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This is a wonderful fictionalized account of the battle of Gettysburg, told from the perspective of many of those principally responsible for fighting it. Author Michael Shaara based his characters on the actual historical figures themselves, and it's obvious that he took great pains to present his characters with historical accuracy. I really felt I got to know men like Joshua Chamberlain, Robert E. Lee, John Buford, and James Longstreet. The same is true for his descriptions of combat: they are vigorous, colorful, tough, gritty and realistic. I could almost smell the gunpowder and hear the musketry as I read along. For me, the book's greatest strength was the powerful way it conveyed the tragedy of war in general, and of the Civil War in particular. "The Killer Angels" is certainly the best Civil War novel I've ever read, and maybe the best novel about the war between the states ever written.


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The Killer Angels The Classic Novel of the Civil War Civil War Trilogy Michael Shaara Books Reviews

I enjoyed the book. However, I did have problems figuring out who was who on which side which is probably due to my advancing age and declining memory. However, I did find the rendition of the Gettysburg battle interesting. Some characters I really cared about died and others survived. It was interesting how opposite generals were viewed by the people fighting the war - especially General Lee. I have been to Gettysburg and was trying to visualize the battle field(s) while reading. The maps did not come through on my too well but I remembered enough to make it seem real to me. I will recommend this book to those who enjoy Civil War stories as I'm sure there is plenty of historical fact within the book.
The Killer Angels helped me to understand the battle at Gettysburg during America's Civil War. If follows the time leading up to the battle and takes the reader through the battle and brings the characters to life. I've read many books about this horrid battle but Killer Angels ties everything together and highlights the people who fought in it. Based on fact, it helps the reader see this war and the decisions that were made on both sides that lead to victory or defeat. It also makes you wonder about Robert E. Lee's decision making.
Gettysburg is considered by many to be the turning point in the Civil War. Using four major participants in the battle to tell the story, you get an intimate look at the people behind the battle, including Lee, Longstreet, Chamberlain and the little remembered union general who chose to occupy the high ground in the battle, a key reason for the outcome. Told through the key participants, you experience what surely must have been a three day nightmare for both sides. In addition you have the emotional experience of knowing the men who fought the battle. I'll never forget Pickets Charge and the hopelessness the reader feels, before it occurs, that it will be the slaughter it turned out to be. This is a highly readable, intimate, very well written, astonishing book about one of the major events in American history...
A really excellent way to get a view of the Gettysburg battle from the perspective of the key characters. It was far more entertaining than long descriptions of troop deployments and casualty counts. I think the author did a great job of recreating conversations that surely must have taken place as well as the personalities of the many characters who took both large and small parts in how the battle unfolded. It was a real page turner for Civil War history buffs but a good read for anyone interested in American history.
For such a remarkable book I am not surprised it won the Pulitzer Prize. Each side in this famous battle is fairly presented. As a young boy I visited the site of this great battle and my take, until I read Angels of Death, was that Pickett made a reckless charge (much like The Charge of The Light Brigade) which was doomed from the start. But Pickett was not alone and it was all Robert E Lee's idea. But this fact is really a small part of this book. A more important fact is to discover that Chamberlain is really the hero of this battle and in many ways the best General in the field on both sides. I have never read a book that describes the horrors of war with such poetic honesty.
Highly recommended. The Killer Angels is one of the most interesting books of war literature I’ve read. It tops several available lists of Best Novels of the Civil War for good reason. It details the battle from the perspective of a number of generals and other military leaders and brings out both the moral and military crises that marked the Civil War. The Red Badge of Courage and Tolstoy’s portrait of Napoleon in War and Peace influence Shaara’s perspective that war is often something that people, even generals, find themselves caught in and that no one entirely controls. Shaara fictionalizes only lightly; he goes into the minds of many of the key figures, but their thoughts are based on information in their own journals and the handling of historical detail is meticulous. The suspense is compelling even though anyone who knows about Gettysburg knows what’s coming. The conflicts between the characters, the moral dilemmas of the war including slavery, and the description of men too old-fashioned for the modern power of their own weapons; it’s all handled precisely and with great narrative energy. It’s a fantastic book about moral compromise and tragic consequences and I didn’t want to put it down.
Actually I have read The Killer Angels many years ago for the 1st time, own a copy of the book myself and unquestionably re-read it at least once-a-year!
The 5 copies I bought this time were gifts to friends so that in itself can say a lot of how I feel about the book!
It is a very good representation of the Battle of Gettysburg told from the view of handful "main" participating characters. It is fairly accurate historically based on the information that was available in mid-70 (many more things have come to the light since then, but on a larger scheme of things nothing fully distracts from the flow of events and the narration of the story)
It is a must for any CW scholar (beginner or not) and I totally recommend it!
This is a wonderful fictionalized account of the battle of Gettysburg, told from the perspective of many of those principally responsible for fighting it. Author Michael Shaara based his characters on the actual historical figures themselves, and it's obvious that he took great pains to present his characters with historical accuracy. I really felt I got to know men like Joshua Chamberlain, Robert E. Lee, John Buford, and James Longstreet. The same is true for his descriptions of combat they are vigorous, colorful, tough, gritty and realistic. I could almost smell the gunpowder and hear the musketry as I read along. For me, the book's greatest strength was the powerful way it conveyed the tragedy of war in general, and of the Civil War in particular. "The Killer Angels" is certainly the best Civil War novel I've ever read, and maybe the best novel about the war between the states ever written.