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The Last Full Measure

A Novel of the Civil War

A Novel of the Civil War

A Novel of the Civil War

A Novel of the Civil War

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara

By Jeff Shaara
Read by Mark Bramhall

By Jeff Shaara
Read by Mark Bramhall

By Jeff Shaara
Read by Stephen Lang

By Jeff Shaara
Read by Stephen Lang

Best Seller

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Part of Civil War Trilogy

Paperback $19.00

Apr 27, 1999 | ISBN 9780345425485

Mass Market Paperback $9.99

May 02, 2000 | ISBN 9780345434814

Ebook $9.99

Jan 05, 2011 | ISBN 9780345438508

Audiobook Download $22.50

Jun 09, 2020 | 1603 Minutes

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May 27, 2003 | 352 Minutes

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    About The Last Full Measure

    In the Pulitzer prize–winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time. The Last Full Measure tells the epic story of the events following the Battle of Gettysburg and brings to life the final two years of the Civil War. Jeff Shaara dramatizes the escalating confrontation between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant—complicated, heroic, and deeply troubled men. For Lee and his Confederate forces, Gettysburg has been an unspeakable disaster, but he is determined to fight to the bitter end; he faces Grant, the decisive, hard-nosed leader the Union army so desperately needs in order to turn the tide of the war. From the costly Battle of the Wilderness to the agonizing seize of Petersburg to Lee’s epoch-making surrender at Appomattox, Shaara portrays the riveting conclusion of the Civil War through the minds and hearts of the individuals who gave their last full measure.

    About The Last Full Measure

    In the Pulitzer prize–winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time. In the bestselling Gods and Generals, Shaara’s son, Jeff, brilliantly sustained his father’s vision, telling the epic story of the events culminating in the Battle of Gettysburg. Now, Jeff Shaara brings this legendary father-son trilogy to its stunning conclusion in a novel that brings to life the final two years of the Civil War.
     
    As The Last Full Measure opens, Gettysburg is past and the war advances to its third brutal year. On the Union side, the gulf between the politicians in Washington and the generals in the field yawns ever wider. Never has the cumbersome Union Army so desperately needed a decisive, hard-nosed leader. It is at this critical moment that Lincoln places Ulysses S. Grant in command—and turns the tide of war.
     
    For Robert E. Lee, Gettysburg was an unspeakable disaster—compounded by the shattering loss of the fiery Stonewall Jackson two months before. Lee knows better than anyone that the South cannot survive a war of attrition. But with the total devotion of his generals—Longstreet, Hill, Stuart—and his unswerving faith in God, Lee is determined to fight to the bitter end.
     
    Here too is Joshua Chamberlain, the college professor who emerged as the Union hero of Gettysburg—and who will rise to become one of the greatest figures of the Civil War.
     
    Battle by staggering battle, Shaara dramatizes the escalating confrontation between Lee and Grant—complicated, heroic, deeply troubled men. From the costly Battle of the Wilderness to the agonizing siege of Petersburg to Lee’s epoch-making surrender at Appomattox, Shaara portrays the riveting conclusion of the Civil War through the minds and hearts of the individuals who gave their last full measure.
     
    Full of human passion and the spellbinding truth of history, The Last Full Measure is the fitting capstone to a magnificent literary trilogy.

    About The Last Full Measure

    In the Pulitzer prize–winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time. The Last Full Measure tells the epic story of the events following the Battle of Gettysburg and brings to life the final two years of the Civil War. Jeff Shaara dramatizes the escalating confrontation between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant—complicated, heroic, and deeply troubled men. For Lee and his Confederate forces, Gettysburg has been an unspeakable disaster, but he is determined to fight to the bitter end; he faces Grant, the decisive, hard-nosed leader the Union army so desperately needs in order to turn the tide of the war. From the costly Battle of the Wilderness to the agonizing seize of Petersburg to Lee’s epoch-making surrender at Appomattox, Shaara portrays the riveting conclusion of the Civil War through the minds and hearts of the individuals who gave their last full measure.

    BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Jeff Shaara’s Blaze of Glory.

    About The Last Full Measure

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    In the Pulitzer prize-winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time, an enduring bestseller that has sold more than two million copies. In the bestselling Gods and Generals, Shaara’s son, Jeff, brilliantly sustained his father’s vision, telling the epic story of the events culminating in the Battle of Gettysburg. Now, Jeff Shaara brings this legendary father-son trilogy to its stunning conclusion in a novel that brings to life the final two years of the Civil War.

    As The Last Full Measure opens, Gettysburg is past and the war advances to its third brutal year. On the Union side, the gulf between the politicians in Washington and the generals in the field yawns ever wider. Never has the cumbersome Union Army so desperately needed a decisive, hard-nosed leader. It is at this critical moment that Lincoln places Ulysses S. Grant in command–and turns the tide of war.

