The Killer Angels
by: Michael Shaara
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This novel reveals more about the Battle of Gettysburg thanany piece of learned nonfiction on the same subject. Michael Shaara'saccount of the three most important days of the Civil War featuresdeft characterizations of all of the main actors, including Lee,Longstreet, Pickett, Buford, and Hancock. The most inspiring figure inthe book, however, is Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, whose 20thMaine regiment of volunteers held the Union's left flank on the secondday of the battle. This unit's bravery at Little Round Top helpedturned the tide of the war against the rebels. There are also plentyof maps, which convey a complete sense of what happened July 1-3,1863. Reading about the past is rarely so much fun as on these pages.
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"My favorite historical novel...A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant."
JAMES M. McPHERSON
Author of BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM
Winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for fiction
In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. And far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Shattered futures, forgotten innocence, and crippled beauty were also the casualties of war. Unique, sweeping, an unforgettable, THE KILLER ANGELS is a dramatic re-creation of the battleground for America's destiny.
This novel reveals more about the Battle of Gettysburg thanany piece of learned nonfiction on the same subject. Michael Shaara'saccount of the three most important days of the Civil War featuresdeft characterizations of all of the main actors, including Lee,Longstreet, Pickett, Buford, and Hancock. The most inspiring figure inthe book, however, is Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, whose 20thMaine regiment of volunteers held the Union's left flank on the secondday of the battle. This unit's bravery at Little Round Top helpedturned the tide of the war against the rebels. There are also plentyof maps, which convey a complete sense of what happened July 1-3,1863. Reading about the past is rarely so much fun as on these pages.
Product Description:
"My favorite historical novel...A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant."
JAMES M. McPHERSON
Author of BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM
Winner of the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for fiction
In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. And far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Shattered futures, forgotten innocence, and crippled beauty were also the casualties of war. Unique, sweeping, an unforgettable, THE KILLER ANGELS is a dramatic re-creation of the battleground for America's destiny.
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- There is a Reason This Won a Pulitzer Prize
"The Killer Angels" is several books in one.First, it is a splendid overview of the Battle of Gettysburg.From Buford's establishing the high ground, the armies converging on the previously inconsequential place, Lee overriding Longstreet's tactical advice, and Chamberlain's countercharge when the ammunition ran out to Pickett's ill fated charge on the final day, Shaara describes the battle in riveting detail.The sights, the sounds, the smells,the emotions....everything is portrayed in a narrative ... Read More
Rating: - Beautifully written and a joy to read
One of two books read in my entire lifetime that I consider a masterpiece.
This book's language is sweet, smooth-flowing, stunning in its simplicity and focus. The Battle of Gettysburg is well documented and has been written about since July 4, 1863..... but to someone unversed in warfare and battlefields, it brought home the bravery, certainty and uncertainty, fear, foolishness, conflicts, nobility, and humanity of the men struggling to survive the 3 days in Pennsylvania that turned the tide ... Read More
Rating: - The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara's magnificent historical novel on the Battle of Gettysburg is history at its finest.Shaara gives us a study of leadership which gives us a personal perspective of courage and leadership.Union Colonel Joshua Chamberlain shows us a man of books thrust into war and how he handles a very critical moment when the fate of the battle hangs on what he decides.We witness Confederate General Longstreet struggle with personal tragedy and the curse of being strategically ahead of his time.The study ... Read More
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- kids book, barely worth reading
Okay i got into the civil war when i was an adolescent -- i loved the ken burns book/documentary and glory... I read the killer angels and loved it... granted i was twelve... i guess i wasn't into characters, and didn't see when they were poorly developed... i liked the military history, but didn't know that the author's portrayal of history was indeed FICTIONAL...
Zoom to today... i study the civil war in college now... i recently read the killer angels again... but i shouldn't have... i should ... Read More
Rating: - history class
This book is great. The point of view is that of the other person. I had to buy this book for AP US History and I don't regret it!
- There is a Reason This Won a Pulitzer Prize"The Killer Angels" is several books in one.First, it is a splendid overview of the Battle of Gettysburg.From Buford's establishing the high ground, the armies converging on the previously inconsequential place, Lee overriding Longstreet's tactical advice, and Chamberlain's countercharge when the ammunition ran out to Pickett's ill fated charge on the final day, Shaara describes the battle in riveting detail.The sights, the sounds, the smells,the emotions....everything is portrayed in a narrative ... Read More
- Beautifully written and a joy to readOne of two books read in my entire lifetime that I consider a masterpiece.
This book's language is sweet, smooth-flowing, stunning in its simplicity and focus. The Battle of Gettysburg is well documented and has been written about since July 4, 1863..... but to someone unversed in warfare and battlefields, it brought home the bravery, certainty and uncertainty, fear, foolishness, conflicts, nobility, and humanity of the men struggling to survive the 3 days in Pennsylvania that turned the tide ... Read More
- The Killer AngelsMichael Shaara's magnificent historical novel on the Battle of Gettysburg is history at its finest.Shaara gives us a study of leadership which gives us a personal perspective of courage and leadership.Union Colonel Joshua Chamberlain shows us a man of books thrust into war and how he handles a very critical moment when the fate of the battle hangs on what he decides.We witness Confederate General Longstreet struggle with personal tragedy and the curse of being strategically ahead of his time.The study ... Read More
- kids book, barely worth readingOkay i got into the civil war when i was an adolescent -- i loved the ken burns book/documentary and glory... I read the killer angels and loved it... granted i was twelve... i guess i wasn't into characters, and didn't see when they were poorly developed... i liked the military history, but didn't know that the author's portrayal of history was indeed FICTIONAL...
Zoom to today... i study the civil war in college now... i recently read the killer angels again... but i shouldn't have... i should ... Read More
- history classThis book is great. The point of view is that of the other person. I had to buy this book for AP US History and I don't regret it!
