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The Rising Tide

A Novel of World War II

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The Rising Tide

By: Jeff Shaara
Narrated by: Paul Michael
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 A modern master of the historical novel, Jeff Shaara has painted brilliant depictions of the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and World War I. Now, The Rising Tide begins a staggering work of fiction bound to be a new generation’s most poignant chronicle of World War II.

Through unforgettable battle scenes in the unforgiving deserts of North Africa, into the “soft underbelly” of Hitler’s Fortress Europa, and as battles rage along the coasts of the Mediterranean, The Rising Tide is a vivid gallery of characters both immortal and unknown. From tank driver to paratrooper to the men who gave the commands, Shaara’s stirring portrayals bring the heroic and the tragic to life in brilliant detail.

A new level of accomplishment from this already acclaimed author, The Rising Tide will leave listeners eager for the next volume of this superb saga of the war that saved and changed the world.©2006 Jeffrey M. Shaara; (P)2006 Books on Tape Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military War Military Tear-jerking Africa Imperialism Interwar Period

Critic Reviews

Praise for Jeff Shaara

The Rising Tide

“This is Jeff Shaara at his best, giving us another superb historically grounded novel of one of the most dramatic struggles of World War II.”
–George McGovern

“The wonderful first volume of a planned trilogy . . . Shaara evokes the agony of desert warfare and the utter chaos of an airborne assault. . . . [A] sprawling, masterful opening act.”
–Publishers Weekly (starred review)


To the Last Man

“A gripping account of World War I.”
–General Tommy R. Franks

“[To the Last Man is] the best novel about the Great War since Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, which it greatly surpasses in depth, scope, and intensity.”
–John Mosier, author of The Myth of the Great War
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The story is quiet good even if it is anti-British. The writing style get very annoying though. When the action heats up Jeff starts using 2 and 3 word sentences. It's like listening to my son doing his reader from school. "The man stood. He listerned. He raised his gun. He fired." Very poor writing style. The performance is excellent, Paul does such a good job you can tell who is talking just be listening to different voices.

Good story poorly written

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