The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II | 
 enlarge | Author: Jeff Shaara
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 933
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
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Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 5.8 x 1.7
ISBN: 0345461428
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345461421
ASIN: 0345461428
Publication Date: May 13, 2008
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Product Description
Jeff Shaara, America’s premier author of military historical fiction, brings us the centerpiece of his epic trilogy of the Second World War.
General Dwight Eisenhower once again commands a diverse army that must find its single purpose in the destruction of Hitler’s European fortress. His primary subordinates, Omar Bradley and Bernard Montgomery, must prove that this unique blend of Allied armies can successfully confront the might of Adolf Hitler’s forces, who have already conquered Western Europe. On the coast of France, German commander Erwin Rommel fortifies and prepares for the coming invasion, acutely aware that he must bring all his skills to bear on a fight his side must win. But Rommel’s greatest challenge is to strike the Allies on his front, while struggling behind the lines with the growing insanity of Adolf Hitler, who thwarts the strategies Rommel knows will succeed.
Meanwhile, Sergeant Jesse Adams, a no-nonsense veteran of the 82nd Airborne, parachutes with his men behind German lines into a chaotic and desperate struggle. And as the invasion force surges toward the beaches of Normandy, Private Tom Thorne of the 29th Infantry Division faces the horrifying prospects of fighting his way ashore on a stretch of coast more heavily defended than the Allied commanders anticipate–Omaha Beach.
From G.I. to general, this story carries the reader through the war’s most crucial juncture, the invasion that altered the flow of the war, and, ultimately, changed history.
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 Great account of D-Day July 17, 2008
Jeff Shaara has done it again with an excellent account of the World War II D-Day invasion. If you are a history lover this is the book for you. Jeff has a great way of using historical characters in such a realistic manner you will feel you are right there with them as they make their decisions and execute one of the greatest invasions in modern warfare. These are accounts of real men...Eisenhower, Bradley, Montgomery, Rommel, Patton and those soldiers who actually made the landings and parachute drops on that historic day. I was eleven years old at the time of this event, yet I remember so many things about the war and this book brought back many of those memories to life. Jeff has done his home work well and this second book in his World War II Trilogy will not disappoint you. I can hardly wait for number three!
Another great novel July 16, 2008
This is another great Shaara novel, I thoroughly enjoyed this one, couldn't put it down and am ready for the next one.
Clearly these books are novels, and not just history, but they are a fun way to learn.
New the story and still enjoyed the read June 27, 2008
Am an absolute Shaara fan, first the dad and now Jeff. It is interesting to read a story that you basically know about from history class, yet you find yourself completely wrapped up in this book. Yes it is a fictional acount of a true event, but it is so well told that you overlook the fiction and imagine that this was the way it probably was. Looking forward to the next installment.
Behind the scenes-and at the front line of WWII June 27, 2008
So many books have been written about World War II that there are entire bookstores devoted to this single subject. I am please to announce that they will have to stock yet one more title.
In The Steel Wave Jeff Shaara, brings an accounting of D-Day that surprisingly has not been done before.
This account takes the reader for the first time, into the lives, hearts and minds of all the major players. You get a detailed perspective from the Allied side by sitting in a canvas tent with Dwight Eisenhower on June 5th, 1944 as American, British and Canadian forces are crossing the channel to strike at Hitler's Atlantic Wall.
You are taken into the minds of Erwin Rommel, the Commander of the German Army Group tasked with defending the beaches-and his frustrating conversations with Berlin and his immediate superiors as well as unfulfilled requests for more supplies, men and weapons to halt the Allies on the beaches.
You will drop into France with a unit of the vaunted 82nd Airborne and experience their fears first hand, as the first waves of American paratroopers are thrown into the French countryside that is teeming with German defenders.
As you can expect from his previous works, Jeff Shaara has done meticulous research, had countless meetings with surviving veterans, and compiled a very thorough account of this day that changed history. This is a necessary read and a must have for any WWII aficionado.
Armchair Interviews says: Check your bookshelf and make room for 5-star read!
Amazing - from beginning to end June 20, 2008
One of the best books I've ever read. With such an accurate portrayal of D-Day and events surrounding it, Jeff Shaara has created a masterpiece. Familiar characters from 'The Rising Tide' return in an intricately woven storyline that takes the reader from the war rooms of Eisenhower to dinner with Hitler and Rommel, from the shores of Normandy to the German countryside. Events follow Eisenhower as he prepares for the coming allied invasion of France and all the problems that he encounters. Rommel is also closely examined, bringing you closer to understanding 'The Desert Fox' than ever before. All the meanwhile the reader is thrust into the battlefield, examining the art of warfare and all the chaos it ensues. I would highly recommend reading the first novel of this series by Shaara, 'The Rising Tide', before attacking 'The Steel Wave'. Although I found 'The Steel Wave' to be superior, the first is not to be missed either.
10/10
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