Historical Fiction Post 

Author: Jeff Shaara

Title:No Less Than Victory: a novel of World War II

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publication Date: 2009

Number of Pages: 449 pages

Geographical Setting: Normandy invasion to the Battle of the Bulge.  With an epilogue about the major players.  


Series (If applicable): No, but Jeff Shaara has put out a ton of WWII, WWI and Civil War Non-Fiction (last count 10).

Plot Summary:Take a journey of World War II through the eyes of Patton, Eisenhower,  two young American Privates and Albert Speer ( Minister of Armaments and War Production) and Gerd von Rundstedt (German Field Marshal).  If you are reading this book you probably already know the dates and major people in WWII history.  However, this is a dramatized account of those events along with tons of factoids about the War and everything related to this war.  I have read several of Jeff Shaaras' books and this one was great.  

Subject Headings: Historical Fiction

Appeal 3 terms that best describe this book: :Authentic, Accurate, Patriotic




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