"The Killer Angels": An Overview and the Significance of the Battle of Gettysburg

The Killer Angels
By Michael Shaara
ISBN 0-345-34810-9
1974
Michael Shaara's "The Killer Angels" depicts in great detail the events that occurred at and preceded the civil war battle of Gettysburg. Shaara goes to great lengths in order to accurately depict each soldiers' struggles, and the overall moods present while on the battlefield. He takes the view of leaders of both sides of the battles in order to give the reader a more complete picture of what soldiers were feeling and of the battle in general. "The Killer Angels" helped to enlighten me about the events on July 1st through the…