The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II

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The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II (World War II: 1939-1945 #1)

by Jeff Shaara

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A modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and World War I. Now he embarks upon his most ambitious epic, a trilogy about the military conflict that defined the twentieth century. The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation’s most poignant chronicle of Wo...moreA modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and World War I. Now he embarks upon his most ambitious epic, a trilogy about the military conflict that defined the twentieth century. The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation’s most poignant chronicle of World War II. With you-are-there immediacy, painstaking historical detail, and all-inclusive points of view, Shaara portrays the momentous and increasingly dramatic events that pulled America into the vortex of this monumental conflict.

As Hitler conquers Poland, Norway, France, and most of Western Europe, England struggles to hold the line. When Germany’s ally Japan launches a stunning attack on Pearl Harbor, America is drawn into the war, fighting to hold back the Japanese conquest of the Pacific, while standing side-by-side with their British ally, the last hope for turning the tide of the war.

Through unforgettable battle scenes in the unforgiving deserts of North Africa and the rugged countryside of Sicily, Shaara tells this story through the voices of this conflict’s most heroic figures, some familiar, some unknown. As British and American forces strike into the “soft underbelly” of Hitler’s Fortress Europa, the new weapons of war come clearly into focus. In North Africa, tank battles unfold in a tapestry of dust and fire unlike any the world has ever seen. In Sicily, the Allies attack their enemy with a barely tested weapon: the paratrooper. 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. Eisenhower, whose tireless efficiency helped win the war; his subordinates, clashing in both style and personality, from George Patton and Mark Clark to Omar Bradley and Bernard Montgomery. In the desolate hills and deserts, the Allies confront Erwin Rommel, the battlefield genius known as “the Desert Fox,” a wounded beast who hands the Americans their first humiliating defeat in the European theater of the war. 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.

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.

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Published September 4th 2007 by Ballantine Books (first published 2006)

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Feb 27, 2008

Tim rated it

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Jeff Shaara provides another great installment into very entertaining and mostly accurate historical fiction. I always appreciate his ability to fill out the personalities of well known historical figures, as well as giving credit to little known or appreciated figures. All aspects of World War II are incredibly intriguing, but none more so than the less heralded North Africa campaign. I am glad that Mr. Shaara tackled this lesser known and vastly important battlefield, as opposed to the more...more

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Dec 05, 2008

Susan rated it

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Recommends it for: high school students, history buffs

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A fairly large book, I nonetheless devoured it in two days and for the first time understand at least something about the command on both sides of the lines and the experience of the tank battalions in North Africa and eventually the invasion of Sicily and Italy, not to mention the importance of the North African campaign to the success of the Allies in World War II.

Maybe someone should have required reading like this as part of my high school curriculum because apparently historical...more

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Nov 07, 2011

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Jeff Shaara is the standard when it comes to historical fiction. The Rising Tide is just the latest example of his uncanny ability to bring history to life through the relationships between both real and fictional characters.

In this first venture into World War II – and first book of a trilogy – Shaara brings the start of offensive operations in 1942 in North Africa, and the follow-up invasion of Sicily in 1943, into strategic perspective. A nation as woefully unprepared for war ...more

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Jul 31, 2011

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I enjoyed The Rising Tide, which follows the Jeff Shaara formula of each chapter being devoted to a different character in the story. The main characters in TRT are Erwin Rommel, Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and two enlisted men - one a member of a tank squad, the other a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. The story is devoted to the initial involvement in WWII of US Troops in the African Continent and then with the invasion of Sicily. The story ends with the Allied Troops moving into Ital...more

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Jul 05, 2011

Nathaniel rated it

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Ever since reading Gods and Generals I have been convinced that Jeff Shaara doesn't have anything like the gift for writing his father, Shaara, Michael, exhibited in the breathtaking historical novel The Killer Angels. This book cemented my impression.

If you want to read some interesting World War II history (specifically, the time period around the American entrance into the war in North Africa) that focuses on the personalities of the generals involved: this is a great resource. I ...more

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Jun 11, 2011

Iluvbooks rated it

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I apologize to all of you Jeff Shaara fans out there but I tried. I really did. I was excited to read this entire trilogy but I had to stop. I couldn't get past page 200.

