I selected The Killer Angels by Micheal Shaara for many reasons. Number one is that a good friend strongly recommended this book to me a few years ago and I never found the time to sit down and read it. My friend is a history buff and I did not take his recommendation too seriously at first, but then he became serious and persistent. He told me it was the best historical book that he …showed first 75 words of 1592 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1592 total…book that could spark the interest even in the uninterested. I feel this book is not so much dealing with the war, but more so the characteristics of the men that fought in it. Exploring their thought and feeling was the greatest part of the book and that is something my sister would really enjoy if nothing else. She is also planning of taking AP History next year, so why not get a head start?