The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara, tells the story of the historic Battle of Gettysburg. On July 1, 1863, the Confederate army and the Union army fought the largest and most gruesome battle of the American Civil War. Shaara states that he wrote the book because he wanted to know "what it was like to be there, what the weather was like, what the men's faces looked like." Between the days of July 1, 1863 and July 4, 1863, the Civil …showed first 75 words of 725 total…

…showed last 75 words of 725 total…events in a way that is easy to visualize and understand. Personally, I thought the book began slowly, but rapidly picked up. I learned that even the noblest of causes have to be decided through bloodshed of innocent men. Shaara tells the story through the last words of the novel and leaves the reader with a lasting impression of the quality of his work and a permanent reverence for all involved in the Civil War.