The Smoke at Dawn
Autor Jeff Shaaraen Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 iun 2014
În vara anului 1863, nodul feroviar strategic de la Chattanooga devine scena unei confruntări care ar putea dicta soarta unei națiuni sfâșiate. Considerăm că alegerea acestui moment istoric este esențială: după triumful de la Vicksburg, armata Federală se trezește brusc încolțită în Georgia, iar asediul care urmează transformă orașul Chattanooga într-o veritabilă capcană a foamei și a disperării. Jeff Shaara nu se limitează la a descrie mișcările de trupe pe hartă, ci ne invită în corturile generalilor și în tranșeele soldaților, oferind o privire intimă asupra mecanismelor puterii și ale supraviețuirii. Structura romanului The Smoke at Dawn este una polifonică, pendulând între figurile legendare ale istoriei americane și vocile anonime care resimt direct greutatea războiului. Îl urmărim pe Ulysses S. Grant preluând comanda într-un moment de criză profundă, dar și pe tânărul soldat Fritz „Dutchie” Bauer, a cărui perspectivă oferă acea doză de realism brutal necesară oricărei scrieri despre conflictul armat. Stilul este sobru și evocativ, evitând senzaționalismul în favoarea unei analize psihologice fine a celor care decid destinele altora. Cei care au parcurs A Blaze of Glory de Jeff Shaara vor fi pregătiți pentru rigoarea documentară și pentru modul în care autorul reușește să transforme tacticile militare în dramă umană palpabilă. Cartea se plasează organic în continuarea operelor sale anterioare, precum The Last Full Measure, ducând mai departe misiunea începută de tatăl său, Michael Shaara, de a umaniza istoria Războiului Civil American. Este o lectură despre disensiuni interne, despre curaj în fața asediului și despre momentul critic în care balanța puterii se înclină iremediabil.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0345527410
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 161 x 241 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.88 kg
Editura: Random House
Locul publicării:New York, United States
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte pasionaților de istorie militară care caută mai mult decât date seci. Veți câștiga o înțelegere profundă a campaniei de la Chattanooga prin ochii celor care au trăit-o, de la strategi precum Grant și Sherman până la infanteriștii din prima linie. Este o explorare captivantă a modului în care orgoliile liderilor și reziliența soldatului obișnuit au modelat cursul istoriei americane.
Despre autor
Jeff Shaara s-a născut în 1952 și a moștenit pasiunea pentru istorie de la tatăl său, Michael Shaara, autorul celebrului roman The Killer Angels. Deși inițial a profesat în alte domenii, Jeff a preluat ștafeta literară a familiei, devenind unul dintre cei mai apreciați scriitori americani de ficțiune istorică militară. Opera sa este definită de o documentare minuțioasă, proces facilitat de vizitarea constantă a câmpurilor de luptă, așa cum reiese și din lucrarea sa Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields. Prin scrierile sale, el reușește să mențină viu interesul pentru momentele de cotitură ale Americii, împletind faptele reale cu trăirile umane profunde.