The problem with this book isn't the topic, or historical inaccuracies (I can forgive an author for that given the depth and scope of this project), it was simply the way Shaara writes.

He completely misunderstands the proper usage of a comma and is unable to properly deliver speech.

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Aug 17, 2010

Johnny rated it

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After hearing so much positive about Jeff Shaara’s historical novels, it seemed time to actually experience one. For some reason, I was under the impression that they were all about the American Civil War, so I was delighted to find this novel about the United States’ early involvement in WWII throughout the African and Italian campaigns. Having actually met veterans who served in the Italian campaign, this seemed the book with which to start.

The good news for me was the depth of obv...moreAfter hearing so much positive about Jeff Shaara’s historical novels, it seemed time to actually experience one. For some reason, I was under the impression that they were all about the American Civil War, so I was delighted to find this novel about the United States’ early involvement in WWII throughout the African and Italian campaigns. Having actually met veterans who served in the Italian campaign, this seemed the book with which to start.

The good news for me was the depth of obvious research. I love the way Shaara invested a significant amount of time in reading the memoirs of the principal characters and assimilating the facts of the various campaigns. The bad news was that I didn’t really think of The Rising Tide as a historical novel so much as embellished history where he occasionally imagined conversations or thoughts of which no one can be certain. My expectation in a historical novel is that the author uses some non-historical character to illuminate the real events of history while recounting events that might have happened parallel to that history. The Sharpe novels, Horatio Hornblower saga, Bolitho novels, and Rifleman Dodd stories are more what I expect in historical fiction. Shaara’s effort seems like a hybrid between an actual history book and Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. The actual events are paced like a novel, but our relationships to the point-of-view characters don’t seem as intimate. That is, of course, strictly my opinion. Judging from the almost universal raves toward Shaara’s novels, I’m a minority—perhaps a minority of one.

For me, there were only a few places in the book where the characters caught anything like fire. One of those places was whenever Rommel was trying to figure out what to tell his wife; another example would be when Ike reacted to Patton’s slapping incident or was removing Fredendall from command in Africa; and the other two places were when the battles were told from the tanker’s (Logan’s) perspective or the paratrooper’s (Adams’) point of view. On those brief occasions, one felt the heat of freshly fired weapons and the panic of incoming fire. At other times, the book felt like a witness’s deposition as opposed to a cross-examination.

Still, the novel serves a purpose. As with a good history book, it pulls together jewels from a myriad of sources and strings them into a stunning necklace of events. While I personally could have dealt with more characterization, the summaries of battle plans and battle experiences were equal to some of the most absorbing memoirs I’ve read from the era. And the entire book rings true for me since I’ve talked to veterans of one of those campaigns who had very little positive to say about one of their commanding officers while being effusive in their praise of another. And these enlisted men and non-commissioned officers didn’t always agree with the history books on which commander was more effective. “He nearly got me killed twice!” was what one veteran said of General Clark, while that same veteran glowed visibly when speaking about serving with Patton.

I’m glad I read this book and I intend to read more. Nonetheless, I have to confess that I still like a bit more imaginative character building in historical novels that I like the best. I suppose Shaara was attempting to write the type of non-fiction novel that Capote did. If so, I wish it had a little more of the passion shown by the latter. At times, I felt left in objectivity when I desperately wanted to feel subjective about the events.
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Feb 18, 2010

Jacqui rated it

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Jeff Shaara's Rising Tide, part of his WWII trilogy, is a remarkable example of the strengths of historic fiction. 'Historic' because Shaara is painstakingly accurate about all knowable details of the war to end all wars, and 'fiction' because no one can really reproduce all of the personal conversations between generals and political leaders that drove that war. Shaara admirably lives up to--even surpasses--his father Michael Shaara's Killer Angels, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the Civil...more

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Feb 15, 2010

David rated it

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I regret that though I enjoyed this offering by Shaara, I did not enjoy it as much as his previoud works. While Shaara does an excellent job of presenting the frutrations of theater commanders, logistics, supply, strategy, etc. The Rising Tide is very interesting as Shaara uses dialogue, etc. to show why North Africa was of any importance during World War II. He also clearly demonstrates how Hitler failed to see its importance because he was so heavily focused on attacking Russia. We met all...more

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Jan 28, 2010

Steven Peterson rated it

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Jeff Shaara's The Rising Tide is the first of a projected trilogy on World War II. Those familiar with his other works--such as his Civil War novels, Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure, his Revolutionary War and Mexican War works--will recognize the technique here. Shaara picks a handful of characters and uses their experiences to create the forward movement of his works.

