Apr 04 2009
The Killer Angels
Good friend Mark S. gave me a book for my birthday almost three years ago, that I just now read. The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara, is a Pulitzer-winning fictionalization of the Battle of Gettysburg (on which the 1993 film, Gettysburg, was based). It’s an amazing read, and one need not be a war buff to appreciate the heart-rending personal accounts of this battle, told from the individual perspectives of its various commanders and combatants. Given the difficult times we face in our country right now, I found it helpful to revisit the greatest trial we have yet endured.
