Take a photo of a barcode or cover
mr_rogers_el_camino 's review for:
The Killer Angels
by Michael Shaara
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Is this a perfect historical account of the Civil War and the battle of Gettysburg? I don't know that it is, but at the same time I don't know that it isn't. What I do know is that it won the Pulitzer and that it was a most deserved win. Beautiful and horrible, it's a perfect snapshot of a moment in American history that defined who we were as a nation and who we would become.
In the beginning of the book two brothers are talking to each other and the older one is trying to explain to the younger why they are fighting, he says: "This is a different kind of army. If you look at history you'll see men fight for pay, or women, or some other kind of loot. They fight for land, or because a king makes them, or just because they like killing. But we're here for something new. This hasn't happened much in the history of the world. We're an army going out to set other men free." I read this and it stirred something in me, the truth of it spoke to me. The importance of that battle cannot be overstated.
The whole book is a showcase of an artist with complete mastery of his skill. The historical figures come alive on both sides and we see the humanity and goodness in all of them, but we also see the pride and arrogance that led to the war in the first place. I loved this book and the way it made this moment of history come alive to me
In the beginning of the book two brothers are talking to each other and the older one is trying to explain to the younger why they are fighting, he says: "This is a different kind of army. If you look at history you'll see men fight for pay, or women, or some other kind of loot. They fight for land, or because a king makes them, or just because they like killing. But we're here for something new. This hasn't happened much in the history of the world. We're an army going out to set other men free." I read this and it stirred something in me, the truth of it spoke to me. The importance of that battle cannot be overstated.
The whole book is a showcase of an artist with complete mastery of his skill. The historical figures come alive on both sides and we see the humanity and goodness in all of them, but we also see the pride and arrogance that led to the war in the first place. I loved this book and the way it made this moment of history come alive to me