- To the Last Man
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name = To the Last Man
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author = Jeff Shaara
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country =United States
language = English
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genre = WarHistorical novel
publisher =Ballantine Books
release_date = 26 October, 2004
media_type = Print (Hardcover andPaperback )
pages = 636 pp (first edition hardcover)
isbn = ISBN 0-345-46134-7 (first edition hardcover)
preceded_by =The Last Full Measure
followed_by = The Rising Tide"To the Last Man: A Novel of the First World War" (2004) is an historical novel written by Jeff Shaara about the experience of a number of combatants in
World War I . It was written as a stand-alone novel, but could also be viewed as a prequel to the project that Shaara is currently involved with, which is a trilogy about World War II in Europe and North Africa.The novel is based on the arrival of American troops and General John J. Pershing on the
Western Front in 1917. This novel moves in a new direction from Shaara's previous novels by focusing not only on generals, such as Pershing, but also on the everyday Americandoughboys . This novel also provides WW1 experiences through a young fictional characterRoscoe Temple . In the first chapter there is a short chapter about a new British recruit refilling the ranks, only to be killed during an attack on the German trenches several hours later.The book also focuses the newly developed art of air warfare, profiling aces such as Germany's
Manfred von Richthofen and America'sRaoul Lufbery . The book became a national best seller recently. It received praise from people such as GeneralTommy Franks .
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