The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.90 (651 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345461371 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Shaara evokes the agony of desert warfare and the utter chaos of an airborne assault through the experiences of Pvt. troops face off against the Germans in North Africa. From fall 1942 through spring 1943, the Allies battle Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. All rights reserved. The Allied victory in Africa is followed by the conquest of Sicily and the invasion of mainland Italy in 1943. From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Shaara (To the Last Man; Gone for Soldiers), 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. . As the book begins, Hitler's forces control western Europe, and U.S. The challenges—and frequent frustrations—of command are seen through the eyes of such luminaries as generals Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton and Rommel. With the Italian campai
A new level of accomplishment from this already acclaimed author, The Rising Tide will leave readers eager for the next volume of this superb saga of the war that saved and changed the world.From the Hardcover edition.. As battles rage along the coasts of the Mediterranean, the momentum of the war begins to shift, setting the stage for the massive invasion of France, at a seaside resort called Normandy.More than an unprecedented and intimate portrait of those who waged this astonishing global war, The Rising Tide is a vivid gallery of characters both immortal and unknown: the as-yet obscure administrator Dwight D. From tank driver to paratrooper to the men who gave the commands, Shaara’s stirring portrayals bring the heroic and the tragic to life in brilliant detail. Now he embarks upon his most ambitious epic, a trilogy about the military conflict that defined the twentieth century. When Germany’s ally Japan launches a stunning attack on Pearl Har
Insightful and well-written historical fiction Roger J. Buffington "The Steel Wave" by Jeff Shaara is the second novel (following "The Rising Tide") in Shaara's planned Second World War historical fiction trilogy. The theme of this novel is the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Northern France. In this piece Shaara uses his now-familiar technique of examining the time period in question from the pers. Well executed treatment of D-Day from a human view Steven Peterson Jeff Shaara's father famously authored the historical novel, "Gettysburg." Since, fils has written a prequel and a sequel to his father's opus, as well as similar historical novels about the Revolutionary War, the Mexican American War, the First World War, and the Second World War. This is the second of a World War II trilogy, the first having focused on the American w. Solid and enjoyable depiction of events leading up to, including, and following D-Day This is book two of a trilogy by Jeff Shaara about the United States' involvement in the European theater of WWII. In book one, The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II, Shaara uses a selection of historical figures to tell the tale of an untried and untested American military.In "The Steel Wave" Shaara tells the story of one of the most significant military events of