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jmballard28 's review for:
The Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
Read earlier this year after a visit to Gettysburg. Shaara does an amazing job narrating from multiple perspectives and bringing to life this pivotal moment in history. I feel like typically these kinds of books can be incredibly dry, but he developed the historical figures with depth and interesting qualities throughout. His method also humanizes the people involved, and helps you to see that they are real people with real imperfect and flawed motivations.
My only complaint is the way he portrays General Lee. Basically it is almost an entirely positive portrayal of his leadership. While undoubtedly is a key figure, it seemed a bit of hero-worship to me, and I am extremely skeptical of efforts to portray Confederate leaders as heroes. However, except for this case, he does a solid job writing about the people as real humans rather than putting them on a pedestal.
My only complaint is the way he portrays General Lee. Basically it is almost an entirely positive portrayal of his leadership. While undoubtedly is a key figure, it seemed a bit of hero-worship to me, and I am extremely skeptical of efforts to portray Confederate leaders as heroes. However, except for this case, he does a solid job writing about the people as real humans rather than putting them on a pedestal.