Book Review
Sep. 25th, 2008 12:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariThe Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
This historical novel covers the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, in quite a lot of detail. Shaara tells the story from the perspective of the commanders, so there is little focus on the actual fighting and more concentration on how the battle was planned and run. On the Confederate side, we follow generals Lee and Longstreet and on the Union side we follow Buford and Lt. Chamberlain.
Shaara does an excellent job of drawing the reader into both the action of the battle and the personalities of the characters. Plenty of attention is given to these men's reflections on the battle, the war, soldiering, and the issues of the day. It is to Shaara's credit that I found this book very engaging, even though the Civil War is not a subject or historical era that usually draws me.
by Michael Shaara
This historical novel covers the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, in quite a lot of detail. Shaara tells the story from the perspective of the commanders, so there is little focus on the actual fighting and more concentration on how the battle was planned and run. On the Confederate side, we follow generals Lee and Longstreet and on the Union side we follow Buford and Lt. Chamberlain.
Shaara does an excellent job of drawing the reader into both the action of the battle and the personalities of the characters. Plenty of attention is given to these men's reflections on the battle, the war, soldiering, and the issues of the day. It is to Shaara's credit that I found this book very engaging, even though the Civil War is not a subject or historical era that usually draws me.
