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Summary: Colie's Cool Review
Review: BANG...BOOM...WHIZ. These are some of the sounds that General Jackson or General Lee would hear on the battle field. Along with these noises were the earbursting screams and squeals of their soldiers being killed. If you are interested in a historical novel that has plenty of action and information, then this is the book for you. You get lost in the pages and feel like you're actually on the battlfield with General Hancock. Along with the intense battles, there is also the stories of all the generals and of what was going on in their lives before, during, and after the battles. Even if you are not interested in historical novels, this book is different. It has many aspects of a good reading book, as well as important information about these important battles. You can have fun reading and learn something at the same time.
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Summary: Insight to the Civil War
Review: Gods and Generals is an action packed book that brings you back in time and into the minds of the great generals of the Civil War. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for more insight about the battles and decisions of the generals. i am not a strong reader so it was hard to get into. Although this book is hard to understand at first it becomes interesting and is almost impossible to put down after you get use to the tone of the author. I especially liked the diagrams of the battles because it helped me picture what the generals were thinking and how they came up with the battle strategies based on the terrain. I liked reading about the characters, also. But the ones I really liked reading about are the ones who left the Union because Virginia became part of the Confederacy like Jackson and Lee. Gods and Generals is an awesome book.
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Summary: The best history novel ever written: Gods and Generals
Review: Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara is a tremendously awesome book explaining the battles between the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Shaara did a wonderful job giving key details while making it interesting. Some history novels are so boring. People just read about what happened without enjoying the book because it would not have any people or scenes or anything because it is strictly summary. This book showed Shaara's true capability of teaching the reader while the reader is enjoying the book.
Before reading this book, I lacked a lot of knowledge pertaining to the Civil War. I did know the basics, it started with slavery and the Union won. Once I read the first chapter, I knew that it was going to be an overwhelming and an awe-inspiring book and I knew that I was going to learn a lot. I learned about each of the major generals, many of the major battles, and actions the people made. I went from knowing almost nothing to being a person with a good deal of knowledge regarding the subject of Civil War.
General Robert E. Lee was a major character and Jeff Shaara really focused on him as well as Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from the Confederacy. From the Union, Shaara did not focus on one or two of the generals, it was more evened out. Although Shaara focuses on these two generals, I felt that I got to know each character and what they felt. That is one of Shaara's strengths when he writes, the reader feels like they get to know the characters.
It is impossible to characterize the greatness of Gods and Generals and it is impossible to not have to the chance to read it. If you are want to read a book and learn while reading and enjoying, I strongly suggest that you buy this book and read it because those around you are going to want to borrow the book and read it as well.
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Summary: Yet Another Masterpiece
Review: In 1861, Abraham Lincoln stepped into presidency to face one of the hardest turmoils in US history. Gods and Generals is a fast-paced book showing parts of the Civil War, before Gettysburg, through many people/generals. I found the tactics to be interesting and surprising; I never knew how much thought and stratey went into war. McDowell, an uncertain general leading the Union, is replaced by General McClellan, but McClellan is also soon replaced after he fails to defeat General Lee. As the war proceeds, Lee attacks Pennsylvania after he realizes the Union is on retreat. Will Lee succeed? Read Gods and Generals to find out. I really enjoyed this book and its movie because it wasn't about war, but about four men and their struggles through the war, trying to cope with death all around them, and being without their family. Shaara has succeeded with yet another masterpiece.
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Summary: Gods and Generals
Review: Gods and Generals by, Jeff Shaara is a very descriptive timeline of the Civil War, up to the Battle of Gettysburg. It is a very explanitory book, you understand what is going on because of the description. Shaara really brings to life the dilemma of serving your country or your home state, and the shortages of fighting the war. Shaara also goes into depth the personality the characters, he brings them to life and draws you into the past. This book is very informative and I would recommend it to anybody who enjoys history.
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Summary: Gods & Generals
Review: When I first picked up this novel, Gods and Generals, I must admit that I was not exactly looking forward to reading it. However, little did I know I would soon be pulled inside by its descriptive chapters. I have read Rise to Rebellion by the same author, and I could honestly say that this is yet another triumph for Jeff Shaara. Sticking to his usual writing style, Shaara takes the reader through the different view points of the most important roles of the Civil War. From the home of Robert E. Lee to the gruesome battlefields of the South, Shaara makes the reader a part of the ever interesting story that is the Civil War. I most enjoyed how the novel told a story, but at the same time, it displayed the imporant facts about that awful era in the history of our country. I would strongly reccomend Gods and General to anyone from age 13 on, and I would be strongly surprised if anyone else finished the book with different feelings about it than I did. Jeff Shaara has done it again!
