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“Honor without intelligence is a disaster. Honor could lose the war.”

The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War by Michael Shaara

July 29, 2023 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

Cbr13bingo violence I read The Killer Angels about 20 years ago, and my lasting recollection was that I was surprised at how it drew me in and how much I liked it. Surprised because this novel, a work of historical fiction, is focused on the most momentous battle of the Civil War – Gettysburg. As much as I enjoy history and historical fiction, military history has never been terribly interesting to me. Michael Shaara accomplished something amazing with this novel: he made me interested in […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, civil war, ElCicco, Fiction, Gettysburg, historical fiction, Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels

ElCicco's CBR15 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, civil war, ElCicco, Fiction, Gettysburg, historical fiction, Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels ·
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