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ISBN:	0345527380 (ISBN13: 9780345527387)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater #2
Setting:	Vicksburg, Mississippi(United States)

A Chain of Thunder (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater #2)

Jeff Shaara

Hardcover | Pages: 562 pages

Rating: 4.18 | 2699 Users | 304 Reviews

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Continuing the series that began with A Blaze of Glory, Jeff Shaara returns to chronicle another decisive chapter in America's long and bloody Civil War. In A Chain of Thunder, the action shifts to the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. There, in the vaunted "Gibraltar of the Confederacy," a siege for the ages will cement the reputation of one Union general--and all but seal the fate of the rebel cause.

In May 1863, after months of hard and bitter combat, Union troops under the command of Major General Ulysses S. Grant at long last successfully cross the Mississippi River. They force the remnants of Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton's army to retreat to Vicksburg, burning the bridges over the Big Black River in its path. But after sustaining heavy casualties in two failed assaults against the rebels, Union soldiers are losing confidence and morale is low. Grant reluctantly decides to lay siege to the city, trapping soldiers and civilians alike inside an iron ring of Federal entrenchments. Six weeks later, the starving and destitute Southerners finally surrender, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union forces on July 4--Independence Day--and marking a crucial turning point in the Civil War.

Drawing on comprehensive research and his own intimate knowledge of the Vicksburg Campaign, Jeff Shaara once again weaves brilliant fiction out of the ragged cloth of historical fact. From the command tents where generals plot strategy to the ruined mansions where beleaguered citizens huddle for safety, this is a panoramic portrait of men and women whose lives are forever altered by the siege. On one side stand the emerging legend Grant, his irascible second William T. Sherman, and the youthful "grunt" Private Fritz Bauer; on the other, the Confederate commanders Pemberton and Joseph Johnston, as well as nineteen-year-old Lucy Spence, a civilian doing her best to survive in the besieged city. By giving voice to their experiences at Vicksburg, A Chain of Thunder vividly evokes a battle whose outcome still reverberates more than 150 years after the cannons fell silent.

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Title	:	A Chain of Thunder (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater #2)
Author	:	Jeff Shaara
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 562 pages
Published	:	May 21st 2013 by Ballantine Books (first published January 1st 2013)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Military History. Civil War. Fiction. War. Military Fiction

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A retelling of the Battle of Vicksburg.I listened to the audiotape and found it quite enjoyable. Not only do we have the historical significance, but the author adds fictional characters and we get to share their experiences. We find this with soldiers on both sides and the civilians of Vicksburg who were starving by the end of the siege and forced to eat their animals and whatever they could find in the caves where families were forced to live due to the Federal bombardment.

I liked the Shiloh book, but I liked this one even better. Partly because sieges aren't usually shown in books since they lack the excitement of battles, but this was still exciting in a different way. Pemberton was great as a character because I understood his POV, but my god, him and McClellan are great examples of "This is why you should just stay a pencil pusher. There's no shame in administrative work, yes, there's no glory either, but my god, are you not suited for battle command!" He was

A good read on one of the most overlooked developments of the Civil War: The siege of Vicksburg... Oops, I gave it away!Anyway, Shaara's approach of bouncing back and forth among different perspectives makes this book work.The "modern Bruce Catton" is always good for a fine, well-researched story. It isn't Killer Angels compelling, but it's solid stuff and makes use of recent journal discoveries, etc. to give what is certainly an accurate depiction.

One hundred fifty years ago this summer there were two major turning points in the two-year old Civil War: Gettysburg and Vicksburg. Gettysburg was fought from July 1-3, 1863 and the siege of Vicksburg ended on Independence Day, July 4, 1863, with the surrender of Confederate forces commanded by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton.Both battles were important, perhaps signaling what Winston Churchill called in reference to an event during World War II, "the end of the beginning," but the defeat of Gen.

Jeff Shaara continues his Civil War narrative with the second book in a series focused on the pivotal battles and campaigns fought on the Western Front. Book One, "A Blaze of Glory," chronicled the Battle of Shiloh, a confrontation that resulted in the combined loss of over 23,000 lives. Both sides will claim victory. However, as Book Two begins, Federal forces have been replenished while Confederate manpower continues to steadily diminish. After months of combat the Union Army under Major

Love this series. It talks about the battles that took place during the Civil War west of the Mississippi that didnt get as much recognition as in the East. In fact this battle took place same time as Gettysburg and the whole town surrounded or they would have starved to death. However you never hear about the battle in Vicksburg. One of the deciding factors for Lincoln making Grant the head of the whole Federal Army. Great book with such vivid detail and human emotion. Cant wait to read the

Shaara demonstrates an avidity for American Civil War history. He is very well researched, but the attempt to recreate the Vicksburg story through the eyes of a number of unrelated (willing and/or accidental) players in the drama just didn't quite convince me. A good but not great read.