The Rising Tide

Synopsis of The Rising Tide

«The Rising Tide» is a historical novel by Jeff Shaara, published by Ballantine Books in hardback (576 pages, in English).

After the fall of Western Europe and the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States enters the war alongside Britain. Shaara combines the voices of Eisenhower, Patton, Montgomery and Rommel with those of anonymous soldiers in the North African and Sicilian campaigns, where armoured warfare and new paratroopers prepare the way for Normandy.

First instalment of the World War II: 1939-1945 series, subtitled «A Novel of World War II».

Suitable for fans of historical fiction and war fiction, with attention to the Mediterranean front and the great Allied commanders.