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The smoke at dawn : a novel of the Civil War, Jeff Shaara

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The smoke at dawn : a novel of the Civil War
Title
The smoke at dawn
Title remainder
a novel of the Civil War
Statement of responsibility
Jeff Shaara
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"The latest installment in the series that began with A Blaze of Glory and A Chain of Thunder. Summer, 1863: the Federal triumph at Vicksburg has secured complete control of the vital Mississippi River from the Confederacy. Under the now-proven leadership of Ulysses Grant, the victorious Federal army moves eastward, intent on the capture of the rail hub of Chattanooga, with the eventual goal of a march on Atlanta. But the Confederate forces are not yet defeated. Under General Braxton Bragg, the Confederates stun the Federal army with a bloody victory at the Battle of Chickamauga. The Federal commander there, William Rosecrans, leads a chaotic retreat back into Tennessee, where the Federal army soon finds itself besieged at Chattanooga. A disgusted Abraham Lincoln implores Grant to break the siege, and if successful, continue the strategy of crushing Bragg's army. Arriving in Chattanooga, Grant begins the campaign that will break the South's grip with an audacious attack driven by the zeal of the Federal soldiers themselves: the first in a series of triumphant victories that will drive the Confederates back to their great stronghold of Atlanta. The primary voices from the Northern side include Generals Grant, William T. Sherman and George Thomas and a young lieutenant named Sammie Willis. The voices of the Southern side include Generals Bragg, Patrick Cleburne, James Longstreet, and a young cavalry lieutenant, James Seeley, who rides with Nathan Bedford Forrest"--
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1952-
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Shaara, Jeff
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Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
Series statement
Civil War series
Series volume
3
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United States
Label
The smoke at dawn : a novel of the Civil War, Jeff Shaara
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Publication
Control code
18107180
Extent
xx, 495 p.
Isbn
9780345527417
Lccn
2014012569
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Label
The smoke at dawn : a novel of the Civil War, Jeff Shaara
Publication
Control code
18107180
Extent
xx, 495 p.
Isbn
9780345527417
Lccn
2014012569
Other physical details
maps.

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