FratFiles

• Save Paper

The Killer Angels

The Killer Angels, written by Michael Shaara, is a gripping novel about the turning point in the Civil War. In this novel, Shaara, follows the Generals and Colonels of both the Union and Confederate armies from June 29, 1863 until July 3, 1863. The book discusses the strategy and logic used by each of the commanding officers of either army, along with the non-war side of each officer.
In this historical novel, based on the battle of Gettysburg, the characters and events are, for the most part, historically accurate, however Shaara, who was not actually present at Gettysburg, had to fictionalize what the character's thoughts and conversations were. In "To The Reader", Shaara writes "The interpretation of character is my own." Sharra also states "I have therefore avoided historical opinions and primarily gone back to the words of the men themselves, their letters and other documents." Shaara is stating that the character's interactions were based on the......

View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 3813
Approximate Pages: 16 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Similar Essays

1. The Killer Angels
   

   The Killer Angels The Killer Angels Joseph E. Seguin Ms. Weis U.S. History AP 5 December 1996 THe Killer Angels Opinion and Commentary In the novel The Killer Angels, Mr. Shaara's

2. Killer Angels 2
   

   Killer Angels 2 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

3. The Killer Angels (Gettysburg)
   

   The Killer Angels (gettysburg) 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

4. Killer Angels
   

   KILLER ANGELS This books message was that the South was not an evil empire history made it out to be. The book portraits slavery as the major reason the civil war was started. The

5. Killer Angels
   

   Killer Angels Killer Angels The Killer Angels is an awesome and vivid story about the battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was one of the most bloody and horrific battle of the