The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

[Flynn]

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The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

The Killer Angels (1974) is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book tells the story of the four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 29, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought. A film adaption of the novel, titled Gettysburg, was released in 1993.

I liked this book. It was fictionally as accurate as possible but reads like a story. If you are at all interested in leadership, American History, or human nature, this is a great read.

[Meenah]

Re: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara

Great book. When the movie was made we went to Gettysburg and watched them film "Pickett's Charge".