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Last Full Measure (Star Trek)
The Last Full Measure may refer to: * ''The Last Full Measure'' (novel), a 1998 novel by Jeffrey Shaara * ''The Last Full Measure'' (2004 film), a short film written and directed by Alexandra Kerry * ''The Last Full Measure'' (2019 film), a war drama film by Todd Robinson * "The Last Full Measure" (short story), a short story by George Alec Effinger * ''Last Full Measure'' (Star Trek novel), a 2006 Star Trek: Enterprise relaunch novel * ''The Last Full Measure'' (album), a 2016 album by Swedish metal band Civil War {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Full Measure, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Full Measure (novel)
''The Last Full Measure'' ( (), ()) is a novel by American author Jeffrey Shaara, published on May 2, 2000, by Ballantine Books. It is the sequel to '' The Killer Angels'' and '' Gods and Generals''. Together, the three novels complete an American Civil War trilogy relating events from 1858 to 1865. History The novel, along with the second part of the trilogy, ''Gods and Generals'' (1996) were written by Shaara after the death in of his father, Michael Shaara, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning ''The Killer Angels''. Employing the same style as the previous two books in the series, ''The Last Full Measure'' is written as a first-person narrative from various officers of the Union and Confederate Armies as they regroup after Gettysburg and move into the final two years of the war. Characters featured include General Robert E. Lee, newly promoted Brigadier General Joshua Chamberlain, and Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. The novel's title comes from a line in the Gettysbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Full Measure (2004 Film)
''The Last Full Measure'' is a 2004 short film written and directed by Alexandra Kerry, daughter of U.S. Democratic Senator John Kerry. Set in 1973, during the Vietnam War, it explores the emotions of a nine-year-old girl awaiting her father's return from the war. The cast includes '' 24'' stars Xander Berkeley and Reiko Aylesworth. The title is drawn from the Gettysburg Address of President Abraham Lincoln. External links * * 2004 films 2004 short documentary films Vietnam War films 2000s English-language films American short documentary films {{short-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Full Measure (2019 Film)
''The Last Full Measure'' is a 2019 American war drama film written and directed by Todd Robinson. It follows the efforts of fictional Pentagon staffer Scott Huffman and many veterans to see the Medal of Honor awarded to William H. Pitsenbarger, a United States Air Force Pararescueman who flew in helicopter rescue missions during the Vietnam War to aid downed soldiers and pilots. Based on true events, the film stars Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Jeremy Irvine, and Peter Fonda. It was the final film appearance of Fonda, who died before the film’s release; and Plummer's final on screen appearance before his death in 2021, though it had filmed prior to ''Knives Out'' which was released before it. Production began in the United States in March 2017, and it premiered in October 2019 in Westhampton Beach, New York. It was released in the U.S. by Roadside Attractions on January 24, 2020, and grossed $3 million against a $20 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Full Measure (short Story)
"The Last Full Measure" is a short story by American writer George Alec Effinger, originally published in '' Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine'' in 1978. Plot summary Bo Steaffler, a young US Army corporal, is participating in the 1944 D-Day landings. Shortly after he hits the beach, he is killed by an explosion. However, he awakes to find himself uninjured and imprisoned in a dark dank cell. He is confronted by a strange creature with hypnotically luminous eyes, identified only as 'Aensa'. The creature communicates telepathically with him, questioning Steaffler as to the weapons and strategies used in the landings, but he's only a corporal and doesn't know much. The Aensa sends him back to the beaches and when he is again killed, recovers him again. Steaffler, a pulp science fiction enthusiast, eventually realises that the creature is part of a potential invasion of Earth and seeks information on its defences. He projects telepathic visions of all the crazy weapons he has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Full Measure (Star Trek Novel)
List of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' novels based on the American Science fiction on television, science fiction television series of the Star Trek: Enterprise, same name. The book line was published by Simon & Schuster imprints Pocket Books, Pocket Star, Gallery, and Atria. From 2001 to 2003, the book line was published as ''Enterprise'', without the ''Star Trek'' prefix. Likewise, the television series did not include the prefix on its title card until season three. Episode novelizations Based on select episodes from the television series: Original novels The novels were more closely plotted to events of the television series compared to previous book lines. ''Daedalus'' (2003) and ''Daedalus's Children'' (2004) form a two-part novel that explores the aftermath of a prototype warp ship's disastrous launch thirteen years prior the launch of the . Relaunch novels Interlinked novels set after the episode "These Are the Voyages...": ''Romulan War'' (2009–2011) ''Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |