Gone for Soldiers
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| Author | Jeffrey Shaara |
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| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Set in | the Mexican–American War |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 2000 |
| Pages | xix, 424 pages |
| ISBN | 0345427505 |
| OCLC | 43434730 |
Gone for Soldiers is a 2000 historical novel by Jeffrey Shaara about the Mexican–American War.[1] It was written as a standalone novel, but could also be seen as a prequel to the Civil War trilogy written by Shaara and his father, Michael Shaara, introducing some of the key protagonists in the campaigns that first won them fame. The action begins with the Battle of Vera Cruz and follows Winfield Scott and his army as they march toward Mexico City, including the Battle of Cerro Gordo and culminating in the Battle of Chapultepec and the fall of Mexico City.
