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by Jeff Shaara (Author) "IT WAS A HIGH BLUFF, OVERLOOKING THE DARK VIOLENCE OF THE swollen river..." (more)
Key Phrases: scattered musket fire, blue troops, cold stab, General Lee, General Grant, General Meade (more...)

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Author Jeff Shaara rounds out the Civil War trilogy started by his late father Michael Shaara, whose book The Killer Angels describes the Battle of Gettysburg. Just as Jeff Shaara's Gods and Generals covers action prior to Gettysburg, The Last Full Measure picks up with Confederate General Robert E. Lee's retreat from Pennsylvania and continues through the end of the war. Shaara focuses on the characters of Lee and Union commander Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, both of whom play prominent roles in the earlier books. He also introduces a new one: Ulysses S. Grant, the Union general who would finally defeat the South--something no soldier before him could manage. The Last Full Measure is often exciting and poignant, and fans of The Killer Angels and Gods and Generals won't be disappointed. --John Miller --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Concluding the Civil War trilogy that began with his father Michael's Pulitzer-winning The Killer Angels, Shaara (Gods and Generals) chronicles Lee's retreat from Gettysburg and his valiant efforts to defend northern Virginia from Grant's superior, better-supplied forces. Seen alternately through the eyes of Lee, Grant and Maine abolitionist Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the narrative begins with the successful Union ambush at Bristoe Station in October 1863. It then details Lee's 18-month cat-and-mouse game as he outmaneuvers Grant, despite overwhelming odds and terrible deprivation, concludes with Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Impressively researched, this deeply affecting work can't be faulted for inaccuracy or lack of detail. But the occasionally coarse grain of Shaara's characterizations is a problem. Haunted by Stonewall Jackson's ghost, 56-year-old Lee frequently appears to be a semisenile neurotic. Grant, more concerned about his supply of cigars than battle losses, comes across as a dolt. This tendency toward caricature notwithstanding, Shaara has produced a stirring epigraph to his father's remarkable novel. Major ad/promo; first serial to Civil War Times Illustrated; BOMC and QPB alternates; author tour.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Mass Market Paperback: 640 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books (May 2, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0345434811
ISBN-13: 978-0345434814
Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches
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scattered musket fire, blue troops, cold stab, deadly space, wide hill, man saluted, blue soldiers, last full measure, rebel works

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Appomattox Court House: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia (National Park Service Handbook) by Division of Publications National Park Service (U.S.) on page 545
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe in Front Matter
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara in Back Matter

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Legacy of Disunion: The Enduring Significance of the American Civil War (Conflicting Worlds) by Susan-Mary Grant in Front Matter, and Back Matter
The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History by Gary W. Gallagher on page 49, and page 58
The Grand Old Man of Maine: Selected Letters of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 1865-1914 (Civil War America) by Jeremiah E. Goulka in Front Matter
Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, Or, How to Survive Public Service (Texts & Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration) by Kenneth H. Ashworth in Back Matter
The American Civil War (Greenwood Guides to Historic Events 1500-1900) by Cole C. Kingseed in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Life-like Conclusion to the Civil War , November 6, 2004

By	Erika Borsos "pepper flower" (Gulf Coast of FL, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Jeff Shaara follows in his father's footsteps ... big shoes to fill indeed! He does a highly admirable job of researching and writing about the heroes, both North and South, who fought during the last two years of the Civil War. This book provides the reader a ring-side seat to key battles and positions, as each side fights to their last full measure of strength. The reader is provided personal information about the lives of the major players: General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. We get inside the hearts and minds of these soldiers and although fiction it rings true to life. Historical fiction is a marvelous method to learn about detailed and important battles which became turning points in this most fundamental war in the history of the United States.

Most impressive descriptions are provided as General Robert E. Lee struggles in his heart and soul to send his valorous troops against the much better equipped Northern soldiers. We learn how strategy and insight gave the South advantages over technology and numbers, in the beginning. We learn that after Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was given command of the North, the tides turned ... and the reasons why. Maps are provided which give proper visualization to the word descriptions of strategic locations and key battles. Divided into four parts, the prolog to each section uses the words of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address very effectively. Each section includes descriptions of a wide range of events, thorough analysis, and human emotions for the years of the war and post war events that it covers.

