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by: Michael Shaara  List Price: $72.00 Price: $60.00 You Save: $12.00 (17%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN: 9780736610315 Edition: Unabridged Format: Audiobook, Unabridged ISBN: 0736610316 Label: Books on Tape, Inc. Manufacturer: Books on Tape, Inc. Publication Date: October 01, 1985 Publisher: Books on Tape, Inc. Studio: Books on Tape, Inc. Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: This novel reveals more about the Battle of Gettysburg than any piece of learned nonfiction on the same subject. Michael Shaara's account of the three most important days of the Civil War features deft characterizations of all of the main actors, including Lee, Longstreet, Pickett, Buford, and Hancock. The most inspiring figure in the book, however, is Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, whose 20th Maine regiment of volunteers held the Union's left flank on the second day of the battle. This unit's bravery at Little Round Top helped turned the tide of the war against the rebels. There are also plenty of maps, which convey a complete sense of what happened July 1-3, 1863. Reading about the past is rarely so much fun as on these pages. Product Description: In four bloody and courageous days, two armies fought for their conflicting dreams at Gettysburg. And as men died on those Pennsylvania fields so did our national innocence. THE KILLER ANGELS won the Pulitzer Prize. Shaara said he told the story "from the viewpoints of Lee, Longstreet and others who fought there. Stephen Crane said that cold history was not enough; he wanted to know what it was like to be there. In order to live it he had to write it. This book was written for much the same reason." This book was originally recorded for broadcast and is slightly abridged. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - There is a Reason This Won a Pulitzer Prize"The Killer Angels" is several books in one. First, it is a splendid overview of the Battle of Gettysburg. From Buford's establishing the high ground, the armies converging on the previously inconsequential place, Lee overriding Longstreet's tactical advice, and Chamberlain's countercharge when the ammunition ran out to Pickett's ill fated charge on the final day, Shaara describes the battle in riveting detail. The sights, the sounds, the smells,the emotions....everything is portrayed in a narrative ... Read More Rating: - Beautifully written and a joy to readOne of two books read in my entire lifetime that I consider a masterpiece. This book's language is sweet, smooth-flowing, stunning in its simplicity and focus. The Battle of Gettysburg is well documented and has been written about since July 4, 1863..... but to someone unversed in warfare and battlefields, it brought home the bravery, certainty and uncertainty, fear, foolishness, conflicts, nobility, and humanity of the men struggling to survive the 3 days in Pennsylvania that turned the tide ... Read More Rating: - The Killer AngelsMichael Shaara's magnificent historical novel on the Battle of Gettysburg is history at its finest. Shaara gives us a study of leadership which gives us a personal perspective of courage and leadership. Union Colonel Joshua Chamberlain shows us a man of books thrust into war and how he handles a very critical moment when the fate of the battle hangs on what he decides. We witness Confederate General Longstreet struggle with personal tragedy and the curse of being strategically ahead of his time. The study ... Read More Rating:  - kids book, barely worth readingOkay i got into the civil war when i was an adolescent -- i loved the ken burns book/documentary and glory... I read the killer angels and loved it... granted i was twelve... i guess i wasn't into characters, and didn't see when they were poorly developed... i liked the military history, but didn't know that the author's portrayal of history was indeed FICTIONAL... Zoom to today... i study the civil war in college now... i recently read the killer angels again... but i shouldn't have... i should ... Read More Rating: - history classThis book is great. The point of view is that of the other person. I had to buy this book for AP US History and I don't regret it! 
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