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The steel wave a novel of World War II
A fictional account of D-Day and the Allied invasion of Europe chronicles the events of the World War II campaign and the personalities who took part, from the ordinary soldiers on the land and in the air, to such leaders as Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and Omar Bradley, as their efforts change...
| Main Author: | Shaara, Jeff, 1952- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Ballantine Books,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
A fictional account of D-Day and the Allied invasion of Europe chronicles the events of the World War II campaign and the personalities who took part, from the ordinary soldiers on the land and in the air, to such leaders as Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and Omar Bradley, as their efforts changed the course of the war. |
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| Physical Description: |
xxvi, 493 p. : maps ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780345461421 (acid-free paper) 0345461428 (acid-free paper) |
| Author Notes: |
He continued his father's work by researching the history of the characters his father had brought to life in The Killer Angels, and in 1996 his prequel, Gods and Generals, was published. The book was awarded the American Library Association's Boyd Award for Excellence in Military Fiction and was adapted into a motion picture in 2003. His other works include The Last Full Measure, Rise to Rebellion, The Glorious Cause, The Steel Wave, No Less Than Victory, The Final Storm, A Blaze of Glory, A Chain of Thunder, The Smoke at Dawn, and The Fateful Lightning. He received another Boyd Award for To the Last Man. (Bowker Author Biography) |