The book goes beyond the war to include descriptons of when President Lincoln is shot. It concludes with an afterward that gives a wonderful summary of the post-war lives of major participants both Blue and the Gray. Reading this book was truly an eye-opening experience, filled with illuminating moments and unforgettable real people. It leaves the reader hungry to read more about the subject It compelled me to buy more books by this author - for example, "Gone for Soldiers" (the Mexican War) and "Rise to Rebellion" (the American Revolutionary War). Erika Borsos (erikab93)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Conclusion to A Magnificent Series, January 2, 2001

By	F. Lybrand "Black Mesa" (Chapel Hill, NC US) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"The Last Full Measure" has a much more difficult task to undertake than did the original book in the series, "The Killer Angels" by Mr. Shaara's father, Michael Shaara. This book covers the Civil War from the close of the battle at Gettysburg until shortly after the surrender of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, some 3 years, whereas "The Killer Angels" covered only a period of 4 days. Nonetheless, the author does an outstanding job of taking us into the heads of the major players in the war, and as always, does a particularly outstanding job with Confederate General Robert E. Lee. As in his other books, the author writes from the viewpoints of several of the critical individuals who were around at this point in the War.

I read this book after having read "Personal Memoirs" of Union General and former President Ulysses S. Grant, and was somewhat concerned that the sections written from Grant's point of view would be redundant. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they were not, and in the end these were some of my favorite parts of the text. It is amazing how informative this book is, and how much effort the author makes to accurately portray the characters and educate the reader about the many interesting aspects of the war. I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of the Second Battle of the Wilderness, the description of the earthworks and the men who guarded them around Richmond and Petersburg, VA and the fast-paced action that led to Lee's ultimate surrender.

This is a very well-written conclusion to this series. The author covers a lot of ground, but manages to not overwhelm the reader and keep them very engaged. I highly recommend this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Chip Off The Old Block., December 7, 2000

By	Christopher B. Jonnes "author of BIG ICE and... (Stillwater, MN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The general consensus seems to be that Jeff Shaara is a good writer, but not up to his father's standards. I have to disagree. This book was thoroughly enjoyable and quite moving. Not only that, Jeff manages to write the book in the same style as his father, likely in a successful attempt to tie the trilogy together in similar prose. This is a lot harder to do than one might suspect.

Also, to Jeff's credit, the scope of The Last Full Measure is greater than The Killer Angels, which focused exclusively on Gettysburg. Jeff takes up the war after Lee's defeat at Gettysburg, and follows it to its conclusion at Appomattox. His rendering of the horrific conditions of Lee's army as it tries to escape the inevitable, and the poignant moments of the final battles and the climax at the courthouse are as good as historical writing gets. I believe Jeff surpasses Michael's ability to tap into and reveal the minds and emotions of the key players, Lee, Grant, Chamberlain, and others.

Don't discount or skip this book based on the comparative naysayers' comments. I place The Last Full Measure on the top shelf of Civil War literature. --Christopher Bonn Jonnes, author of Wake Up Dead.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The last full measure
This was the best book on the Civil War I have ever read and I have been an avid reader on the subject since the late 1960s. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Bobbi Toner

5.0 out of 5 stars The last chapter
Rounding out the trilogy, Last Full Measure is a great book, with a more Union than Confederate slant. Chamberlain, Hancock et al are present and accounted for. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Jim-Jim

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless!
Fabulous stuff! Artistic in the tradition of "The Killer Angels".

- T. K. Marion, author of KILL THE DEVIL

Published 3 months ago by T. K. Marion

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Civil War fiction
The conclusion to the father-son trilogy does not disappoint. "The Last Full Measure" follows the characters from the aftermath of Gettysburg through the end of their lives. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Jen

5.0 out of 5 stars Living Within Personalized History
As always, Jeff Shaara inserts us personally into a unique period of time, letting us live within places he has researched so well & so thoroughly for his writing. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Ava Taylor

2.0 out of 5 stars Got it Wrong
Among the Civil War generals you find the most overrated general in American history--Robert E Lee and the most underrated--U S Grant. Read more

Published 5 months ago by E. Evans

5.0 out of 5 stars a respectful finish to THE KILLER ANGELS...
I've just finished THE LAST FULL MEASURE and it is a wonderful bookend to the Civil War trilogy started by the author's father in the Pulitzer Prize winning THE KILLER ANGELS and... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Kerry O. Burns

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking
The perfect sequel to "Killer Angels." Spectacular -- you feel like you are there with Lee, Grant, Chamberlain, etc. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Lee Alan Dugatkin

3.0 out of 5 stars Less Than a Full Measure
I loved The Killer Angelsand didn't really care for the idea of the son adding to it with sequels and prequels and since then a whole series of historical fiction. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Brian Lewis

5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Grand Finale
I had read both "The Killer Angels" and "Gods and Generals" when I started reading this. As such, I was expecting an excellent book and a grand finale to the Civil War. Read more

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