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Download ! Gone For Soldiers PDF by * Jeff Shaara eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Gone For Soldiers They are led by the army's commanding general, Winfield Scott, a heroic veteran of the War of 1812, short tempered, vain, and nostalgic for the glories of his youth. Lee, a forty-year-old engineer, a dignified, serious man who has never seen combat.Scott leads his troops against the imperious Mexican dictator, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana. Now, in Gone for Soldiers, Jeff Shaara carries us back fifteen years before that momentous conflict, when the Civil War's most familiar names are fighti
| Title | : | Gone For Soldiers |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (715 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345427521 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 512 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
The pre-quel to the Shaara Civil War Series Dennis J. Buckley Jeff Shaara is a fine craftsman, as is reflected in this account of the Mexican War as seen by men who figured prominently in the Civil War.This work, while not strictly history, is valuable for the attention it brings to the Mexican-American War. That war is not often discussed and seems to be consistently misunderstood.My criticism of the book is stylistic, and is admittedly that of one who "criticizes" rather than "does:" the internal monologues of many of the characters have a sameness of tone and orientat. NoCluBlue & Grey Down Mexico Way NoClu4U Mr. Shaara's narrative about the War in Mexico emphasizes two thingsFirst, this is the place that Lee, Longstreet, Grant, Jackson, Pickett, Johnson and Beauregard learned about War. Second, and equally important, this is where General Winfield Scott tutored them in Battlefield Leadership. While all of them exhibited incredible bravery and brains the emphasis on 40 year old Captain Lee shows him to be in a league all his own. If you don't know much about the Mexican/American War this is a wonderful primer. It c. U said Blue & Grey Down Mexico Way. Mr. Shaara's narrative about the War in Mexico emphasizes two thingsFirst, this is the place that Lee, Longstreet, Grant, Jackson, Pickett, Johnson and Beauregard learned about War. Second, and equally important, this is where General Winfield Scott tutored them in Battlefield Leadership. While all of them exhibited incredible bravery and brains the emphasis on Blue & Grey Down Mexico Way NoClu4U Mr. Shaara's narrative about the War in Mexico emphasizes two thingsFirst, this is the place that Lee, Longstreet, Grant, Jackson, Pickett, Johnson and Beauregard learned about War. Second, and equally important, this is where General Winfield Scott tutored them in Battlefield Leadership. While all of them exhibited incredible bravery and brains the emphasis on 40 year old Captain Lee shows him to be in a league all his own. If you don't know much about the Mexican/American War this is a wonderful primer. It c. 0 year old Captain Lee shows him to be in a league all his own. If you don't know much about the Mexican/American War this is a wonderful primer. It c. A GREAT HISTORY LESSON WRITTEN AS HISTORY SHOULD BE WRITTEN Jackie AS WE DIDN'T STUDY MUCH ABOUT THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR IN SCHOOL, I FOUND THIS BOOK VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMARIVE. HERE ARE THE OFICIERS AND SOME ENLISTED MEN WHO FOUGHT EACH OTHER NOT TOO MANY YEARS LATER IN THECIVIL WAR. THE AUTHOR IS GREAT AT DEVELOPING THE PERSONALITIES. YOU CAN IMAGINE YOURSELF WATCHING THE BATTLES DEVELOPE. I THINK MY FAVORITE IS WINFIELD SCOTT AS HE IS NOT AS WELL KNOWN AS SOME OF THE OTHERS.
--Ben Guterson. It's hard to believe He is happy watching us fight a war," he muses, a sobering coda to the grim calculations of victory. Lee anchor Gone for Soldiers. troops slowly and inevitably toward Mexico City, imparting martial lessons along the way. Grant. Headstrong, brilliant, and generally distrustful of his less able subordinates, Scott leads the U.S. This sympathy between the two men grows as Lee observes Scott embroiled in the distracting politics of war: officers salivating for promotion, enemies more preoccupied with saving face than lives, distant legislators issuing directives. Lee, too, frequently assesses his place in the hierarchy, but he--like Scott--remains more bemused than seduced by the glitter of fame. "The worst thing you can do is win badly." Lee distinguishes himself throughout the campaign, his meticulous scouting and shrewd inferences winning both Scott's admiration and the jealousy
They are led by the army's commanding general, Winfield Scott, a heroic veteran of the War of 1812, short tempered, vain, and nostalgic for the glories of his youth. Lee, a forty-year-old engineer, a dignified, serious man who has never seen combat.Scott leads his troops against the imperious Mexican dictator, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana. Now, in Gone for Soldiers, Jeff Shaara carries us back fifteen years before that momentous conflict, when the Civil War's most familiar names are fighting for another cause, junior officers marching under the same flag in an unfamiliar land, experiencing combat for the first time in the Mexican-American War.In March 1847, the U.S. As the Americans fight their way inland, both sides understand that the inevitable final conflict will come at the gates and fortified walls of the ancient capital, Mexico City.Cut off from communication and their only supply line, the Americans learn about their enemy and themselves, as young men witness for the first time the horror of war. At his right hand is Robert E. Navy delivers eight thousand soldiers on the beaches of Vera Cruz. Gone for Soldiers is an extraordinary achievement that will remain with you long after the final page is turned.From the Hardcover edition.. With his acclaimed New York Times bestsellers Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure, Jeff Shaara expanded upon his father's Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War classic, The Kille
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