The Steel Wave

The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II

First edition
Author	Jeff Shaara
Language	English
Genre	War Historical fiction
Publisher	Ballantine Books
Publication date	May 13, 2008 [1]
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print Tape Audio [2]
Pages	525 [3] [4]
ISBN	978-0-7393-2784-5
Preceded by	The Rising Tide
Followed by	No Less Than Victory

The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II is a historical novel written by Jeff Shaara about Operation Overlord. The book is the second book in a trilogy written by Shaara.

The novel begins in January 1944, nearly six months before the invasion of Normandy. Nearly half of the novel deals with General Eisenhower, Winston Churchill, and the rest of the SHAEF's attempt to prepare for D-Day and Erwin Rommel's attempt to prepare for such an assault. The second half mostly deals with the first month of the invasion from the perspective of both Rommel, Eisenhower, and a composite Army Paratrooper Sergeant named Jesse Adams.

Reception

The book did very well upon its release, reaching the New York Times bestseller list soon after its release.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Reference And Users Services Association of the American Library Association recognized it as a 2009 Notable Book. ^[5]

External links

• Official Website

References

1. "Overview of The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II". Goodreads . Retrieved February 12, 2009.
2. "Editions of The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II". Shelfari . Retrieved February 12, 2009.
3. "The Steel Wave by Jeff Shaara - Hardcover". Random House. May 13, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
4. Shaara, Jeff (2008). The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II: Jeff Shaara: Books. Random House Publishing. ISBN   978-0345461421.
5. "Awards and Honors". ALA. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014.