The Killer Angels

Type

Book

Authors

Shaara, Michael

ISBN 10

0679425411

ISBN 13

9780679425410

Tags

Military, War

Abstract

Portraits of Lee, Longstreet, and other Civil War leaders are interwoven with historical detail to provide a fictional recreation of the bloody battle at Gettysburg. A superb re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant. In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. And far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Shattered futures, forgotten innocence, and crippled beauty were also the casualties of war. The Killer Angels is unique, sweeping, unforgettable--a dramatic re-creation of the battleground for America's destiny.

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: War stories
Historical fiction
Fiction
History
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Michael Shaara
ISBN: 9780345407276 034540727X 9780679425410 0679425411
OCLC Number: 1052688696
Notes: Originally published in 1974 by David McKay Co., Inc., New York.
Awards: Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 1975.
Description: xxiv, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Responsibility: Michael Shaara.

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