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Jeffrey M. Shaara (born 1952) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 novelist
Novel

File:2009 stapelweise Neuerscheinungen im Buchladen.JPGA novel is today a long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern Romance and in the tradition of the novella....
, the son of Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an United States award regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition....
 winner Michael Shaara
Michael Shaara

Michael Shaara was an American writer of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. He was born to Italian immigrant parents in Jersey City, New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University in 1951, and served as an airborne infantry officer in the Korean War....
.

Jeffrey Shaara was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Brunswick, also known as "the Healthcare City" or "Hub City", is a city and the county seat of Middlesex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA....
 and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the Capital of the Florida, USA, and the county seat of Leon County, Florida. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824....
. He graduated from Florida State University
Florida State University

Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching....
 in 1974 with a degree in Criminology
Criminology

Criminology is the social science approach to the study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as well as its causes and consequences....
 and now lives in Sarasota.

He wrote Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure which are the prequel and sequel, respectively, to his father Michael's award-winning novel The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels

The Killer Angels is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975 in literature. The book tells the story of four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 29, 1863, as the troops of both the United States of America and the Confederate States of America move into bat...
. Jeffrey followed his father's footsteps upon the latter's death, writing historical fiction and documenting the American wars.

He is currently working on a trilogy about World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 in Europe and North Africa, which will be followed by a novel about World War II in the Pacific and then a novel about the Korean War
Korean War

The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea and South Korea regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953....
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Jeffrey M. Shaara (born 1952) is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 novelist
Novel

File:2009 stapelweise Neuerscheinungen im Buchladen.JPGA novel is today a long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern Romance and in the tradition of the novella....
, the son of Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prize is an United States award regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition....
 winner Michael Shaara
Michael Shaara

Michael Shaara was an American writer of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. He was born to Italian immigrant parents in Jersey City, New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University in 1951, and served as an airborne infantry officer in the Korean War....
.

Jeffrey Shaara was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Brunswick, also known as "the Healthcare City" or "Hub City", is a city and the county seat of Middlesex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, USA....
 and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the Capital of the Florida, USA, and the county seat of Leon County, Florida. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824....
. He graduated from Florida State University
Florida State University

Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching....
 in 1974 with a degree in Criminology
Criminology

Criminology is the social science approach to the study of crime as an individual and social phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as well as its causes and consequences....
 and now lives in Sarasota.

He wrote Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure which are the prequel and sequel, respectively, to his father Michael's award-winning novel The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels

The Killer Angels is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975 in literature. The book tells the story of four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 29, 1863, as the troops of both the United States of America and the Confederate States of America move into bat...
. Jeffrey followed his father's footsteps upon the latter's death, writing historical fiction and documenting the American wars.

He is currently working on a trilogy about World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 in Europe and North Africa, which will be followed by a novel about World War II in the Pacific and then a novel about the Korean War
Korean War

The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea and South Korea regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953....
. The second book in his WWII trilogy,"The Steel Wave", was released on May 13, 2008. The third is due late in 2009.

His book Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals is a novel which serves as a prequel to Michael Shaara's 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning work about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels....
 was produced in 2003 as a major motion picture by Warner Brothers.

Works


Novels

  • Gods and Generals
    Gods and Generals

    Gods and Generals is a novel which serves as a prequel to Michael Shaara's 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning work about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels....
     (1996) - Civil War (1861-1865)
  • The Last Full Measure
    The Last Full Measure

    The Last Full Measure is the sequel to The Killer Angels and Gods and Generals. Together, the three novels complete an American Civil War trilogy relating events from 1858 to 1865....
     (1998) - Civil War (1861-1865)
  • Gone for Soldiers
    Gone for Soldiers

    Gone for Soldiers is a 2000 in literature historical novel by Jeffrey Shaara about the Mexican-American War. It was written as a stand-alone novel, but could also be seen as a prequel to the U.S....
     (2000) - US-Mexican War (1847-1848)
  • Rise to Rebellion
    Rise to Rebellion

    Rise to Rebellion is a 2001 in literature book by Jeff Shaara that tells the story of the events leading up to the American Revolution, from the Boston Massacre of 1770, in which Captain Thomas Preston was accused of yelling "fire" to his troops on the evening of March 5, 1770, to the signing of the U.S....
     (2001) - Pre-American Revoltionary War (1770-1776)
  • The Glorious Cause
    The Glorious Cause

    The Glorious Cause is a novel by author Jeffrey Shaara and is the sequel to Rise to Rebellion and concludes the Shaara's retelling of the American Revolution....
     (2002) - American Revolutionary War (1776-1783)
  • To the Last Man
    To the Last Man

    To the Last Man: A Novel of the First World War is a historical novel written by Jeffrey Shaara about the experience of a number of combatants in World War I....
     (2004) - World War I (1914-1918)
  • Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground (2006)
  • The Rising Tide
    The Rising Tide

    The Rising Tide is the fourth and last studio album by Sunny Day Real Estate. It was released on June 20th, 2000.It was released in Japan on January 24, 2001 with an acoustic live version of "Television" as a bonus track....
     (2006) - World War II (1939-1945), Trilogy Part 1 of 3
  • The Steel Wave
    The Steel Wave

    The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II is a historical novel written by Jeff Shaara about Operation Overlord. The book is the second book in a trilogy written by Shaara....
     (2008) - World War II (1939-1945), Trilogy Part 2 of 3


External links

  • on The Rising Tide at the Pritzker Military Library
    Pritzker Military Library

    The Pritzker Military Library is a research library for the study of military history in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. It was founded in 2003 by COL James N....
  • or interview by Karen Saupe on Inner Compass
  • interview on "The Steel Wave"