With the Italian campaign sputtering, the Allies turn to planning for the decisive event of the European theater, the cross-channel invasion of France, which is where Shaara concludes this sprawling, masterful opening act. Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of A Chain of Thunder, A Blaze of Glory, The Final Storm, No Less Than Victory, The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the Last Man, The Glorious Cause, Rise to Rebellion, and Gone for Soldiers, as well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measuretwo novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father’s Pulitzer Prize. The Allied victory in Africa is followed by the conquest of Sicily and the invasion of mainland Italy in 1943. The challenges-and frequent frustrations-of command are seen through the eyes of such luminaries as generals Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton and Rommel. Shaara evokes the agony of desert warfare and the utter chaos of an airborne assault through the experiences of Pvt. From fall 1942 through spring 1943, the Allies battle Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. troops face off against the Germans in North Africa.

Don't miss the classic Civil War trilogy by New York Times bestselling father and son Michael and Jerr. As the book begins, Hitler's forces control western Europe, and U.S. Discovering America's Hallowed Ground Jeff Shaara. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy 2) (Paperback) By Michael Shaara Description. ), who has written bestselling and critically acclaimed historical novels covering the American Revolution through World War I, takes on World War II in the wonderful first volume of a planned trilogy. The book depicts the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, and the days leading up to it: June 29, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought.

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