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Summary: Killer Angels
Review: The Killer Angels was an exciting Historical Fiction Novel based on the Battle of Gettysburg. It focuses on certain people that were important at the battle. I loved this book so muck I bought the whole series.
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Summary: The Killer Angles
Review: The Killer Angles is about the battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War. There are many different perspectives from both sides of the war. There are four main people that the book focused on. Robert E. Lee was the head of the Confederate army. Lewis Armisted is the head of a calvary. Ulysses S. Grant is the head of the Union army from Gettysburg and on. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was the hero at Gettysburg for the Union. This book didn't just have the battle of Gettysburg, it had the battles leading up to it. It has details about what was going through the minds of people during battle. It shows the stratigic side of the armys. It gives you maps so you can see what they are doing. The Killer Angles was a really good book for me to read. It has action throughout the whole book not just in a little of it. If you like to relate yourself to the people in the books it is really hard for you to relate yourself to the people in this book. You will for sure like this book if you like action packed books. That is why I liked it so much.
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Summary: A Great Civil War Novel
Review: The Killer Angels does a great job of explaining the Battle of Gettysburg in great detail, but still manages to keep you interested the whole way through. It gives you a feel of what it would have been like to fight in the war. Unlike some other historical books, the Killer Angels is very interesting, and is easy to learn from. The book starts out when both the Rebel and Union forces are almost to Gettysburg, and tells what happened in amazing detail through some of the key people in the war. I was amazed at how Michael Sharaa was able to tell all of the details of the battle, while still keeping the book interesting, and easy to read. He can almost take you into the battle, and let you feel what the people were feeling, and what they were going through. This is one of the best historical novels that I have read, because it was easy to follow and understand, and it taught me a lot about the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Summary: Thrilling History
Review: The Killer Angels is a thrilling take on historical novels. It was the first I've read that turned events into a 'story' and enthralled me. Normally, historical novels are just straight facts, but this book took the journals and quotes of famous generals and showed actual conversation in a real time feel. It is the story of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg in particular.Something I particularly liked about it was how it showed the points of view of the Union and Confederate forces. This made me personally realize that what the Confederacy fought for was not wrong, for it was what they truly believed in. Although I am glad the Union won the Battle of Gettysburg, I can not help but feel sorry for the massacre of Confederate troops at the battle. The story is truly enthralling and educational and is the best historical novel I have read thus far. I recommend this book to everyone prepared for an amazing war novel that truly shows the emotions and puts you in the heads of soldiers from both standpoints and beliefs on what the outcome of the Civil War should have been.
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Summary: Mikes review of "The Killer Angeles
Review: To me The Killer Angels was a pretty enjoyable book. In the beginning the it was enjoyable and I like the way they expressed everyone. They go into great detail about why the war was being fought. The Union are certain that the war is about the slavery issue, while the confederates think it is about there individual right to own slaves.
In the battle the confederates come to Gettysburg with there highly respected commander General Lee. The north are not led by anyone that is highly respected by Lee. But I feel that general chamberlain was a very important general throughout the novel. During the first day of the battle the union got surrounded by the confederate forces. Then general Chamberlain came with him army from Maine. One the second day of this battle Chamberlain and his troops were positioned in a key point for the Union victory. If the confederates broke through Chamberlains line the Union probably would have lost the battle. Nevertheless, chamberlain held his position and the Union defeated the confederates. This victory was very important in the outcome of the war a whole. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed detailed exiting war novels.
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Summary: Best Civil War Novel Ever
Review: The Killer Angels, writen by Michael Shaara, is by far the best Civil War novel that I have ever read. I don't know much about the Civil War, but this book helped me understand it much better. The way that Shaara described each day of the Battle of Getysburg in so much detail was amazing. He went into so much detail but it kind of seemed like there was a little to much character development. There is not a lot of action until the very end of the book. But the way that he lead up to the major battles left me in so much suspense. I really enjoyed how Shaara made each General a chapter in his book. I also liked how he explained each army's war strategy. It helped me understand what the armies were doing and e=why they were doing it.The story is about the deadliest battle in American history (the Battle of Gettysburg). The three long and bloody days are told through the eyes of the generals and the brave soilders who sacraficed themselves for what they believed in. This book made me enjoy the Civil War much more than I used to. I now have a stronger understanding for what they were fighting for.
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Summary: big tdawgs sweetness book review
Review: I thought that The Killer Angels was fairly interesting. Although this type of book isn't usually my genre, I decided to try it. When I started reading this book I had the picture in my mind that everyone associated with the Confederate Army were horrible people who just wanted to treat slaves like animals. After I read this book I respected the confederate army. I understood that the Confederate army was just fighting for the only way of life they knew. I think that this book is beautifully written, but it isn't really something that I am interested in very much. Although it isn't the kind of book that I would read again I highly recommend this book to anybody who likes reading about the Civil War or who likes the historical fiction genre. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone that likes an intense, fast paced book, because this book goes at a fairly slow pace. I award this book three stars because it was greatly written but it got boring after a while.
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Summary: Vivacious storytelling, full of suspense and action.
Review: A silent night. Men huddled around a fire, cold, hungry, and tired. Days of marching behind them, and days of marching ahead. Muskets at their sides, canteens half-empty, they lie awake in the midst of the midnight's eerie loneliness. A horse's gallop can be heard in the distance, then before the men know it, the General is up from his bed calling them to attention. Another day has begun; another battle has too... Michael Sharra brings the complete excitement and emotions of the Civil War to the reader in his exquisite novel, The Killer Angels. With his unique style of sharp wit and talented usage of words to explain the situations and emotions of the characters, Sharra keeps you turning the pages with relentless action and intensifying story. The Killer Angels begins with the Generals of both sides, the Confederacy and the Union, expressing their thoughts on the war and analyzing their numbers as an army. Finally, the two mass armies crash in Gettysburg, and this is where Sharra crosses the boundary from being a mere author, to being a majestic storyteller. Through many battles and smaller encounters, the story unravels itself into what we find as one of the greatest Civil War novels ever written.
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Summary: A Digestable Gettysburg Account
Review: This book was absolutely fantastic. I do not know as much about the Civil War as I would like, but even so, this story about the Battle of Gettysburg was written in a way that made it easy to understand. The numerous tales that are told are each gripping in their own ways. Michael Shaara brings them all together in a way that is elegant- but knowing what end the soldiers are approaching, the author also provides the momentum of the tragedy of Gettysburg. In addition to great style, the story is very even-handed in its protrayal of the soldiers. Often, war stories are told from the point-of-view of one side. The Killer Angels is very balanced in its political portraits and creates a sympathy for nearly all of the soldiers not often found in war novels.
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Summary: The Killer Angels, By: Jenna Villatoro
Review: I will tell you now that The Killer Angels is in now way an easy read. But, once you get into it, the pages turn faster and faster. Shaara's writing style is very descriptive and unique. His style is definitely what I liked most about the book and made it fun for me to read. I am not the kind of person who can sit down for 3 hours and read but The Killer Angels was, surprisingly, easy to get back into. The descriptive tales of war brought to life the scenes and took me back in time. Shaara's novel took me about 1 month to read and it was difficult but now I know why so many people said it is so good. I definitely recommend this book even if you are not into history because I am certainly not.
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