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Jeff Shaara - Gone for Soldiers: A Novel of the Mexican War

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Jeff Shaara - Gone for Soldiers: A Novel of the Mexican War

Thirteen years before the Civil War, eight thousand marines land in Vera Cruz bound for a fateful war against the Mexican army, including Winfield Scott, a vain general who made history in the War of 1812, and Robert E. Lee, a forty-year-old engineer as yet untested in battle.

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Gone for Soldiers...Textbook Passing for Fiction

bymartineden Jul 11, 2001
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Pros Interesting subject matter, quick, easy read.
Cons Wooden characters, intent of author not clear.
Recommended it? Yes

First off, I have to admit, I found Gone for Soldiers, the latest historical novel by Jeff Shaara, to be a quick, enjoyable read, in spite of its many fatal flaws.

For me, who at one point during my childhood could rightfully be described as a Civil War nut, part of the enjoyment was... Read full review »

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Like father like son

bygosox5 Mar 7, 2001
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Pros another great novel from the Shaara family
Cons if you don't like history books...
Recommended it? Yes

Michael Shaara wrote the national bestselling nvoel The Killer Angels. Now his son, Jeff, has followed this masterpiece up with 3 books of his own. The latest, Gone for Soldiers is a tale of the Mexican War, from the perspectives of several men, including Robert E Lee and Winfield Scott.

... Read full review »

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More Mush for the Mouthbreathers, Part I: Shaara Again

bymshawpyle Dec 2, 2000
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Pros None imaginable
Cons Miserable, incompetent, with occasional surges upward to mediocrity
Recommended it? No

Where have all the young men gone? / Gone for soldiers, every one.... There is a dread appropriateness in Jeff Shaara's taking a folk rhyme as the source of his title for this cardboard novelization of the Mexican War.

I know there are scads of people falling all over themselves to wallow... Read full review »

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Gone for Soldiers : A Novel of the Mexican War - Jeff M. Shaara - 9780345427502 - 0345427505

ISBN13: 9780345427502. ISBN10: 0345427505. by Jeff M. Shaara. Published by Random House, Inc.. Edition: 00

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ISBN13: 9780345427519. ISBN10: 0345427513. by Jeff M. Shaara. Published by Random House, Inc.. Edition: 00

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Authors Jeff Shaara
Fiction Genre History

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Kirkus: "[A]n impressive fictional account....Shaara offers superb impressionistic descriptions of...crucial campaigns....Parallels to Vietnam aren't forced, but are strongly felt throughout this simultaneously stirring and deeply cautionary saga."

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Paperback424June 01, 2001Ballantine Books8"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 1"(d), 0.85 lbs.9780345427519

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