No Less Than Victory: A Novel of World War II

Completes the Jeff Shaara WWII trilogy

Some plot lines or story threads are left incomplete. Balanced view of each side of the war, and discussed from the senior strategists as well as the GI's in the foxholes. Would have been interesting and even more balanced to have had the same foxhole-level story on the German side.

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Good Job

As usual like his father Jeff does a great job of bringing history to life.I liked the characters, especially Benson. & Higgins. I can't wait till next year when he starts the new series on the Pacific.

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Another Shaara Hit..!

Both Michael and Jeff Shaara's books fill that unique niche in the book world. Both write historical fiction that is based upon actual events but is not the same old "histories" that offer only the details of the events. Their books let the reader "feel" the events that transpired and help the reader understand what it meant for these men and women to "live" through the history that was taking place. I highly recommend their books as a supplement to the true histories for a better understanding of these events of history. I have read all their books and will continue to read all their future offerings.

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I bought this book for my dad for Christmas

We are huge Jeff Shaara fans, and my husband loved this book. My dad is a WWII vet (although of the South Pacific, in the Navy), and we went to a book-signing event at our local Barnes & Noble and had Mr. Shaara inscribe a personal message. Dad read it before New Year's!

Jeff Shaara picked up where his dad left off in his focusing on small details of real wars and fleshing out real people using imagined encounters with fictional ones. I feel he's easily as talented as his father was. Highly recommended.

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Another Classic from Jeff Shaara

I have found this to be the perfect conclusion to the WWII trilogy. Shaara continues to use his unique style to move the plot forward. I found the depiction of the characters engaging. He has the ability to put you into the narrative, feel the cold, smell the gunpowder, and grieve the carnage of war. The narrative moves along at a brisk pace. This is a classic in hisorical fiction. Highly recommended to all who are interested in WWII.

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No Less Than Victory

This was a fine finish to the trilogy. It takes you to Algeria and the battle with Rommel, to Italy and into Eurpoe for the invasion. I had not read much before about the struggle the troops had going inland from the beaches and finally across the Rhine, so that was good reading. I liked all the books very much and recommend this set to anyone. The character development was great and you could picture yourself right there with them. I recommend you also read the 4th book to this series, 'The Final Storm', about the Okinawa campaign and the ending of the war with Japan. Great reading all--could hardly put these books down. I also recommend you read the 'Corps' series by WEB Griffith, which starts with 'Semper Fi'-really great writing and hard to put down.

A must read book!

A thrilling novel that had me reading whenever i could.But a story is only so long for as i draw near the end i think to myself what a wounderful book. The book takes you to WW2 and as I know the point of view changes through out the book which gives you a whole view of the war. As I conclude this I will say that this is a wonderful book that you should consider reading. Any history fan would be very intersted with this book for as I am inthralled with it and I intend to read others.

Consistent series

Entertaining & educational

He shoots and scores

Could't put it down.All three books make you feel like your right there with the real heros that answered their countrys call to defend us all

Good Parts Outweigh the Bad

I find this author to be maddening. He can write brilliant accounts of the violence and fear faced by men in action (like Chapter One), then blither his way through questionable dialog between famous officers and politicians (like Chapter Two). His account of the Battle of the Bulge is excellent. But when it peters out not quite halfway through the book the reader is left with a fairly mediocre summation of the end of the war in Europe by famous men talking to each other. I enjoyed the book, and I'd read it again, but it could have been so much better.

Great series

Really enjoyed first 3 books of the series, covers material well and explians how some of the main characters came together and interacted

This is a terrific action-packed WWII fictional account of the end of the European part of the war

With the great success of the Normandy invasion, Allied Commanders all the way up to Five Star General Eisenhower feels strongly that the European theatre of Operation would soon be over. The German army battered is in full retreat.

Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt knows the war is over unless they can somehow turn around the blitzkrieg allies who are racing across France into Germany from the west and the Russians from the east. He decides to draw the last line in the icy mountainous Ardennes where he plans to isolate the Americans and from there seize Antwerp. If this Hail Mary desperation fails, the Field Marshal knows it is a short matter of time before Berlin goes Russian as the Eastern front is collapsing also.

This is a terrific action-packed WWII fictional account of the end of the European part of the war starting with the last German counteroffensive at the Battle of the Bulge; for the earlier parts of the war see The Steel Wave and The Rising Tide. Ironically real life persona like Ike never comes across as breathing especially in his case since the audience never learns how he felt knowing he sent so many to die at D Day and more to follow in the Ardennes even with a just cause. Military fiction readers will enjoy the fall of the Third Reich, but this tale is limited mostly to the western front as if the Russians were not coming.

Harriet Klausner

NO LESS THAN VICTORY fills in the gaps to the story of WWII

Jeff Shaara's 3rd volume of his WWII trilogy fills in the gaps between other books and movies about WWII. Live the key characters and what happened behind the scenes. Great read for WWII buffs!

Various Perspectives on WWII in Europe

This is the third in a series of books on WWII in Europe written from the perspectives of various generals and footsoldiers from US, Britain, and Germany. Fascinating to see the various perspectives as the Battle of the Bulge unfolds. I recommend this book to WWII and military history enthusiasts.

Another excellent book

This volume was as good as the other 2 in the trilogy. If you like historical fiction (although I don't know if this is technically considered historical fiction) you'll love this trilogy. Very readable, it holds your interest and provides a lot of information about WWII.

Picks up where he left off!!!

Very engrossing. The best part of this is even though I know the historical outcome I still find myself flipping the pages to see what is going to happen next. Very good book, can't wait for the next one!

Great for your WWII collection!

This book is the 3rd in a series and it closed out the series perfectly.

Shaara does it again

If your reading Jeff Shaara's books then I assume your already familiar with history so I wont go into the details. A good read. :)

Great history of late WWII in Europe

This is the third book of Jeff's WWII trilogy and maybe the best of them all. I have enjoyed all of Mr. Shaara's books as they give you a first hand look at key characters in history. In my opinion a much better way to learn history as his fiction is just in the actual dialogue and not the events or people involved.

No Less Than Victory-another winner for Shaara

As always, Jeff Shaara delivers yet another war novel that seems to reach out and grab you on a personal level. His style of character presentation puts you in the foxhole, tank, bomber or staff room and leaves you there to participate and feel the same frustration, fear, sadness, cold, sweat and other myriad senses and emotions as each highlighted character. The history is accurate, and the experiences may be extrapolated, but they are as real and raw as the human experience in life and death situations can be without actually being there. After you have read this book, or any of his novels, pick one character and read just that character's sections. Then do that for each main character and re-read the whole thing. You'll be surprised to find many more details that were missed in the first reading and it intensifies the feel of each character's experience. At tha point, you have learned more than you think you have. War is history, and if more leaders understood it, ..........

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