Michael Shaara (1928-1988) was an American author, who is most famous for his Pulitzer Prize-winning historical fiction novel, The Killer Angels, about the Battle of Gettysburg.

Michael Shaara

Stephen Crane ( 1871-1900) was an American author and poet. He is most famous for his novel The Red Badge of Courage, about the American Civil War. 

Stephen Crane

Jeff Shaara (1952- ) is an American historical fiction author, and the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Shaara, who has now written numerous novels in his own right, including a direct prequel and sequel to The Killer Angels,

Jeff Shaara

- The Red Badge of Courage
- The Killer Angels

Best-selling/Prize-winning Historical Fiction Titles

- Stephen Crane
- Michael Shaara
- Jeff Shaara


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These stories are set during actual historical times and places, often involving fictionalized portrayals of important historical figures.

Historical Fiction

Best-selling/Prize-winning Historical Fiction Authors

- Stephen Crane
_The Red Badge of Courage_

- Michael Shaara
 _The Killer Angels_

-Jeff Shaara
Fiction:
_Gods and Generals_ 
_The Last Full Measure_ 
_Gone for Soldiers_ 
_Rise to Rebellion_ 
_The Glorious Cause_ 
_To the Last Man_ 
_The Rising Tide_ 
_The Steel Wave_ 
_No Less Than Victory_ 
_The Final Storm_ 
_A Blaze of Glory_ 
_A Chain of Thunder_ 
_The Smoke at Dawn_ 
_The Fateful Lightning_ 
_The Frozen Hours_ 
_To Wake the Giant_
_The Eagle's Claw_ 
_The Old Lion_ 

Non-fiction:
_Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields_ 

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