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I bought this after reading J. Shaara's two books on the American Revolution, which I recommend highly. He captivated me again and taught me so much that I was so unaware of about this early war of our nation's history. He revealed Scott and Lee to be the amazing and admirable men one expects in heroes and leaders. He also laid out the stark difference between totalitarian and republic forms of government. I'm thankful that throughout his narrative, he showed the flaws of these great men and the flaws of our nation's history, even while giving the credit due to our country and the people who lead and shaped her.


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Gone For Soldiers Jeff Shaara Books Reviews

i really enjoy these fictional histories where stories are told through the thoughts & words of particpants in those events even though who knows what these people really thought & said during those events; shaara does very good job focusing on lee & scott mainly but deals with many mexican war particpants who were famous during the civil war like longstreet, grant, jackson, joe johnston & of course from the mexican side santa anna; if some of this is accurate, it is amazing how egos get in the way of fighting a battle or war; by the way, i am not a big favorite of what america did in this war, it was a big land grab against a weaker power & not something we as americans should be proud of
I downloaded Jeff Shasta’s excellent novelization of the Mexican-American war after reading the exceptionally moving The Killer Angels by the author’s brother. The most important contribution Jeff Shaara makes in this work is insight into the formative experiences that forged the young men who became leaders on both sides of the American Civil war. Having once served as a young Marine Corps officer, now well into my middle ages, this read gives me cause to reflect on the formative experiences in my life that I completely failed to appreciate at the time. Highly recommended for those with an interest in Civil War history.
I am a big fan of all the Shaara books, father and son. I was very interested in this book because I'm planning to pen a couple of novels of this era myself, and looked to see what Jeff had written. It's certainly entertaining, for a military history buff, like me, but it felt a little "contrived." For instance, Jeff relates many incidents and conversations among the principals ( R.E. Lee, Winfield Scott, etc) that had to have been "imagined" or at least re-created and embellished. How, for example, does he know what Lee was thinking, while he was trapped under a log, hiding from Mexican soldiers? He describes the experience in excruciating detail including the debris that fell into one of Lee's eyes. The text also gets very ponderous from time to time. I would have preferred more narrative of battles and engagements over the descriptions of Scott's officer meetings around the campfire or of Scott experiencing his fist Catholic mass in a Mexican cathedral. Sometimes, too, the text seems a little rushed, as if Shaara was racing for a deadline and his next book. Really, I did enjoy it, but it was not Jeff's best effort, in my humble opinion.
I really enjoy the manner in which Jeff Shaara develops these historic figures giving them a voice that we as students of history do not have when reading history books. The Mexican War is one that I am not that familiar with, but I found it very interesting that so many of the key players in this war entered the Civil War as enemies. It is an easy read.
After reading the Civil War series, I read the WWII series, and then this, and now WWI. Jeff Shaara's books gets you into the minds of the soldiers and leaders of both sides. I rarely read fiction (these are fiction accurately based on the battles and persons involved), but these are entirely engaging. I really enjoy reading these books.
As a historian and retired professor of Mexican history, Mr. Shaara's depiction of the Mexican American War left a lot to be desired. However, while it IS an interesting read, he left me with hope that he'd write more about the Batallon de San Patricio, the Irisn-american volunteers that deserted the US forces and joined the Mexican cause, and though he does pay some lip service, he left this reader wondering if someone else not familiar with the event of Manifest Destiny, probably thinks he made it up. Also, the storming of Chapultepec "Castle" left a lot to be desired, that is he has Santa ana speak of the cadets that took part in the defense of the then Mexican military academy, and does not even give some credence to the Ninos Heroes, the six boys, ages 13 - 18 who died in the battle. Overall it is a brutal depiction of war, just like he did in "The Final Storm", his description of the battle ground, and what the soldiers and officers endured. the politics of the time, though I am still wondering why he just focused on Lee and Scott, and not expand on Taylor and Grant, who played an even greater role prior to, during, and after the US Civil War...
Mr. Shaara's narrative about the War in Mexico emphasizes two things......First, this is the place that Lee, Longstreet, Grant, Jackson, Pickett, Johnson and Beauregard learned about War. Second, and equally important, this is where General Winfield Scott tutored them in Battlefield Leadership. While all of them exhibited incredible bravery and brains the emphasis on 40 year old Captain Lee shows him to be in a league all his own. If you don't know much about the Mexican/American War this is a wonderful primer. It covers why James K. Polk wanted territorial expansion, how the war intensified the slavery issue, the major battles including the storming of Chapultepec Castle and why many Mexican's, even today, believe the cause of this war was simply the insatiable expansionist ambition of the American People.
I bought this after reading J. Shaara's two books on the American Revolution, which I recommend highly. He captivated me again and taught me so much that I was so unaware of about this early war of our nation's history. He revealed Scott and Lee to be the amazing and admirable men one expects in heroes and leaders. He also laid out the stark difference between totalitarian and republic forms of government. I'm thankful that throughout his narrative, he showed the flaws of these great men and the flaws of our nation's history, even while giving the credit due to our country and the people who lead and shaped her.