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Summary: Adventurous yet Educational
Review: Jeff Shaara was absolutely brilliant in the making of this book. His breathtaking ways of making the reader feel as if one was on the battlefield is spectacular. Personally, I feel that history can be boring at times, but Mr. Shaara makes it a vivid scene. Gods and Generals is a compelling and fascinating history book of the Civil War.
Gods and Generals was sectioned off into chapters of the leading figures of the Civil War, and their views on what was happening. Such as Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, a professor who taught at Maine's Bowdoin College who gave up a promising academic career to enlist in the Union army, then later went on to become one of the North's finest military leaders. Also an important figure for the North was Winfield Scott Hancock, a tremendous leader who was indispensable in any task appointed to him. Serving the South as probably the most essential general for them is General Robert E. Lee, who is forced to choose between allegiance to his country and loyalty to his home state, Virginia. As well as Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a religious man with past fighting experience in Mexico. Thriving on the heat of battle, Jackson played a significant role in this book and in the Civil War. Although Jeff Shaara talks a lot about the grueling and the pain that went out into the battlefields of the war, he also tells the story of the wives and families who were forced to assume responsibility at home. Resulting in the stunning Battle of Chancellorsville, Gods and Generals was very fascinating and gave me a much better idea on the Civil War.
Gods and Generals kept me wanting to read on and on, it is definitely the most interesting history book I have ever read. Jeff Shaara is a very passionate writer and takes pride in his work. I suggest that if one wants to get a lot of information on the Civil War but still be entertained and over the age of twelve, read Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara.
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Summary: Gods and Generals: an Interesting Perspective
Review: Gods and Generals, written by Jeff Shaara, is an amazing Civil War novel that combines fictitious and non-fictitious characters and plot to make a deeply intriguing book. It is also a much easier read compared to other history books, which are filled page after page with dry facts and no storyline. Because Jeff Shaara added a fictional plot and captivating story, I truly read the novel, instead of just looking at a continuous mound of monotonous information.Gods and Generals describes the Civil War through the eyes of Winfield S. Hancock and Joshua Chamberlain: two Northerners. It also tells about Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson: two Southerners. The novel gives a very different perspective of the war, especially in the Southern aspect. When he explains why people in the south were joining the army, he says they were not necessarily trying to save slavery, but preserve a way of life. They had never really known a life without slavery, and the majority of Southerners were not ready or open to the idea of change. Getting an unbiased perspective of the War really gave me an accurate view of the war; not all Southerners were evil slave owners. This novel also goes into great description about the many essential battles that took place in the North and the South, and their effects. Something that was a real eye-opener was horrifying the battles were and the great number of mistakes that were made even by the most experienced commanding generals. I was also appalled by the idiots that were hastily put in command of an entire army, and the terrible positions they put themselves in. Shaara perfectly expresses the War in an unbiased manner and goes into great detail about the four men and the challenges they deal with on and off the battlefield. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone with the slightest interest in America's history; Gods and Generals is the most vividly and well-written historic novel I have read.
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Summary: dankxmasterxj
Review: Gods and Generals really taught me a lot about the Civil War that I didn't already know. There is much detail in the strategies of attacks and defensive maneuvers from both points of view between the North and the South. Also how the Union Army was split when people serving in it found out that their homes in the South were leaving the Union. Of course, those serving had to go back to their homes and defend them. So basically, the people fighting in the war were fighting the people they once fought with.
I also enjoyed how Mr. Shaara used the main generals of the war to tell the story of our Civil War. It was very interesting seeing how the politics of war came into play in the ranking of soldiers. How certain soldiers were ranked faster because of the need of officers. Over all, I enjoyed reading this book and if you wish to learn about the Civil War and be entertained at the same time, Gods and Generals is the book for you.
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Summary: Amazing Review
Review: Gods and Generals is like no other. This book describes four characters in the Civil War. Chamberlain, Lee, Jackson and Hancock all are portrayed perfectly in this novel. A great thing about this novel is it is not just a story, but a biography like story that tells what each of these four men went through during the war. The characters are all so well described and are so well thought up that it makes you wonder if Shaara lived during the time of the Civil War. He tells of some major battles, and it is so historically accurate. If you are interested in reading a good novel about the civil war, Gods and Gnerals is the book of choice.
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