In The Rising Tide, the key characters whose views are used to create the narrative include George Patto...more

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May 29, 2011

Bonnie rated it

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I bought this book for my Nook while on a trip, then didn't read it. Last week, on another trip, I decided to read it mostly because I had it. I thought, "Why did I buy this book? I'm not all that interested." Actually, I knew why I'd bought it. Some time back I read the author's Civil War trilogy and really liked it. I had read "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara and so was really anxious to read the trilogy by his son since I'd read really favorable reviews.

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May 25, 2010

Zohar - ManOfLaBook.com rated it

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This is the first book of a trilogy about WWII. The book explores the lesser known African campaign(s) which began in late1942. Mr. Shaara goes into the minds of such military greats as Eisenhower, Montgomery and Rommel as well as other generals and even the men in the field. The story moves chronologically to the shores of Italy and beyond following the day-to-day events through different eyes, as is the Shaara style.

Even though not of Mr. Shaara's best work, I still enjoyed this b...more

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Feb 05, 2009

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The prolific Jeff Shaara, son of late novelist Michael Shaara, has published sprawling fictionalized accounts of the American Revolution (a trilogy), World War I, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. Gods and Generals (1996) and The Last Full Measure (1998) were, respectively, the prequel and sequel to his father's 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel TheKiller Angels. Although Shaara's relentless pacing draws readers to Rising Tide, critics point to the sacrifices that make the book so compelling.

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Jan 16, 2012

Rick rated it

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Jeff Shaara is the master at historical fiction, and this first book in his WW2 trilogy reinforces that claim. The Rising Tide deals with the efforts of the Allies to control territory in northern Africa in 1942 and 1943. We are introduced to characters such as Patton, Montgomery, Eisenhower, and a cast of lesser known but just as important men who contributed to the Allied victories in Africa. The battle then shifts to Sicily and to Italy and sets the reader up for Book 2 in the trilogy.

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Jul 09, 2009

Linda rated it

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Jeff Shaara made an admirable attempt to complete his father's Civil War series, but his sequels, valuable though they are, could not hold a candle to The Killer Angel. Well, Jeff has done a lot of writing since then, and his WWII series, if The Rising Tide is a fair indication, matches the work of his father. What Michael Shaara did for the Civil War, his son is doing for the Second World War. One of the marks of good historical fiction, for me, is the way it prompts me to start researching stu...more

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Jul 03, 2011

Jenny J rated it

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Jeff Shaara's one of the best writers of historical fiction around -- his research is excellent, and many of the words coming from the mouths of his historical "characters" were really spoken or written by them. He clearly explains military tactics (with diagrams -- thank you, thank you, Mr. Shaara!) and makes his "characters" seem far more real, human, and fallible than they appear in most history books.

The Rising Tide begins with the war in Northern Africa and ta...more

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Dec 27, 2007

Brian rated it

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Great read! Okay, so this is technically fiction since Shaara puts the thoughts and words of historical figures into what is essentially a history of the North African and Italian campaigns of WWII. Even so, the context is correct and the book gives coverage and insights into a neglected part of the war. Warning: this book caused me to stay up past my bedtime on several occasions.

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Jan 16, 2011

Tiffany rated it

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"The Rising Tide," a meticulously researched chronicle of the North African campaign and the invasion of Sicily during Word War II, is strong on the details but less compelling with characterization. Maybe my expectations are too girly (...?), but I'd hoped to be drawn into a story with memorable characters and vivid place descriptions. In the end I've learned a lot about the history of the beginning of the war, but I can remember very few of the characters' names! Ok, Eisenhower, Patt...more

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Dec 13, 2009

Rebecca rated it

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I consider myself something of a history buff, especially about WWII, so I thought that this would only give more detail about things I already knew. I've studied WWII, I've read a ton of textbooks, I've taken classes. Surely I have at least the major points down, right?

Well, it turns out that pride goeth before the fall, because I was astounded by how much this book showed me I didn't know. (My only consolation was that the author's introduction says that when he started researchin...moreI consider myself something of a history buff, especially about WWII, so I thought that this would only give more detail about things I already knew. I've studied WWII, I've read a ton of textbooks, I've taken classes. Surely I have at least the major points down, right?

