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The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War (Modern Library)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780679643241
Edition: 2004 Modern Library Ed
ISBN: 0679643249
Label: Modern Library
Manufacturer: Modern Library
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: November 02, 2004
Publisher: Modern Library
Release Date: November 02, 2004
Studio: Modern Library
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Editorial Review:
A reissue of a Pulitzer prize-winning classic, and now the major motion picture GETTYSBURG. As a result of these acclamations, this book is considered one of the greatest novels written on the Civil War.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Great read even if you're not a history buff!
Recommended by a friend, this book has jumped to the top of my list of favorites. The play by play picture painted about the battle of Gettysburg will teach you more about the event than ever taught in High School. More importantly, it's a human story of leadership, failure and triumph. In the end, you'll be left with only one thought, "Wow!"
Rating: - a book for the ages!
KILLER ANGELS is one of those books I've always wanted to read but for some reason I just never got around to it. It is my favorite genre(historical fiction) and one of my favorite periods in American history(Civil War), I've lost count of the number of people who recommended it to me. So one fine summer July day in the year 2008 I see it on the shelf in my local library and with no hesitation I pluck it off the shelf. I get home and begin to read this gem of a book. I've read no finer book on the ... Read More
Rating:  - The Spy of Gettysburg
This was a major battle (Gettysburg, PA) between the Norhern VA massive group of 70,000 and the indomnable Union fighters that fateful day in one of the bloodiest fights of that war. Antienam in Maryland was the bloodiest with Atlanta's "fallen" depicted in 'Gone With the Wind' and Shiloh not far behind in numbers of casualties.
This fictional account of the Gettysburg massacre on both sides won a Pulitzer prize for Michael Shaara who uses the liberties of creative writing to make these ... Read More
Rating: - The Three Days that Decided the War.
I had been always interested in Americas' Civil War and had read some excellent books on the subject such as A Brotherhood Of Valor: The Common Soldiers Of The Stonewall Brigade C S A And The Iron Brigade U S A, Through Blood and Fire at Gettysburg and Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (Oxford History of the United States) but "The Killer Angels" is a very special one.
Late Michael Shaara has performed an excellent research on the private papers of the battle protagonist. Based on this ... Read More
Rating: - Exquisite model for historical fiction
The compelling novel of Gettysburg that Laura Hillenbrand remarked was her model for "Seabiscuit". The times and events are different but the sylistic similarities are palpable. Short chapters. Short sentences, mostly. Extremely visual--concrete, up-close, detailed scenes, always with a dramatic tension. Superbly structured--makes the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most confusing battles of the 19th Century, sparklingly clear. Accomplished by shifitng the viewpoint from one key character to another, ... Read More
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