There have been several novels written about the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg, but none are as original as The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara. This author not only tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg, but does so from a refreshing internal viewpoint. As Shaara explains in a note...
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The Killer Angels The Battle of Gettysburg brought the dueling North and South together to the small town of Gettysburg and on the threshold of splitting the Union. Gettysburg was as close as the United States got to Armageddon and The Killer Angels gives the full day-to-day account of the battle...
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By: j kelley When an author writes a book he has a message that he is trying to get across to the reader. This message is called a theme. In The Killer Angels Shaara's theme was freedom for the slaves. The Northerners truly believed that the slaves deserved to be free, and their desire to set...
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Wars have been fought for many different reasons through the years, and that holds true for the American Civil War (1861-1865). In Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Killer Angels, the reasons for fighting the war are brought about through the officers and soldiers at a famous...
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"The Killer Angels" written by Michael Shaara in 1974, published by Ballantine Books, is a story showing the courage and heroism of people involved in the Battle of Gettysburg that took place in 1863. The novel presents the battle in an objective manner, and does not take sides when displaying the...
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History 1301 Prof. Harvey August 1, 2010 Book Critique on “The Killer Angels” The book, "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara, belongs to the genre Historical Fiction. This book is set during the time of the American Civil War and takes a look at the conflict at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from June...
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Katie Cline The Killer Angels Book Review June 21, 2012 The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara: The Random House Publishing Group, New York, 1974. The Killer Angels is a stunning recollection of the telltale battle of the Civil War: the Battle of Gettysburg. Set from June 29 to July 3, 1863 and told...
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The Killer Angels Book Review The novel I chose for the historical book review is called The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara. This novel is about the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War, and it is written from the perspective of the people fighting while sharing their thoughts and feelings...
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The Civil War was one of the nation’s bloodiest wars in history, and there is so much more to it than the average person knows. “Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara does a fantastic job of ‘opening the doors’ into the true struggles of the Civil War. The book begins from a spy’s perspective, on his...
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Killer Angels Killer Angels is a fictionalized account of the fall of the Confederacy and victory of the Union otherwise known as the Battle of Gettysburg. This battle that started on July 1st and lasted 3 days was the major turning point of the Civil War. The two sides were fighting for two very...
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Killer Angels Essay Basically “The Killer Angels” tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Army of The Potomac (Union Army) fought The Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate Army) on July 1, 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest battle of the American Civil War. At the end of the...
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AP US A. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain A Colonel in the Union army, he gives a different perspective to the book since he is a lower ranked official in the army. Most of the Union’s side of the story is told through his eyes. He is a popular and distinguished soldier amongst the Union ranks...
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?1. What role does honor play in the novel? Honor played a major role in novel, Killer Angels. Throughout the book, Honor was a concept that remained important to members of the armies, regardless of whether they were supporting the Union or the Confederacy. Every action and decision was made with...
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? History 1301 1. Were soldiers religious? What did they think about God? What sorts of religious viewpoints do we see in this book? 2. Why did soldiers fight? Did the motivations of men on the two sides differ? What enabled men to fight in the face of death? 3. What thesis does the author argue...
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? The Killer Angels Although a book in the category “ fictional historical novel” may seem unexciting or just not eye catching to me and to some readers, The Killer Angels proves the old saying “Don’t judge a book by its cover” completely wrong, literally. The tittle captured my attention right...
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? History 1301 1. Were soldiers religious? What did they think about God? What sorts of religious viewpoints do we see in this book? 2. Why did soldiers fight? Did the motivations of men on the two sides differ? What enabled men to fight in the face of death? 3. What thesis does the author argue...
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Chamberlain is the main Union voice in the novel, “The Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara. He provides a different view of the war than Robert Lee or James Longstreet, since he is a colonel and not a general. He’s suggestively lesser in rank than they are. Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain directs...
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