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HistoryThe dehumanizing nature of war is perfectly captured by Michael Shaara’s book titled “The killer angles”. Stories of war about leaders and losses.
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This brilliant book explains clearly why Stuart, Ewell and Lee combined to lose Gettysburg and how Longstreet wanted desperately to override their mistakes Chamberlain over emphasized but he lived long enough to tell his story
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Originally published in 1974, Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara, won the Pulitzer Prize as historical fiction about the Battle of Gettysburg. About a quarter of a century later, and following his death, his son, Jeff, an accomplished writer in his own right, was convinced to write both a prequel (Gods and Generals) and a sequel (Last Full Measure) creating perhaps the greatest trilogy of the Civil War’s Eastern Theater in existence,...
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My sixteen year old son read this and was awed by the book. They read it aloud in JROTC.
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