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Laddar... The Smoke at Dawn: A Novel of the Civil War (the Civil War in the West)av Jeff Shaara
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. In The Smoke at Dawn, Jeff Shaara continues to follow the western theater of the Civil War. This time, the story is about the battle for Chattanooga, 1863. Normally, I don't enjoy stories about movement of this battalion or that battalion on the field. However, this story is told well and as the author points out, it's necessarily a novel because it has dialogue that can't be supported. Regardless, it's all about the people. The reader will learn a lot about them in the telling. I particularly enjoyed the author's interpretation of Braxton Bragg...unsure of himself to the point that he mistrusts his subordinates so much that it affects his military decisions. ( ) In The Smoke at Dawn, Jeff Shaara continues to follow the western theater of the Civil War, as the Union forces attempt to follow up on their capture of Vicksburg (chronicled in A Chain of Thunder). But when the Confederates manage to defeat the Union army under General Rosecrans at Chickamauga, they retreat to Chattanooga, and Confederate General Braxton Bragg puts them under siege. When Lincoln removes Rosecrans and elevates Grant to overall command, Grant heads to Chattanooga, where he plans to break the siege if only Sherman will arrive with his forces in time. Meanwhile, Bragg has his own problems as his subordinates question and seek to undermine his leadership. As usual, Shaara paints vivid portraits of these historical figures, as well as the men in the trenches, represented here again by Private Fritz "Dutchie" Bauer. He even gives us a glimpse of Confederate President Jefferson Davis (for a nonfiction treatment of whom, see James McPherson's recent Embattled Rebel), who has to make an appearance to try to sort out the command problems plaguing Bragg and his subordinate Generals including James Longstreet and Patrick Cleburne, who is particularly interesting as an Irishman fighting for the Southern cause and one of their finest commanders. On the Union side, he also better acquaints us with General George Thomas, who kept the Union defeat and retreat at Chickamauga from becoming a total rout. This one is a bit slower than most of Shaara's other books, but still definitely worth reading. I'm eagerly anticipating the final book in this series. http://www.amazon.com/review/R397KWH23F6VEU With this volume, Shaara veers away from tactics, more towards characterization. It isn't a bad thing to do, just somewhat different. Still, for the major characters, the shortcomings seem to be over emphasized. Given his many and huge failings, it is surprising that Braxton Bragg did not suffer a fatal "accident" in the field. Things learned by the major characters seem to insinuate themselves into the consciousness of the characters. I continue to believe that Shaara is doing a great service in putting flesh and bone on the history of our Civil War. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
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HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with A Blaze of Glory and A Chain of Thunder. In The Smoke at Dawn, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war. Summer, 1863. The Federal triumph at Vicksburg has secured complete control of the Mississippi River from the Confederacy, cementing the reputation of Ulysses S. Grant. Farther east, the Federal army under the command of William Rosecrans captures the crucial rail hub at Chattanooga. But Rosecrans is careless, and while pursuing the Confederates, the Federal forces are routed in north Georgia at Chickamauga Creek. Retreating in a panic back to Chattanooga, Rosecrans is pursued by the Confederate forces under General Braxton Bragg. Penned up, with their supply lines severed, the Federal army seems doomed to the same kind of defeat that plagued the Confederates at Vicksburg. But a disgusted Abraham Lincoln has seen enough of General Rosecrans. Ulysses Grant is elevated to command of the entire theater of the war, and immediately replaces Rosecrans with General George Thomas. Grant gathers an enormous force, including armies commanded by Joseph Hooker and Grant’s friend, William T. Sherman. Grant’s mission is clear: Break the Confederate siege and destroy Bragg’s army. Meanwhile, Bragg wages war as much with his own subordinates as he does with the Federals, creating dissension and disharmony in the Southern ranks, erasing the Confederate army’s superiority at exactly the wrong time. Blending evocative historical detail with searing depictions of battle, Jeff Shaara immerses readers in the world of commanders and common soldiers, civilians and statesmen. From the Union side come the voices of Generals Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and George Thomas—the vaunted “Rock of Chickamauga”—as well as the young private Fritz “Dutchie” Bauer. From the Rebel ranks come Generals Bragg, Patrick Cleburne, and James Longstreet, as well as the legendary cavalry commander, Nathan Bedford Forrest. A tale of history played out on a human scale in the grand Shaara tradition, The Smoke at Dawn vividly recreates the climactic months of the war in the West, when the fate of a divided nation truly hangs in the balance. Praise for The Smoke at Dawn “Civil War history fiends will be riveted.”—Parade “A beautifully written novel . . . Shaara once again elevates history from mere rote fact to explosive and engaging drama.”—Bookreporter “Shaara’s mastery of military tactics, his intimate grasp of history, and his ability to interweave several supporting narratives into a cohesive and digestible whole . . . will appeal to a broad range of historical- and military-fiction fans.”—Booklist “Top-notch . . . As with the best historical war novels, knowing the ultimate outcome of the bitter fighting is not a bar to engagement.”—Publishers Weekly. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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