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The son of pulitzer prizewinning author michael shaara the killer angels, jeff shaara completed his fathers civil war trilogy with gods and generals and the last full measure, and went on to earn acclaim as an author of historical novels that document and dramatize the events that formed the foundation of our country. Gods and generals the killer angels the last full measure. This volume assembles three civil war novels from americas first family of military fiction. Michael shaara became a published novelist in 1968 with the novel the broken place, although his short stories date back to 1952. God and generals the killer angels the last full measure by michael shaara and jeff shaara 1999, paperback paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Grantcomplicated, heroic, and deeply troubled menthrough to its riveting conclusion at appomattox.
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