Cain at Gettysburg

Two mighty armies blunder toward each other, one led by confident, beloved Robert E Lee and the other by dour George Meade They ll meet in a Pennsylvania crossroads town where no one planned to fight. In this sweeping, savagely realistic novel, the greatest battle ever fought on American soil explodes into life at Gettysburg As generals squabble, staffs err Tragedy u New Download [ Cain at Gettysburg ] Author [ Ralph Peters ] – kino-fada.fr Cain at Gettysburg Ralph Peters Perspective on Three Days in July, 1863 The Killer Angels will remain the most beloved Gettysburg novel Michael Shaara s skillful writing, mythic portraits, and romantic view of the battle make it incomparable From Peters Afterword to his novel Peters starts out just fine But calling Shaara s work mythic and romantic Peters continues to say that there is enough material that emerges from the battle of Gettysburg that a dozen novels could be written abou Cain at Gettysburg Ralph Peters Perspective on Three Days in July, 1863 The Killer Angels will remain the most beloved Gettysburg novel Michael Shaara s skillful writing, mythic portraits, and romantic view of the battle make it incomparable From Peters Afterword to his novel Peters starts out just fine But calling Shaara s work mythic and romantic Peters continues to say that there is enough material that emerges from the battle of Gettysburg that a dozen novels could be written about those three days in July Peters has certainly written one, which he describes asfitting for generations of Americans who have not served in the ranks He further informs us that he has studied the battle of Gettysburg forthan fifty years.On that note it surprises this reader that Peters attributes the battle of Gettysburg being fought over shoes, one of the most popular myths that has entertained generations of school children General Lee s troops were under dir...Every bit as good as Shaara s Killer Angels Peters presents a slightly different view of the Battle of Gettysburg from Shaara, but it is every bit as readable and memorable Where Shaara used the Battle for Little Round Top and the 20th Maine and Joshua Chamberlain as the focal point of his account of the battle, Peters uses the battles of the first day and the 26th North Carolina and the 26th Wisconsin as the two Regiments he follows He also portrays t...As good as Shaara s Killer Angels was, Peters Cain at Gettysburg is the best Civil War novel I ve read Peters s military background shows, especially in the study of the ground fought over and of the men doing the fighting His writing, always assured, has reached a new level of skill His depiction of combat decisions and the reality of Civil War fighting is unsurpassed He s even better at depicting military actions than Bernard Cornwell, which is a staggering accomplishment His depic As good as Shaara s Killer Angels was, Peters Cain at Gettysburg is the best Civil War novel... Cain at Gettysburg, by Ralph Peters, is a new historical novel describing the bloody three day battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July1 3, 1863 Gettysburg is still the largest land battle ever fought on the North American continent, and was the bloodiest of the American Civil War While superficially similar in scope to Michael Shaara s epic novel The Killer Angels, Peters book focuses on the battle leaders on both sides, as well as several of the enlisted men from a Confederate regiment Cain at Gettysburg, by Ralph Peters, is a new historical novel describing the bloody three day battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on July1 3, 1863 Gettysburg is still the largest land battle ever fought on the North American continent, and was the bloodiest of the American Civil War While superficially similar in scope to Michael Shaara s epic novel The Killer Angels, Peters book focuses on t...Cain at Gettysburg is one of those novels where no matter who you ask, the response tends to be well, what did you think about it The danger of being a novel such as Cain is the comparison it receives to The Killer Angels and many other Gettysburg fictional works There is no doubt of the magnitude which Ralph Peters has taken on by adding to the Gettysburg powerhouse Nevertheless, this book has avoided my review for some time bec...Much like Shaara s The Killer Angels , Peters Cain at Gettysburg is a fictional account of the battle of Gettysburg But while there are similarities between the two books, they are definitely not the same While there are several scenes in Cain at Gettysburg that are very reminiscent of The Killer Angels , utilizing similar dialogue, one can only assume these are actual quotes from the participants that were used by both authors Shaara s narrative concentrated on Chamberlain s 20th Maine Much like Shaara s The Killer Angels , Peters Cain at Gettysburg is a fictional account of the battle of Gettysburg But while there are similarities between the two books, they are definitely not the same While there are several scenes in Cain at Gettysburg that are very reminiscent of The Killer Angels , utilizing similar dialogue, one can only assume these are actual quotes from the participants that were used by both authors Shaara s narrative concentrated on Chamberlain s 20th Maine and James Longstreet Longstreet is also central to Peters book, but the fight at Little Round Top happens off camera and Chamberlain s name is never mentioned George Meade serves to represent the Federals here Unlike Shaara, Peters spends much time looking at the common soldier, specifically the men of the 26th North Carolina and 26th Wisconsin The reader sees that Gettysburg was a battle between soldiers as much as between generals Peters also attempts to resurrect t...Alarmingly real battle scenes Not for the squeamish yet a picture that needs to be painted We are so removed from the base humanity and these people have become myths This books grounds them and restores Meade the underdog, Sickles the rogue, Longstreet the stoic my all time favorite general , Lee the fallible, Pickett the scapegoat, and the men brave and fearful, human, lives wasted. I wish he had written about Little Roundtop and Culp s Hill Such major fighting in this battle But ultima Alarmingly real battle scenes Not for the squeamish yet a picture that needs to be painted We are so removed from the base humanity and these people have become myths This books grounds them and restores Meade the underdog, Sickles the rogue, Longstreet the stoic my all time... Cain at Gettysburg is the finest Civil War novel I ve read since The Killer Angels It seems there are so many different aspects to the Battle of Gettysburg that you can tell the same story from a different perspective and it still seems new While Cain covers some of the same ground as The Killer Angels it also breaks new ground right from the start General George Meade is awakened in the middle of the night and told he s been given command of the Army of the Potomac only three days before the Cain at Gettysburg is the finest Civil War novel I ve read since The Killer Angels It seems there are so many different aspects to the Battle of Gettysburg that you can tell the same story from a different perspective and it still seems new While Cain covers some of the same ground as The Killer Angels it also breaks new ground right from the start General ...In the afterword to Cain At Gettysburg, Ralph Peters said that the purpose of his book was to write an anti The Killer Angels At a minimum this means a tale from Meade s perspective, rather than Lee s But it is true in myriad other ways Peters hovers in the camps of immigrant Germans, Poles, and Irish men, rather than native Anglo Saxon stock.Soldiers are brooding, profane, base, and despising or questioning of God rather than chaste, virtuous, and reverent.Fights and charges are mean, cruel, In the afterword to Cain At Gettysburg, Ralph Peters said that the purpose of his book was to write an anti The Killer Angels At a minimum this means a tale from Meade s perspective, rather than Lee s But it is true in myriad other ways Peters hovers in the camps of immigrant Germans, Poles, and Irish men, rather than native Anglo Saxon stock.Soldiers are brooding, profane, base, and despising or questioning of God rather tha...Very engaging read This isn t a retread of The Killer Angels The violence described is raw and bloody, showcasing the true brutality of war The language is unfiltered, which allows the reader to better understand the mindset of common soldiers and officers on both sides Usage...

• English
• 10 April 2018
Ralph Peters
• Hardcover
• 432 pages
• 0765330474
• Ralph Peters
• Cain at Gettysburg