![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When the fighting began, Shaara illustrated the deeper aspects of war and soldier life by illuminating the readers on the personal lives of the otherwise hardhearted men. The next few days followed the various Union and Confederate regiments as they regrouped from the previous Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville and moved toward Gettysburg where, ultimately, the deciding battle of the Civil War would take place. Lee with news of the Army of the Potomac as they converged on the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. The book opened with a sodden Confederate spy as he blazed through the Union lines in the dead of night on Jtoward the headquarters of Confederate general Robert E. Set from June 29 to Jand told from the vantage points of several soldiers and commanding officers from both sides, including Lee, Longstreet, and Chamberlain, Michael Shaara effectively paints a picture of the war that divided America, from the tactical planning to the emotional hardships The Killer Angels is a stunning recollection of the telltale battle of the Civil War: the Battle of Gettysburg. Katie Cline The Killer Angels Book Review JThe Killer Angels by Michael Shaara: The Random House Publishing Group, New York, 1974. ![]()
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