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Summary: Brilliant End to a truly remarkable series
Review: The Last Full Measure puts the cap on a truly remarkable series of books. I have read all three and could not wait to get to the end of The Last Full Measure to find out what happens, although I already knew the answer. Jeff Shaara completes the work his father began in such a complete fashion that I will surely read all three again. I went to college in the foothills of the Shenandoah and learned more from the Shaara family books than I did in Civil War History classes. The Last Full Measure, as well as the other two, should be mandatory reads for history buffs and anyone interested in American History for that matter. For the first time in my life, I not only know who fought when and where, but also how it felt to be standing on the battlefield along with Longstreet, Chamberlain or Lee. A must read!
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Summary: GREAT BOOK FOR ANY BODY INTO THE CIVIL WAR
Review: I THOUGHT THIS BOOK COMPLETED THE TRILOGY PERFECTLY. I ENJOYED THIS BOOK GREATLY . I WAS UNABLE TO PUT IT DOWN . IT GAVE YOU A VIEW ON THE CIVIL WAR THAT IS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN.
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Summary: The Greatest Book I have ever read.
Review: Jeff Shaara captures the essence of the last two years of the Civil War better than anyone ever has. From the bloody massacre of Cold Harbor to the surrender of the army to the emotional passing of Robert E. Lee. Jeff Shaara is definately on of the most gifted writers of our times and deserves incredible praise for his books. I can't wait for the movie.
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Summary: A good read, but...
Review: I found this to be an interesting read, but Jeff Shaara's words do not flow as smoothly as his father's. I found myself having to give my "last full measure" to finish the book.
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Summary: A fine work that brings Sharra Civil War trilogy to a close.
Review: The Last Full Measure is a must read for anyone who enjoys historical fiction. It is the sequel to Jeff's father's classic, The Killer Angels. The Last Full Measure picks up right after Gettysburg and follows Lee, Grant, and Chamberlain to Appamatox and to the end of their lives. Sharra does a fine job portraying the key figures of the Civil War and helping us to get into their minds to understand why they did what they did. I'm a Southern boy but through reading all 3 of the father/son trilogy (Gods and Generals is the other one) I have become a huge fan of Joshua Chamberlain. While I don't think that Jeff Sharra is quite as good a writer as his father was, (The Killer Angels won a Pulitzer prize) this is nonetheless a fine work and I really enjoyed it!
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Summary: Excellent. As enjoyable as his father's book.
Review: Mr. Shaara does another excellent job. As with his father's book and Jeff's previous book, I couldn't put this one down.
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Summary: The best . . .
Review: Worth every preceeding 5-star review. They say it all. I was in no hurry with this book. I enjoyed every page, every word. Except for actually being on the battlefield, starving and suffering in the rain and mud, watching your friend right next to you die. . . or possessing the intellect of the Generals and being privy to their personal, horrible torment with their personal lives and each life and death decision...the wrenching decisions that forever changed America...happen on each page of this novel. I have visited many Civil War Battlefields. There I have felt communion with the past. The deja-vu...the 'spirits are watching'...This book was that feeling on every page.
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Summary: Was Jeff Shaara paid by the commas??
Review: I have spent the summer reading Gods and Generals, The Killer Angels, and The Last Full Measure back-to-back-to-back. And I'm emotionally exhausted. I have spent my whole life in the South and have always felt I knew the stories of the War Between the States or the "War of Northern Aggression." I learned so much this summer reading the Shaaras' books. Gods and Generals was a delight to read. Why, after all, the South was constantly overcoming incredible odds to win battle after battle! However, it took at least 50 pages to get used to all the broken thoughts connected with commas. So it was a joy reading the easy flowing style of Michael Shaara in The Killer Angels. However, emotionally, it was a bit harder to live with. I had come to love J.E.B. Stuart in the previous book and was quite disappointed at his failures in this story. When I received my copy of The Last Full Measure from Amazon.com in July, it only took me about 25 pages to get back into the confusing style of the excessive comma, but the book was hard to finish not because of Jeff Shaara's punctuation style but because of the heart wrenching situation in which Lee and his troops found themselves. It was very hard reading about the slow death of this once unbeatable, high-spirited army. If you have any interest at all in this terrible war that tore our country in two, by all means read these books. I gained an insight into the "yankee" mind -- as scarry as that seems to this Southerner -- that gave me an understanding of what they went through. I hope that readers will come to understand that the South was not defended by an army of racists that fought to maintain slavery. If that's what you think this war was about and why these men continued to fight in such horrendous conditions -- you NEED to read these books! Thank you, Jeff Shaara, for all the time you must have spent researching this book as well as Gods and Generals. I have had a remarkable summer living in the 1860s.
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Summary: Overwrought with a micro-focus on Lee and Grant
Review: "The Last Full measure" is a too lengthy treatment of Lee and Grant to the exclusion of almost all other characters. Shaara has the bad luck that Chamberlain and Longstreet, two key actors in "Gods and Generals", spend most of their time in the hospital and hardly figure in the events of the story. Shaara attempts to include Sheridan, Stuart and Sherman in his narration but it almost seems like an afterthought. The majority of the story has Lee mourning over the loss of Jackson or wondering when or how God will intervene on the Confederacy's side. The battle scenes are well written but Shaara's lack of characters makes them feel very remote. The novel is very superficial with little detail of the armies, the troops or the times.
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Summary: Best Civil War Book since "Gods and Generals"
Review: The Shaara Civil War series is finally complete! Shaara magnificently portrays the last two years of the war. After the stunning defeat at Gettysburg, Gen. Robert E. Lee retreats back into Virginia. Meanwhile, President Abraham Lincoln appoints General Ulysses S. Grant in command.As the morale of the south lowers, the North's sky rockets.Anyone who lives in the South might want to keep a box of tissues nearby.
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