The Killer Angels
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Michael Shaara
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “remarkable” (Ken Burns), “utterly absorbing” (Forbes) Civil War classic that inspired the film Gettysburg, with more than three million copies in print—now in a 50th anniversary edition featuring a new introduction by Jeff Shaara“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 In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation’s history, two armies fought for two conflicting 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. Bright futures, untested innocence, and pristine beauty were also the casualties of war. Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece is unique, sweeping, unforgettable—the dramatic story of the battleground for America’s destiny.
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Author
Michael Shaara
Pages
368
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2010-06-09
ISBN
0345513738 9780345513731
Ratings
Google: 4
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"It’s an amazing historical story, and I think the author wrote it perfectly. It’s a novel set in The Civil War, and it has all of the legends, Lawrence Chamberlain, James Longstreet, Robert E. Lee, and the list continues. The book honestly makes you feel as if you’re in that war. It is actually 100% real, but it’s so good it feels like fiction. "
Rylee Elyse
"Not nonfiction. Great book, though. "
Sylvia Hall
"My favorite historical fiction 😊"
Hayley Ford
"This is one of the best book/movie written about it really puts you others 5***'s"
George Ferrier
"I'm still grappling with my concerns about historical fiction as I read this second book, certainly the best written of the trilogy. I think my concern is that the book imparts such specific personalities to these historical figures, personalities that may or may not be accurate. A non-fiction history book will often do the same thing, but by making this a novel, I feel the interpretation of the novelist is more indelibly imprinted upon the reader than that of a non-fiction writer. I'm just not sure how comfortable I am with that, especially with the absence of citations in the novel that could help the reader ascertain how the author came by his particular interpretations of these historical figures."
John Detrick
"<br/> <br/> Very detailed and researched account that makes you feel you were there. Understanding that it could have gone either way and why decisions made."
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