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A blaze of glory is the first of a new 4 book series, set more in the western theater of the civil war. It is the first novel in civil war series and takes place between 1858 and 1863. Jeff shaara books list of books by author jeff shaara. A novel of the civil war the opening volume of the war in the west series, focusing on the horrific tragedy, for both sides, of the battle of shiloh. A blaze of glory ebook by jeff shaara rakuten kobo. Once more, the depth of his knowledge and research about the combat and its related soldiers is unparalleled.
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