    For Robert E. Lee, Gettysburg was an unspeakable disaster–compounded by the shattering loss of the fiery Stonewall Jackson two months before. Lee knows better than anyone that the South cannot survive a war of attrition. But with the total devotion of his generals–Longstreet, Hill, Stuart–and his unswerving faith in God, Lee is determined to fight to the bitter end.

    Here too is Joshua Chamberlain, the college professor who emerged as the Union hero of Gettysburg–and who will rise to become one of the greatest figures of the Civil War.

    Battle by staggering battle, Shaara dramatizes the escalating confrontation between Lee and Grant–complicated, heroic, deeply troubled men. From the costly Battle of the Wilderness to the agonizing siege of Petersburg to Lee’s epoch-making surrender at Appomattox, Shaara portrays the riveting conclusion of the Civil War through the minds and hearts of the individuals who gave their last full measure.

    Full of human passion and the spellbinding truth of history, The Last Full Measure is the fitting capstone to a magnificent literary trilogy.

    About The Last Full Measure

    In the Pulitzer prize–winning classic The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara created the finest Civil War novel of our time. In the bestselling Gods and Generals, Shaara’s son, Jeff, brilliantly sustained his father’s vision, telling the epic story of the events culminating in the Battle of Gettysburg. Now, Jeff Shaara brings this legendary father-son trilogy to its stunning conclusion in a novel that brings to life the final two years of the Civil War.
     
    As The Last Full Measure opens, Gettysburg is past and the war advances to its third brutal year. On the Union side, the gulf between the politicians in Washington and the generals in the field yawns ever wider. Never has the cumbersome Union Army so desperately needed a decisive, hard-nosed leader. It is at this critical moment that Lincoln places Ulysses S. Grant in command—and turns the tide of war.
     
    For Robert E. Lee, Gettysburg was an unspeakable disaster—compounded by the shattering loss of the fiery Stonewall Jackson two months before. Lee knows better than anyone that the South cannot survive a war of attrition. But with the total devotion of his generals—Longstreet, Hill, Stuart—and his unswerving faith in God, Lee is determined to fight to the bitter end.
     
    Here too is Joshua Chamberlain, the college professor who emerged as the Union hero of Gettysburg—and who will rise to become one of the greatest figures of the Civil War.
     
    Battle by staggering battle, Shaara dramatizes the escalating confrontation between Lee and Grant—complicated, heroic, deeply troubled men. From the costly Battle of the Wilderness to the agonizing siege of Petersburg to Lee’s epoch-making surrender at Appomattox, Shaara portrays the riveting conclusion of the Civil War through the minds and hearts of the individuals who gave their last full measure.
     
    Full of human passion and the spellbinding truth of history, The Last Full Measure is the fitting capstone to a magnificent literary trilogy.

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    About Jeff Shaara

    Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fateful Lightning, The Smoke at Dawn, A Chain of Thunder, A Blaze of Glory, The Final Storm, No Less Than Victory, The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the… More about Jeff Shaara

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    Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fateful Lightning, The Smoke at Dawn, A Chain of Thunder, A Blaze of Glory, The Final Storm, No Less Than Victory, The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the… More about Jeff Shaara

    About Jeff Shaara

    Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fateful Lightning, The Smoke at Dawn, A Chain of Thunder, A Blaze of Glory, The Final Storm, No Less Than Victory, The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the… More about Jeff Shaara

    About Jeff Shaara

    Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fateful Lightning, The Smoke at Dawn, A Chain of Thunder, A Blaze of Glory, The Final Storm, No Less Than Victory, The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the… More about Jeff Shaara

    About Jeff Shaara

    Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fateful Lightning, The Smoke at Dawn, A Chain of Thunder, A Blaze of Glory, The Final Storm, No Less Than Victory, The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the… More about Jeff Shaara

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Apr 27, 1999 | 576 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780345425485

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    May 02, 2000 | 640 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345434814

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Jan 05, 2011 | 576 Pages | ISBN 9780345438508

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $22.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jun 09, 2020 | 1603 Minutes | ISBN 9780593295267

    Category: Historical Fiction | Military Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $32.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    May 27, 2003 | 352 Minutes | ISBN 9780739308943

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    Praise

    “Riveting . . . vivid . . . brilliantly depicted.”—Chicago Tribune

    “The Last Full Measure is more than another historical novel. It is rooted in history, but its strength is the element of humanity flowing through its characters. . . . The book is compelling, easy to read, well researched and written, and thought-provoking. . . . In short, it is everything that a reader could ask for.”—Chicago Tribune

    “Masterful . . . These characters come alive as complex, heroic, and flawed men.”—Baltimore Sun

    “[Shaara] writes with considerable sensitivity and skill, setting vivid scenes and adding drama and suspense to a familiar tale.”—The Seattle Times
     
    “Exhaustively researched, infused with a profound understanding of the great issues of a nation and the small quirks of the human heart.”—Newsday

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