The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is probably one of my most favorite books of all time. Shaara's ability to capture the thoughts and feelings of the various commanders in the battle of Gettysburg is unparalleled. I remember the first time I read The Killer Angels. I was in 8th grade. I was unaware that Ted Turner's movie, Gettysburg, was based upon the book. I had seen the movie a number of times and was pretty familiar with it. As I started to read The Killer Angels, I realized that I had already heard this story before. Little did I know that the book I was reading was a Pulitzer Prize winning classic.
Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure, both by Jeff Shaara, are incredible books as well. These to books are respectively a prequal and a sequal to The Killer Angels. I have read these books numerous times as well and each time I find something new that I did not see before.
In honor of this month and of the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, I have decided to read through these books again. I have worked my way through Gods and Generals already and I'm now working my way through the The Killer Angels. I am having a great time rekindling some of the feelings and experiences I had when I first read these novels. I highly recommend that anyone who is interested in the Civil War pick these books up. They are easy reads and they are also very entertaining. They are a great way to immerse yourself into the thoughts and feelings of those who fought in the war.
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