What is the theme of Gods and Generals?

Gods and Generals brings to the big screen the major themes of Lost Cause mythology that professional historians have been working for half a century to combat. In the world of Gods and Generals, slavery has nothing to do with the Confederate cause.

What comes after Gods and Generals?

Jeff Shaara continued his father’s legacy with a series of centuries-spanning New York Times bestsellers. This volume assembles three Civil War novels from America’s first family of military fiction: Gods and Generals, The Killer Angels, and The Last Full Measure.

What is the book Gods and Generals about?

A prequel to his father’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Killer Angels, Gods and Generals depicts the deepening conflict as it splits the nation and erupts into war.

Is Gods and Generals fiction or nonfiction?

Written by Jeffrey Shaara after his father Michael’s death in 1988, the novel relates events from 1858 through 1863 during the American Civil War, ending just as the two armies march toward Gettysburg….Gods and Generals (novel)

First edition
Author Jeff Shaara
Subject American Civil War
Genre Historical novel
Publisher Ballantine Books

Who made Gods and Generals?

Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of The Steel Wave, The Rising Tide, To the Last Man, The Glorious Cause, Rise to Rebellion, and Gone for Soldiers, as well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure-two novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father’s Pulitzer Prize– …

What book is Gods and Generals based on?

The Killer Angels
Gods and Generals is a novel which serves as a prequel to Michael Shaara’s 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning work about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels….Gods and Generals (novel)

First edition
Author Jeff Shaara
Genre Historical novel
Publisher Ballantine Books
Publication date 1996

How many books are in the Gods and Generals series?

God’s General (6 book series) Kindle Edition. In God’s Generals, Roberts Liardon will help you recapture God’s glory with compelling spiritual biographies of some of the most powerful ministries to ever ignite the fires of revival.

When was Gods and Generals made?

February 21, 2003 (USA)Gods and Generals / Release date

How accurate is God and generals?

Much is made of the film’s total and obsessive historical accuracy; the costumes, flags, battle plans and ordnance are all doubtless flawless, although there could have been no Sgt. “Buster” Kilrain in the 20th Maine, for the unavoidable reason that “Buster” was never used as a name until Buster Keaton used it.

Who are God’s generals?

‘God’s Generals’ is a term made popular by Roberts Liairdon through his best-selling series of the same name which records extraordinary testimonies of pioneering men and women of God who have in the past two centuries laid the foundation for today’s Spirit-filled Church and its never-ending missionary outreach.

What do you think about the book Gods and generals?

I get why the book is called Gods and Generals and the idea that Jackson and Lee were revered as gods on the battlefield. But this book is overly sympathetic to the rebels.

What is the name of the movie with gods and generals?

Gods and Generals is a 2003 American period war drama film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell.

Is gods and generals too sympathetic to the rebels?

Dear god. I get why the book is called Gods and Generals and the idea that Jackson and Lee were revered as gods on the battlefield. But this book is overly sympathetic to the rebels. We do not venerate Hitler or his squad’s death like this bullshit.