Well, it turns out that pride goeth before the fall, because I was astounded by how much this book showed me I didn't know. (My only consolation was that the author's introduction says that when he started researching the book, he was shocked by how much he didn't know, too. At least I'm not alone in this.) In perfect historical detail, right down to his trademark reproductions of conversations based on recorded exchanges from the time, Shaara paints an incredibly vivid picture of the events of the first part of the American experience in the war, defined as shortly after Pearl Harbor to the planning stages of Overlord. The action starts in 1942 until the end of 1943, and stays mostly in the North African/Mediterranean area, with scant attention paid to the other European or Russian campaigns. Since this is where the major players were, and where the stage was set for Overlord and D-Day, that is probably appropriate.

Shaara moves in short chapters, each from the POV of a different major player on the war, although this time he has added the stories of a few "grunts," so that we see the war not just from the standpoint of the people who make the orders, but the people who follow them. There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of characters Shaara could have chosen to follow, but he focuses on Rommel, Eisenhower and Patton, with a few others as well, including Kesselring and Montgomery. It's amazing to realize just how much the course of events was dictated by the personalities of the people involved. Shaara, perhaps deliberately, chose to travel with Germans who were not part of the war crimes, so that makes their POVs surprisingly readable and, at least in Rommel's case, a little sympathetic. That would contrast with the treatment he gives both the French and the Italians, which is...not sympathetic at all. The French are power-hungry cowards and the Italians are weak-kneed idiots...at least according to the judgment of the characters we deal with. But Shaara does go out of his way to mention other allies that are non-American and non-British, including the Canadians and a very strong compliment to Anzac troops, who usually get passed over in accounts of the war.

The book was incredibly readable, and I'll be tracking down the next two in the trilogy asap. It feels good to have a new go-to author, since my other favorites have been disappointing me lately. I think I've found someone new to give all my money to.(less)

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May 22, 2007

Maria rated it

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Recommends it for: Historical Fiction

Great historical fiction. Written very similar to his WW1 book. The soldiers talk was really funny at times. I loved his rendition of Churchill, especially. First in a trilogy on WW2.

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Jan 27, 2012

Paul Lunger rated it

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"The Rising Tide" is the first book in a 3 book series by Jeff Shaara dealing with the war in Europe in WWII. This novel explores the invasion of North Africa & takes us to the beginning planning stages for Operation Overlord as he traverses 1942 & 1943. Across over 500 pages he goes in depth into the battles, the people & the strategy involved in this segment of the war. The book its very detailed in its description of the people & places & at times for me gets a bit too caught up in ...more

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Dec 03, 2008

Mitzi rated it

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I loved Gods and Generals--I even read a biography of Stonewall Jackson because Shaara made him so interesting. The civil war really came to life for me. But this one was only one step up from a history textbook. Most of the book takes place in board rooms with people discussing plans, who should command what. There is very little action and he doesn't follow one person long enough for us to care about any of them. He gets us interested in Rommel early on, then just drops him even though he...more

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Jan 12, 2012

Dan rated it

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I enjoyed Shaara's WWI-based "To The Last Man", and so when I saw this in an airport I bought it and began reading immediately. Very disappointing, and no less so considering its appearance at the same time as Rick Atkinson's masterful "An Army At Dawn," which covers the same period and events. The characters are stock and shallow, the dialogue is canned, and the author's main resource seems to have been repeated viewings of the movie "Patton," from which whole sc...more

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Apr 05, 2011

Suzanne rated it

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"They huddled in the chill, encased in hard steel, waiting, energized by rumors. Behind them, to the east, the black horizon was visible, silhouetted by the first glow of sunrise. The wireless radio was chattering, the voices of nervous officers far behind the line, the men in tents, who pored over maps, unsure, powerless to do anything about an enemy who might be anywhere at all."

Jeff Shaara, master of historical war fiction, continues to earn accolades with The Rising...more

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Jan 19, 2010

Khofmeister rated it

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Good read on the military history and personalities of North Africa in WWII before the Allied invasion of Europe (although this also takes the reader into the advance on Sicily and ultimately into the "boot"). I learned a lot about this campaign and particularly enjoyed the perspective of soldiers on the ground, in the tanks, or jumping out of the airplanes behind enemy lines.

