough of this book! I have listened to Shelby Foote's 3 volume work on the civil war and this book is delightfully accurate. I
love this style of writing will definitely get more books by this author.

Great story and great narration

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I've read the book twice, watched the movie, and now listened to the book. Let's just say I really enjoyed it. Very entertaining.

Excellent

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Love this book, but this is probably the worst “professional” narrator I’ve heard out of the hundred or so audiobooks I’ve listened to.

Fantastic book, terrible narrator

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Another great book by Jeff Shara, I enjoy everything I read by him and can’t wait to get on to Gettysburg.

Excellent

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With the listening of this book I have a different opinion of many Generals of confederacy. Mark Bramal doing this Audible was wonderful.
Great fiction in massive amounts by the Author.

Great Long fiction.

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As one who has never cared for the study of the war between the states, I found this extremely facinating. so much so that, I will be reading more from this author on this topic.

Enthralling

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The performance was very well done and the story was riveting. All of the books by Jeff Shaara that I’ve listened to are wonderful

Loved it…very well done

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loved it much better than the movie. the book was very interesting and I will read it again

Great Book

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I could not get enough of this story. Jeff Shaara tells an amazing and detailed account of the beginning of the Civil war from the POV of the officers and soldiers. Thank you Mr. Shaara

Great historic recount

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Even those of us who have studied the war in some depth tend to view it as a sterile thing. States seceded, men joined up, armies moved. There may be a few human interest stories in the mix but its cold. One part of this book that really moved me was a unit in California with men from various states as they came to terms with where their loyalties lay and longtime friends became enemies in an instant. Another important thought was how men reacted to rumors, outdated information and outright lies; things that we have not yet overcome in our information age. The actions of the armies make more sense when you realize an actual frail human is making the decisions in real time based on incomplete information.

it makes you think

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