![]() ![]() ![]() With The Last Full Measure, Jeff Shaara sustains a major achievement that distinguishes this trilogy from most other Civil War novels: He gives a balanced experience of the temperament, sensibility, and character of generals on both sides of the battle lines. ![]() This sequel was an immediate bestseller, and filming is now underway. With Gods and Generals, published in 1996, Shaara’s son, Jeff, continued the story of the same generals. It did not, however, gain wide appeal until the movie version, Gettysburg, was released in 1994, six years after the author’s death. Michael Shaara’s powerful novel, The Killer Angels, appeared in 1974, winning critical acclaim and the Pulitzer Prize. Jeff Shaara’s The Last Full Measure brings a unique and monumental father-son trilogy to a triumphant conclusion. ![]()
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