Notă biografică
Recenzii
"A Blaze of Glory"
"Brilliant . . . riveting . . . a work to be embraced."--"Bookreporter"
"[An] exciting read . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted."--"Library Journal"
"Dynamic portrayals [of] Johnston, Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman.""--The Wall Street Journal"
"A Chain of Thunder"
"[A] riveting fictional narrative."--"Booklist"
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"Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War. . . . [He] aptly reveals the main actors: Grant, stoic, driven, not given to micromanagement; Sherman, anxious, high-strung, engaged even when doubting Grant's strategy. . . . Worth a Civil War buff's attention.""--Kirkus Reviews"
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"Shaara's historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story. . . . The voices of these people come across to the reader as poignantly clear as they did 150 years ago.""--Historical Novels Review"
Praise for Jeff Shaara's new Civil War series
"The Smoke at Dawn"
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""The Smoke at Dawn" is a beautifully written novel about a battle usually ignored. The historical details and the personal examinations fuse perfectly--with the raw power of the battle meshed hand-in-hand with the inner struggle of the men who determine the fates of others and of nations. Shaara once again elevates history from mere rote fact to explosive and engaging drama."--"Bookreporter"
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"Shaara's mastery of military tactics, his intimate grasp of history, and his ability to interweave several supporting narratives into a cohesive and digestible whole as he revisits a catastrophic period in U.S. history will appeal to a broad range of historical- and military-fiction fans."--"Booklist"
"Blending historical detail with vivid depictions of battle, Jeff Shaara immerses readers in the world of commanders and common soldiers, civilians and statesmen. . . . "The Smoke at Dawn" vividly recreates the climactic months of the war in the West, when the fate of a divided nation truly hangs in the balance."--"Huntington News"
"A Blaze of Glory"
"Brilliant . . . riveting . . . a work to be embraced."--"Bookreporter"
"[An] exciting read . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted."--"Library Journal"
"Dynamic portrayals [of] Johnston, Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman.""--The Wall Street Journal"
"A Chain of Thunder"
"[A] riveting fictional narrative."--"Booklist"
" "
"Shaara continues to draw powerful novels from the bloody history of the Civil War. . . . [He] aptly reveals the main actors: Grant, stoic, driven, not given to micromanagement; Sherman, anxious, high-strung, engaged even when doubting Grant's strategy. . . . Worth a Civil War buff's attention.""--Kirkus Reviews"
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"Shaara's historical accuracy is faultless, and he tells a good story
Descriere
Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with "A Blaze of Glory" and "A Chain of Thunder." In "The Smoke at Dawn," the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war.
Summer, 1863. The Federal triumph at Vicksburg has secured complete control of the Mississippi River from the Confederacy, cementing the reputation of Ulysses S. Grant. Farther east, the Federal army under the command of William Rosecrans captures the crucial rail hub at Chattanooga. But Rosecrans is careless, and while pursuing the Confederates, the Federal forces are routed in north Georgia at Chickamauga Creek. Retreating in a panic back to Chattanooga, Rosecrans is pursued by the Confederate forces under General Braxton Bragg. Penned up, with their supply lines severed, the Federal army seems doomed to the same kind of defeat that plagued the Confederates at Vicksburg. But a disgusted Abraham Lincoln has seen enough of General Rosecrans. Ulysses Grant is elevated to command of the entire theater of the war, and immediately replaces Rosecrans with General George Thomas. Grant gathers an enormous force, including armies commanded by Joseph Hooker and Grant's friend, William T. Sherman. Grant's mission is clear: Break the Confederate siege and destroy Bragg's army. Meanwhile, Bragg wages war as much with his own subordinates as he does with the Federals, creating dissension and disharmony in the Southern ranks, erasing the Confederate army's superiority at exactly the wrong time.
Blending evocative historical detail with searing depictions of battle, Jeff Shaara immerses readers in the world of commanders and common soldiers, civilians and statesmen. From the Union side come the voices of Generals Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and George Thomas--the vaunted "Rock of Chickamauga"--as well as the young private Fritz "Dutchie" Bauer. From the Rebel ranks come Generals Bragg, Patrick Cleburne, and James Longstreet, as well as the legendary cavalry commander, Nathan Bedford Forrest. A tale of history played out on a human scale in the grand Shaara tradition, "The Smoke at Dawn" vividly recreates the climactic months of the war in the West, when the fate of a divided nation truly hangs in the balance.
Praise for "The Smoke at Dawn"
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""The Smoke at Dawn" is a beautifully written novel about a battle usually ignored. The historical details and the personal examinations fuse perfectly--with the raw power of the battle meshed hand-in-hand with the inner struggle of the men who determine the fates of others and of nations. Shaara once again elevates history from mere rote fact to explosive and engaging drama."--"Bookreporter"
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"Shaara's mastery of military tactics, his intimate grasp of history, and his ability to interweave several supporting narratives into a cohesive and digestible whole as he revisits a catastrophic period in U.S. history will appeal to a broad range of historical- and military-fiction fans."--"Booklist"
"Blending historical detail with vivid depictions of battle, Jeff Shaara immerses readers in the world of commanders and common soldiers, civilians and statesmen. . . . "The Smoke at Dawn" vividly recreates the climactic months of the war in the West, when the fate of a divided nation truly hangs in the balance."--"Huntington News"