Author jeff shaara on civil war novel gods and generals. Jeff shaara son of michael shaara, author of the killer angels wrote the prequel. After moving to tampa, jeff became one of the most widely known coin and preciousmetals dealers in florida. Joshua lawrence chamberlain jeff daniels left behind a quiet life and a career as. March 3, 2003 gods and generals is an epic civil war saga intended to be part of a trilogy of films about americas bloodiest war, along with gettysburg.
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