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{{Short description|American novelist (born 1952)}}

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| occupation   = Novelist
| alma_mater   = [[Florida State University]]
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| genre        = [[Historical fiction]]
| notableworks = ''[[Gods and Generals (novel)|Gods and Generals]]'', ''[[The Last Full Measure (novel)|The Last Full Measure]]''
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'''Jeffrey M. Shaara''' (born February 21, 1952) is an American [[novelist]] and the son of [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner [[Michael Shaara]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/books/dialogue/9807/shaara/index.html|title=CNN - Like father, like son - July 14, 1998|website=www.cnn.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>

==Biography==
Jeffrey Shaara was born in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]], and grew up in [[Tallahassee, Florida]]. He graduated from [[Florida State University]] in 1974 with a degree in [[Criminology]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/life/2015/06/06/author-qa-jeff-shaara/28611349/|title=Author Q&A: Jeff Shaara|work=The Clarion Ledger|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en}}</ref> and lives in [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania|Gettysburg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/71683/jeff-shaara|title=Jeff Shaara {{!}} Penguin Random House|website=www.penguinrandomhouse.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>

He wrote ''[[Gods and Generals (novel)|Gods and Generals]]'' and ''[[The Last Full Measure (novel)|The Last Full Measure]]'', which are the prequel and sequel, respectively, to his father Michael's award-winning novel ''[[The Killer Angels]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.salisburypost.com/2017/05/28/bookmarks-presents-jeff-shaara-best-selling-military-author/|title=Bookmarks Presents Jeff Shaara, Best-Selling Military Author - Salisbury Post|date=2017-05-28|work=Salisbury Post|access-date=2018-11-27|language=en-US}}</ref> Jeff followed his father's footsteps upon the latter's death, writing [[historical fiction]] and documenting the American wars and their most historically relevant characters. In total, Jeff has written fifteen [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestselling]] novels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jeffshaara.com/about|title=Jeff's Bio {{!}} Jeff Shaara|website=jeffshaara.com|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>

Jeff delivered the commencement speech at the University of Delaware's 2005 undergraduate ceremony. Jeff has deemed this "one of the most important moments in his life."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2005/mar/shaara063005.html |title=	Commencement speaker felt 'part of UD family' | publisher=University of Delaware | date=June 30, 2005}}</ref>

He completed a trilogy in 2010 about [[World War II]] in the [[European Theatre of World War II|European]] and [[North African Campaign|North African]] theaters. A fourth World War II novel, titled ''[[The Final Storm (Jeff Shaara novel)|The Final Storm]]'', covers the end of the war in the [[Pacific War|Pacific]], and was released on May 17, 2011.<ref name="goodreads">{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9866451-the-final-storm |title=The Final Storm: A Novel of World War II in the Pacific (World War II: 1939-1945 #4) |publisher=[[Goodreads]] |access-date=2012-01-07}}</ref>

==Awards==

Shaara received the [[W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction]] from the [[American Library Association]] in 2022 for ''The Eagle's Claw'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2022/05/eagles-claw-jeff-shaara-wins-w-y-boyd-literary-award-excellence-military|title='The Eagles Claw' by Jeff Shaara wins the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction|date=May 25, 2022|website=News and Press Center}}</ref> in 2018 for ''The Frozen Hours'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/05/frozen-hours-novel-korean-war-jeff-shaara-wins-2018-w-y-boyd-literary-award|title='Frozen Hours: A Novel of Korean War' by Jeff Shaara wins 2018 W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction|last=CMALDEN|date=8 May 2018|website=News and Press Center}}</ref> in 2005 for [[To the Last Man (Jeff Shaara novel)|''To The Last Man: A Novel of The First World War'']],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/2/winners/2005|title=W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction {{!}} Awards & Grants|website=www.ala.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> and in 1997 for [[Gods and Generals (novel)|''Gods and Generals'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/2/winners/1997|title=W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction {{!}} Awards & Grants|website=www.ala.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> The American Library Association's Reference and Users Services Association recognized ''[[The Steel Wave]]'' as a 2009 Notable Book.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/annualreport/annualreport/annualreportarch/awardsandhonorsa/awards|title=Awards and Honors|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221214558/http://www.ala.org/aboutala/governance/annualreport/annualreport/annualreportarch/awardsandhonorsa/awards|archive-date=2014-12-21}}</ref>

He has also been awarded the Lincoln Forum's Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelincolnforum.org/richard-nelson-current-award|title=lincolnforum {{!}} Richard Nelson Current Award|website=lincolnforum|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> New York Civil War Round Table's "Bell I. Wiley Awar,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwrtnyc.org/bell-i-wiley-award.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821233337/http://www.cwrtnyc.org/bell-i-wiley-award.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2014|title=Civil War Round Table of New York {{!}} Bell I. Wiley Award|website=www.cwrtnyc.org|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> and Florida State University's Artes Award as a Distinguished Alumnus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://vam.fsu.edu|title=Vires, Artes, Mores {{!}} A university-wide donor recognition society|website=vam.fsu.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref> In 2011, Shaara was inducted into the FSU College of Criminology Hall of Fame  and awarded FSU's first annual Distinguished Writer's Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cassidyandfishman.com/cfspeakers/jeff-shaara/|title=Cassidy & Fishman Inc » Blog Archive » Jeff Shaara|website=www.cassidyandfishman.com}}</ref>

