Civil War Trilogy The Killer Angels, (Hardcover)

from Donna828

This story of a 3-day battle in a 4-year war ends in tragedy for both sides at the bloodbath in Gettysburg, PA that is considered the turning point of the American Civil War. No one knows the thoughts of men going into battle, but Shaara captures the emotions behind the thoughts so well. The wait...

from andyray

I studied under Mike Shaara at FSU for two years in 1971-72. That spring before graduation, he read a chapter from a manuscript he was working on and I listened. "Sounds good," I thought. I had no idea I was hearing part of a Pulitzer Prize novel for 1975. Mike only wrote five novels and a passel...

from brodiew2

It has been many years since I have been so profoundly affected by a piece of literature. I am no Civil War buff, and cannot remember why I picked up this book. However, I am eternally grateful that I did. Shaara's style is at once sad, foreboding, and so richly human. There is an honor in the pr...

from ImperfectCJ

I am not really a fan of books about war. I have trouble envisioning the action and the maneuvers of the troops, and I find that I get lost in the details and just don't really care about the characters.Because of this, I didn't have high hopes for The Killer Angels, but it was this month's selec...

from nbarth

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara was an incredible book. I just want to throw that out there to start out with. Essentially what it boils down to is that it's the story of the Battle of Gettysburg from about 8 or so different characters. It switches back and forth in point of view with each ch...