New York:: Ballantine,, (2001). Hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Reprint. 'A Novel About the Four Days of Gettysburg' - that is, the day leading up to the battle and the three days of the bloody battle itself - July 1-3, 1863. Originally published in 1974, this was Shaara's second novel, one which won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize, but which also became a modern classic - considered one of the best novels ever written about the Civil War. Basis for the movie 'Gettysburg.' Several full page maps and situation plans throughout the book. Foreword and an afterword. xiv. 344 pp.

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The Killer Angels is a historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book tells the story of four days of the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War: June 30, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought. The story is character driven and told from the perspective of various protagonists.

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On Mar 26 2017, a reader said:

Brilliant depiction of various characters, from the historically pre-eminent (Lee, Chamberlain) to the minor (Spy) to the fictional participants at Gettysburg. Provides a psychological profile of those who made this hallowed ground.

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Bookseller: Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 77769
Title: THE KILLER ANGELS.
Author: Shaara, Michael
Format/Binding: Hardcover -
Book Condition: Used - Fine in fine dust jacket.
Jacket Condition: fine
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0345444124
ISBN 13: 9780345444127
Publisher: Ballantine,
Place of Publication: New York:
Date Published: (2001)
Keywords: civil war, pulitzer prize, movie tie-in,
Bookseller catalogs: Historical Fiction;

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