THE SMOKE AT DAWN: A NOVEL OF THE CIVIL WAR
Book ID/图书代码： 01240014B68294
English Summary/英文概要： New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara returns to the Civil War terrain he knows so well, with the latest novel in the series that started with A Blaze of Glory and A Chain of Thunder. In The Smoke at Dawn, the last great push of the Army of the Cumberland sets the stage for a decisive confrontation at Chattanooga that could determine the outcome of the war.
Summer, 1863. The Federal triumph at Vicksburg has secured complete control of the Mississippi River from the Confederacy, cementing the reputation of Ulysses S. Grant. Farther east, the Federal army under the command of William Rosecrans captures the crucial rail hub at Chattanooga. But Rosecrans is careless, and while pursuing the Confederates, the Federal forces are routed in north Georgia at Chickamauga Creek. Retreating in a panic back to Chattanooga, Rosecrans is pursued by the Confederate forces under General Braxton Bragg. Penned up, with their supply lines severed, the Federal army seems doomed to the same kind of defeat that plagued the Confederates at Vicksburg. But a disgusted Abraham Lincoln has seen enough of General Rosecrans. Ulysses Grant is elevated to command of the entire theater of the war, and immediately replaces Rosecrans with General George Thomas. Grant gathers an enormous force, including armies commanded by Joseph Hooker and Grant’s friend, William T. Sherman. Grant’s mission is clear: Break the Confederate siege and destroy Bragg’s army. Meanwhile, Bragg wages war as much with his own subordinates as he does with the Federals, creating dissension and disharmony in the Southern ranks, erasing the Confederate army’s superiority at exactly the wrong time.
Blending evocative historical detail with searing depictions of battle, Jeff Shaara immerses readers in the world of commanders and common soldiers, civilians and statesmen. From the Union side come the voices of Generals Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and George Thomas—the vaunted “Rock of Chickamauga”—as well as the young private Fritz “Dutchie” Bauer. From the Rebel ranks come Generals Bragg, Patrick Cleburne, and James Longstreet, as well as the legendary cavalry commander, Nathan Bedford Forrest. A tale of history played out on a human scale in the grand Shaara tradition, The Smoke at Dawn vividly recreates the climactic months of the war in the West, when the fate of a divided nation truly hangs in the balance.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《纽约时代》畅销书作者杰夫•沙拉回归自己擅长的内战时期，既《荣耀的火焰》和《雷霆的枷锁》后推出此系列最新小说《黎明的烟雾》。在最新的篇章中，坎伯兰大军的最后一击将奠定查塔努加大战的胜负。
1863年夏，北方军在密西西比州的维克斯堡击败了南方军，这次胜利使北方控制了密西西比河，巩固了尤利赛斯•格兰特将军的地位。在东边，北方军在威廉•罗斯克兰斯的带领下占领了查塔努加的重要铁路枢纽。但由于罗斯克兰斯在攻打南方军时疏忽大意，被对手包围在了北乔治亚州的查塔努加高地。南方军在布拉克斯顿•布拉格将军的带领下穷追不舍，罗斯克兰斯在绝望中撤退至查塔努加。北方军的补给渐渐消耗完，这场战役输得异常惨烈。林肯总统看透了罗斯克兰斯的疏忽行为，他提升尤利赛斯•格兰特掌控整个战局，并让乔治•托马斯将军替换了罗斯克兰斯。格兰特组建了一支庞大的军队，包括由乔瑟夫•霍克和格兰特的朋友威廉T.谢尔曼带领的军队。格兰特的目标很明确，击溃南方军的包围，摧毁布拉格的军队。与此同时，布拉格军队中起了内讧，使南方军军心不稳，使南方军当时的优势荡然无存。
书中融合了令人回味的历史细节和激烈的战斗描写，杰夫•沙拉使读者沉浸在指挥官和士兵，平民和政治家的世界中。北方军的代表人物有格兰特将军，威廉•特库姆塞•谢尔曼，乔治•托马斯和年轻的德国人鲍尔。而南方君的代表人物则有布拉格将军，帕特里克•克利和詹姆斯•朗斯特里特，以及传说中的骑兵指挥官——内森•贝德福德•福雷斯特。沙拉将内战的宏大场面描写得淋漓尽致，使读者仿佛身临其境。（XAT）
Awards/获奖情况：“杰夫•沙拉使军事小说的大师之一。”——《书页》
对《荣耀的火焰》的褒奖：
“这本小说非常激动人心，沙拉将读者带回了内战时期，开启了这三部曲的第一步，其中的历史细节非常考究，还原了当时的情境。”——《图书馆杂志》
“对约翰斯顿，格兰特和威廉•特库姆塞•谢尔曼都进行了栩栩如生的描写。”——《华尔街日报》
"Jeff Shaara [is] one of the grand masters of military fiction." -- BookPage
Praise for A Blaze of Glory:
"[An] exciting read . . . Shaara returns to the U.S. Civil War in this first book of a new trilogy. . . this novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted." --Library Journal
"Dynamic portrayals [of] Johnston, Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman." --The Wall Street Journal
About the Author/作者介绍： 杰夫•沙拉是《纽约时代》畅销书《众神与将军》和《终极衡量》的作者，这两本书与杰夫父亲的普利策获奖作品《天使杀手》为内战三部曲。他的杰夫的另一二战系列小说有《最后的风暴》，《不仅是胜利》，《钢铁》和《涨潮》。而他的最新系列小说《荣耀的火焰》和《雷霆的枷锁》标志着杰夫又回归了二战历史。
杰夫出生于一个意大利移民家庭，现居于新泽西州，毕业于佛罗里达州立大学。
Jeff Shaara is the New York Times bestselling author of GODS AND GENERALS and THE LAST FULL MEASURE -- two novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Killer Angels. His recent series on WWII includesTHE FINAL STORM, NO LESS THAN VICTORY, THE STEEL WAVE, and THE RISING TIDE. His most recent books, A BLAZE OF GLORY and A CHAIN OF THUNDER mark his return to the Civil War.
Jeff was born into a family of Italian immigrants in New Brunswick, NJ, and graduated from Florida State University.
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