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The Killer Angels (Paperback)

by Michael Shaara (Author)
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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited (15 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846970865
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846970863
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,980 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'The best and most realistic historical novel about war I have ever read.' GENERAL H NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF 'My favourite historical novel ... A superb recreation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant.' JAMES M McPHERSON, author of Battle Cry of Freedom

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It is the third summer of the war...On June 15, 1863, Robert Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia slips across the Potomac to begin the invasion of the North. His army is 70,000 strong but mostly unpaid and self-equipped. It has won nearly every battle it has fought. Lee knows a letter has been written, a letter offering peace. It is to be placed on the desk of Abraham Lincoln the day after Lee has won this battle.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide to the battle, good starting point for Brits, 4 Sep 2008
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Actually bought this when visiting Gettysburg but wished I had read it beforehand.

Described as "a Novel" it takes real people and real events but spins them into a series of individual stories. While this might sound clumsy it works well and with the clear maps the reader has a good understanding of a dramatic story about which (if they are from the UK), they may know little. In fact a British reader may have the advantage over Americans in that the story is fresh and they wont know the outcome. For Americans the characters and stories are very well known.

Col. Freemantle, the real life British observer (though in fact he was basically a tourist) is well drawn without the caricatures or anti-Brtish bias sometimes seen.

The book formed the basis of the film Gettysburg which is also good though the acting and stick on beards (and its enormous length) make it more one for the enthusiast. (Also in the film Col. Freemantle becomes a red coated, tea drinking, toff.)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Killer Angels, 20 April 2009
Gripping story, brilliant characterisation, based on thorough research of the battle of Gettysburg; good as both history and entertainment. The film Gettysburg is based on this book.
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