A Blaze of Glory is the second volume in a 4-book series by Jeff Shaara, the set in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The book covers the Battle of Shiloh.[1] The title comes from a marvelous quote from future President James Garfield, who was present at the battle.
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| Author | Jeff Shaara |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Civil War (1861-1865), Western Theate #1 |
| Subject | American Civil War |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 464 |
| ISBN | 978-0-345-52735-6 |
| Followed by | A Chain of Thunder |
The novel takes place in the Spring of 1862 and focuses on Confederate Generals Albert Sidney Johnson and P. G. T. Beauregard, as well as then Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest; and Union Generals Ulysses S Grant, Don Carlos Buell, and William Tecumseh Sherman at the Battle of Shiloh.[2]