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Gone for Soldiers : A Novel of the Mexican War by Jeff Shaara is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In Gone for Soldiers, Jeff Shaara carries us back 15 years before the momentous conflict he has so brilliantly chronicled, to a time when the Civil War's most familiar names are fighting for another cause, junior officers marching under the same flag in an unfamiliar land, experiencing combat for the first time in the Mexican-American War. In March 1847, 8,000 soldiers landed on the beaches of Vera Cruz, led by the army's commanding general, Winfield Scott-a heroic veteran of the War of 1812, short tempered, vain, and nostalgic for the glories of his youth. At his right hand is Robert E. Lee, a forty year-old engineer, a dignified, serious man who has never seen combat. In vivid prose that illuminates the dark psychology of soldiers trapped behind enemy lines, Jeff Shaara brings to life the familiar characters, the stunning triumphs and soul-crushing defeats of this fascinating, long-forgotten war.

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Author

Jeff Shaara

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345444394

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.11 / 5 (70 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14