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The Steel Wave (World War II: 1939-1945 #2)

Jeff Shaara

Hardcover | Pages: 493 pages

Rating: 4.24 | 5893 Users | 340 Reviews

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Original Title:	The Steel Wave
ISBN:	0345461428 (ISBN13: 9780345461421)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	World War II: 1939-1945 #2

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General Dwight Eisenhower commands a diverse army that must destroy Hitler’s European fortress. On the coast of France, German commander Erwin Rommel prepares for the coming invasion, as the Führer thwarts the strategies Rommel knows will succeed. Meanwhile, Sergeant Jesse Adams, a veteran of the 82nd Airborne, parachutes with his men behind German lines. And as the invasion force surges toward the beaches of Normandy, Private Tom Thorne of the 29th Infantry Division faces the horrifying prospect of fighting his way ashore on Omaha Beach, a stretch of coast more heavily defended than the Allied commanders anticipate. From G.I. to general, The Steel Wave carries us through the war’s most crucial juncture, the invasion that altered the flow of the war and, ultimately, changed history.

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Title	:	The Steel Wave (World War II: 1939-1945 #2)
Author	:	Jeff Shaara
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 493 pages
Published	:	May 13th 2008 by Ballantine Books
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. War. World War II. Military Fiction

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"Dundee nodded, slowly, tried to see Henley's face, gone now, as though he never existed. The word came to him again, the word they all understood: expendable. He put his hand on his waist, felt for the pouch, the rocks. He pulled the pouch around in front of him, unfastened the strap, held it up. Mission accomplished. Those bloody engineers had better make some use of this. We lost a good man...for a bag of rocks."The second novel in Jeff Shaara's trilogy of World War II begins with a covert

Interesting look at Eisenhower, Churchill and Rommel.Rommel just wanted to fight for his country and do his job right and didn't realize too late that Hitler was not the same "sane" fellow from the African Campaign.Eisenhower realized he couldn't can "Monty" because he was a "Hero" to the Brits.Would've liked Patton to run wild w/the war but not his mouth.Churchill knew Ike was the man for the job.Another look at D-Day invasion.I'm just amazed at what we did, a lot of casualities, however could

ExcellentAs a son of a highly decorated enlisted WWII pacific vet, and an 18 year old Vietnam Veteran(67-68), I find this book highly enlightening and readable. I am a retired history teacher and school Administrator. I hope books like this allow this centurys Americans some insight into the price paid for the freedoms enjoyed by citizens of our Republic. I relate very well to the men who were blessed with strong women. Wives are the unsung heros whose love and patience make our healing

This is the second book of a trilogy by Jeff Shaara (the first being "The Rising Tide) of what's being called "fictional history". The topic for this book is the events leading up and after D-Day (January thru September 1944) seeing through the eyes of the aggressor (Eisenhower), the defender (Rommel), generals (Bradley, Patton, von Rundstedt) and an ordinary soldier (Sergeant Jesse Adams, a paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne.). The beauty of these books is the way the author weaves the

The Steel Wave is so realistic that I have to wonder if it is actually fiction. I suppose that Shaara decided to go for that classification to give him more leeway in creating thoughts and conversations of his characters. However, the attitudes and language and all the details appear incredibly well researched.The book is about D-Day. Nevertheless, it starts before D-Day itself, covering a lot of the planning. I liked very much how the very first section covered a group of men several months

I enjoyed this book much more than Shaara's earlier WWII book. My criticism of Shaara (and this may be unfair) is that his dialogue does not ring true. If you've spent time in the company of men in either the military or on a sports team you know the language is much more colorful than Shaara portrays. Maybe he is trying to reach a broad audience and doesn't want to offend the more prudish reader or the very young but I find the lack of realistic dialogue a bit detracting.

Another great Jeff Shaara novel. Really enjoyed this book. Was pretty shocked at the ending to find the main German character over the first two books was forced to commit suicide with a cyanide capsule for supposedly plotting to kill Hitler ( which he did not plot)!!!