==Film adaptations==

In 2003, [[Warner Brothers]] made the major motion picture ''[[Gods and Generals (film)|Gods and Generals]]'', which was based on his book of the same title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warnerbros.com/gods-and-generals|title=Gods and Generals|website=www.warnerbros.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-27}}</ref>

==Works==
*''Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields: Discovering America's Hallowed Ground'' (2006) {{ISBN|9780345464880}}

===Novels===
*''[[Gods and Generals (novel)|Gods and Generals]]'' (1996)—Civil War (1858–1863) {{ISBN|9780345409577}}
*''[[The Last Full Measure (novel)|The Last Full Measure]]'' (1998)—Civil War (1861–1865) {{ISBN|9780345404916}}
*''[[Gone for Soldiers]]'' (2000)—US-Mexican War (1847–1848) {{ISBN|9780345427502}}
*''[[Rise to Rebellion]]'' (2001)—Pre-American Revolutionary War (1770–1776) {{ISBN|9780345427533}}
*''[[The Glorious Cause (novel)|The Glorious Cause]]'' (2002)—American Revolutionary War (1776–1783) {{ISBN|9780345427564}}
*''[[To the Last Man (Jeff Shaara novel)|To the Last Man]]'' (2004)—World War I (1914–1918) {{ISBN|9780345461346}}
*''[[The Rising Tide (2006 novel)|The Rising Tide]]'' (2006)—World War II (1939–1945), Trilogy Part 1 of 3 {{ISBN|9780345461414}}
*''[[The Steel Wave]]'' (2008)—World War II (1939–1945), Trilogy Part 2 of 3 {{ISBN|9780345461421}}
*''[[No Less Than Victory]]'' (2009)—World War II (1939–1945), Trilogy Part 3 of 3 {{ISBN|9780345497925}}
*''[[The Final Storm (Shaara novel)|The Final Storm]]'' (2011)—World War II (1939–1945), Pacific Theater {{ISBN|9780345497949}}
*''[[A Blaze of Glory (novel)|A Blaze of Glory]]''  (2012)—Civil War (1861-1865), Western Theater, Tetralogy Part 1 of 4 {{ISBN|9780345527356}}
* ''[[A Chain of Thunder (Jeff Shaara novel)|A Chain of Thunder]]''   (2013)—Civil War (1861-1865), Western Theater, Tetralogy Part 2 of 4 {{ISBN|9780345527387}}
* ''[[The Smoke at Dawn (Jeff Shaara novel)|The Smoke at Dawn]]'' (2014)—Civil War (1861-1865), Western Theater, Tetralogy Part 3 of 4 {{ISBN|9780345527417}}
* ''[[The Fateful Lightning (Jeff Shaara novel)|The Fateful Lightning]]'' (2015)—Civil War (1861-1865), Western Theater, Tetralogy Part 4 of 4 {{ISBN|9780345549198}}
* ''[[The Frozen Hours (Jeff Shaara novel)|The Frozen Hours]]'' (2017)—Korean War (1950-1953) {{ISBN|9780345549228}}
* ''[[To Wake The Giant (Jeff Shaara novel)|To Wake The Giant]]'' (2020)—Pearl Harbor, World War II (1939–1945) {{ISBN|9780593129623}}
* ''[[The Eagle's Claw (Jeff Shaara novel)|The Eagle's Claw]]'' (2021) - Battle of Midway, World War II (1939–1945) {{ISBN|9780525619444}}
* ''[[The Old Lion (Jeff Shaara novel)|The Old Lion]]'' (2023) - Teddy Roosevelt's life and times, including Amazon exploration {{ISBN|9781250279941}}
* ''[[The Shadow of War (Jeff Shaara novel)|The Shadow of War]]'' (2024) - Cuban Missile Crisis {{ISBN|9781250279965}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.historynet.com/jeff-shaara-september-2009.htm "Interview with Jeff Shaara"], by Gene Santoro, HistoryNet.com, September 2009.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100920213731/http://www.jeffshaara.com/jeff_shaara_bio.asp "Meet Jeff Shaara"] official website
* [http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-shaara-jeff.asp "Author Jeff Shaara"] 3 interviews at BookReporter.com: May 16, 2008; November 10, 2006; October 2004.
* [http://gcaggiano.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/interview-with-best-selling-author-jeff-shaara/ "Interview with Best-Selling Author Jeff Shaara"], by Greg Caggiano, January 24, 2011.

== External links ==
* [http://jeffshaara.com Author's website]
* [http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/jeff-shaara-rising-tide/ Interview] on ''The Rising Tide'' at the [[Pritzker Military Museum & Library]] on November 30, 2006
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071128015026/http://www.calvin.edu/innercompass/media/ic719.mp4 Video] or [https://web.archive.org/web/20071128015001/http://www.calvin.edu/innercompass/media/ic719.mp3 audio] interview by Karen Saupe on ''Inner Compass''
* [http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080517/VIDEO06/805170686// Video] interview on ''The Steel Wave''
* [http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/jeff-shaara-no-less-victory/ Interview] on his father and ''No Less Than Victory'' at the [[Pritzker Military Museum & Library]] on February 4, 2010
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**[http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Shaa ''In Depth'' interview with Shaara, September 7, 2003]

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