The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara
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Book Summary Author: Jeff Shaara Edition: Mass Market Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2000-05-02 ISBN: 0345434811 Number of pages: 640 Publisher: Ballantine Books |
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Book Reviews of the The Last Full Measure
Customer Review: The North Wins--No Suprises
Summary: 2 Stars
There is little of the ambiguity here that made The Killer Angels so enjoyable. In the earlier book, by Michael Shaara, Lee was an enigma. Much of what we saw of him was through the eyes of James Longstreet. Jeff Shaara does not paint as interesting a portrait, and answers none of the questions the earlier book brought up about Lee as a general and as a man. The Robert E. Lee we get here is essentially the grey saint of Southern Folklore, not the gentle but slightly doddering Lee of The Killer Angels.Jeff Shaara does do a good job of showing a continuity in the battles that lead from Gettysburg to Appomattox. The troop movements are easier to understand than in most other books on the Civil War. Grant gradually tightens his grip until Lee's army is unable to move.
Besides Grant and Lee, the major character here is Joshua Chamberlin. The Killer Angels introduced readers to the hero of Little Round Top, but unfortunately, in this book, Chamberlin doesn't really have much to do. It is interesting, though, that the Southern commanders apparently had to stay in the field until they died, whereas when Joshua Chamberlin is wounded, he is shipped home for several months to peacefully recover. Another reason, I suppose, why Northern victory was inevitable.
This is a good vacation read, but not particularly fascinating as history.