The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)

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In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation s history, two armies fought for two dreams One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life Far than rifles and bullets were carried into battle There were memories There were promises There was love And far than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields Shattered futures, forgotten innocence, and crippled beauty were also the casualties of war The Killer Angels is unique, sweeping, unforgettable a dramatic re creation of the battleground for America s destiny. Free Download The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) [ By ] Michael Shaara [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 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 I don t this hasn t happened much in the history of the world We re an army going out to set other men free Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain The position of all the troops on July 3rd, 1863 The last day of battle You can see the famous fishhook 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 I don t this hasn t happened much in the history of the world We re an army going out to set other men free Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain The position of all the troops on July 3rd, 1863 The last day of battle You can see the famous fishhook deployment of the Union troops in blue.I hadn t really thought about how unusual it is in the history of the world for men to be fighting for the freedom of others It was one of many times while reading this book that Michael Shaara crystallized some thoughts for me I love those moments when I read something, and I know without a shadow of a doubt that another tumbler has clicked into place With every click I have come one step closer to understanding everything a mad thought that doesn t last long So ...Michael Shaara s passion gave life to something unique and singularly extraordinary in this Pullitzer Prize winning novel With high charged, emotive prose, lush descriptions and fully fleshed characters, he transforms the The Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest engagement of the Civil War, into a gorgeously rendered and deeply personal story populated by flawed, ordinary men caught in an extraordinary concatenation of circumstances by the machinations of Fate Shaara s reduction of this moment Michael Shaara s passion gave life to something unique and singularly extraordinary in this Pullitzer Prize winning novel Wit...Once Chamberlain had a speech memorized from Shakespeare and gave it proudly, the old man listening but not looking, and Chamberlain remembered it still What a piece of work is man in action how like an angel And the old man, grinning, had scratched his head and then said stiffly, Well, boy, if he s an angel, he s a murderin angel Michael Shaara, The Killer AngelsWhen it was first published, Michael Shaara s The Killer Angels landed with a thud Even when it won the Pulitzer Prize for Once Chamberlain had a speech memorized from Shakespeare and gave it proudly, the old man listening but not looking, and Chamberlain remembered it still What a piece of work is man in action how like an angel And the old man, grinning, had scratched his head and then said stiffly, Well, boy, if he s an angel, he s a murderin angel Michael Shaara, The Killer AngelsWhen it was first published, Michael Shaara s The Killer Angels landed with a thud Even when it won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1975, it did not gain a wide following When Shaara passed away in 1988, he did so believing his novel to have underachieved as far as Pulitzer Prize winners can ever be so consi...Visceral That s the best word I can use to describe The Killer Angels, both in the sense of instinctive or elemental emotions and in the sense of internal organs and guts Because both are relevant when you re talking about a book that captures what I imagine the experience of war to be like in a way that very few other books I ve ever read has.The big caveat there, of course, is the I imagine part I ve never been a soldier, have never fired anything other than a BB gun though, in my callous Visceral That s the best word I can use to describe The Killer Angels, both in the sense of instinctive or elemental emotions and in the sense of internal organs and guts Because both are relevant when you re talking about a book that captures what I imagine the experience of ...This month marked the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg which we all know is the fight that took place when Abraham Lincoln wanted to make a speech at that address and then one of the neighbors got mad and challenged him Or something like that.Ah, but seriously folks Gettysburg was the turning point...I am not really a fan of books about war I have trouble envisioning the action and the maneuvers of the troops, and I find that I get lost in the details and just don t really care about the characters.Because of this, I didn t have high hopes for The Killer Angels, but it was this month s selection for my book club, and I decided to give it a try.This book was incredible I did have some trouble keeping track of the characters I ended up making myself a cheat sheet with things like, Longstre I am not really a fan of books about war I have trouble envisioning the action and the maneuvers of the troops, and I find that I get lost in the details and just don t really care about the charact...This is one of those books which changes the way people see a subject It is a fictional account of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, putting words into the mouths of some of the best remembered participants, most notably Confederate Generals Robert E Lee and James Longstreet, and Union Generals Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and John Buford actually Chamberlain was a colonel at this battle, but eventually attained the rank of Major General before the end of the war The book violates This is one of those books which changes the way people see a subject It is a...Perhaps the Greatest War Novel Ever Written Too much American war novel, then The Killer Angels stands tall as the best novel about the American Civil War ever written and there have been many E L Doctorow s The March , for example, about the military convoy and its swelling ranks of thieves, whores, and freed slaves following General Tecumseh Sherman s trail of destruction, is a great book, but it doesn t manage to convey the scope and complexity of battle with the grace Shaara does Perhaps the Greatest War Novel Ever Written Too much American war novel, then The Killer Angels stands tall as the best novel about the American Civil War ever written and there have been many E L Doctorow s The March , for example, about the military convoy and its swelling ranks of thieves, whores, and freed slaves following General Tecumseh Sherman s trail of destruction, is a great book, but it doesn t manage to convey the scope and complexity of battle with the grace Shaara does The narration hovers above the killing fields of Gettysburg like the recording angel itself, examining without judgement the horrors and triumphs, looking into the hearts and minds of the now legendary officers whose fates were decided there The interactions between an exhausted Lee, who has decided to take the offensive and move into Northern territory for the first time since the war began, and Longstreet, his pragmatic and most trusted friend...I was reminded about this book while listening to a podcast the other day The guy mentioned The Killer Angels and I immediately thought about how much I had liked it and about my stepdad He was the reason I read it, some twenty years ago now, this book that I am sure I would never have picked up on my own He handed it to me one day said something like, This was really good You should read it I remember thinking at least two things in that moment A book about war I don t read that stuff I was reminded about this book while listening to a podcast the other day The guy mentioned The Killer Angels and I immediately thought about how much I had liked it and about my stepdad He was the reason I read it, some twenty years ago now, this book that I am sure I would never have picked up on m...I was assigned this many years ago in high school still have my 1975 paperback edition, so I was surprised by Jeff Shaara s introduction talking about how unknown this book was, especially when it won a Pulitzer Prize I would guess he knows what he s talking about, but I ve known many people to read it over the years Of course, I lived only a couple of hours from Gettysburg which languished for years Only recently has a real concerted effort been made to upgrade the facilities there led I was assigned this many years ago in high school still have my 1975 paperback edition, so I was surprised by Jeff Shaara s introduction talking about how unknown this book was, especially when it won a Pulitzer Prize I ...

The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
  • English
  • 25 June 2017
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 345 pages
  • 0345348109
  • Michael Shaara
  • The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)