This is the first of his trilogy on the WWII, one of his numerous historical, fictional novels on...more

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Jul 02, 2009

Susan rated it

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I do love Jeff Shaara when it comes to historical fiction, although I admit I love some of his books more than others. Rising Tide follows different key players in WWII as the US enters the war in northern Africa and goes into Sicily. It shows Eisenhower as having to delicately balance directing the US contingency while trying to keep peace with the British. The book also shows that just like in the US Civil War, those generals who sit and plan and procrastinate about taking action actually h...more

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Jul 01, 2011

Brian rated it

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Jeff Shaara turns his focus on the Second World War. This novel begins in 1942 after the United States joined the war when Allies land in Africa and push the Germans out of Northern Africa and then move into Italy.

Like his other war novels, this well-researched novel goes into the points of view of a variety of characters: General Dwight Eisenhower, Bernard Montgomery, Erwin Rommel, and more.

This book was hard to put down. It was interesting to get the German and Italian s...more

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Dec 09, 2009

Beth rated it

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I loved the Shaaras' Civil War trilogy and was excited to get into the WWII books, but I was disappointed in this, the first of the series. If I knew more about the North Africa theater of the war it might have been a little more compelling, but it was really just boring. The characterization of Gens. Eisenhower and Patton was great, and it touched on the lunacy of Hitler and how he was prepared to submit his soldiers to slaughter rather than back down from a position. I think I'll skip to the s...more

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Jun 20, 2011

Dick Edwards rated it

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TRT covers the war in North Africa from spring 1942 to its conclusion in 1943, then the Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy, through the beginning of 1944. This book shows many of the issues involved in the choice of invading North Africa, as well as the difficulties in handling the French, who were divided amongst those that were pro-Vichy and those who were anti-Vichy. Shaara tries to give a feel for the fighting at the front by throwing in chapters about a tank drive and a paratrooper. The...more

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Jul 04, 2009

Sarah rated it

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Wow! I loved this book.

Honestly, I didn't know much about the African campaign and even though this book is Historical Fiction, I feel like I actually know something now. I kept running to the computer to check the "facts" of this book and the facts are accurate, it's only the dialogue between the characters that is fiction. I learned so much just reading and checking the facts of the book on the internet. I know a lot about Overlord, but not much about Torch.

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Jeff Shaara, a descendant of Italian immigrants, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey ("Shaara" was originally spelled "Sciarra"). He grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Criminology. From age 16, Jeff operated a rare coin business, first out of his home, then in a retail store. After moving to Tampa, Jeff became one of ...moreJeff Shaara, a descendant of Italian immigrants, was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey ("Shaara" was originally spelled "Sciarra"). He grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Criminology. From age 16, Jeff operated a rare coin business, first out of his home, then in a retail store. After moving to Tampa, Jeff became one of the most widely known coin and precious-metals dealers in Florida. In 1988, Jeff's father, Michael Shaara, died, and Jeff made the decision to sell his business, and take over the management of his father's estate.

Onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer USS Mustin in the Persian Gulf.

In 1993, the motion picture "Gettysburg" was released, which was based on his father's classic novel, The Killer Angels. After the critical and commercial success of the film, Jeff was approached about the possibility of continuing the story, finding someone to write a prequel and sequel to The Killer Angels. After some considerable soul-searching, Jeff decided to try to tackle the project himself. The decision was difficult in many ways, but most challenging because Jeff had no previous experience as a writer.

In 1996, Ballantine Books published Jeff's first novel, Gods and Generals, the prequel to his father's great work. Gods and Generals leapt onto the New York Times Bestseller List, and remained there for fifteen weeks. Critics nationwide praised the book and Jeff's writing ability, and the book was awarded the American Library Association's Prestigious "Boyd Award". No one was more surprised than Jeff himself. In 1998, the sequel, The Last Full Measure, was published, with the same result: thirteen weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, and universal praise from critics and fans nationwide. Two years later, Jeff published his third novel, Gone For Soldiers, which followed many familiar Civil War characters back to their experiences in the Mexican-American War of the 1840's. Received with much critical acclaim, the book became Jeff's third bestseller.(less)

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