Tuesday October 25, 2005

Killer Angels I finished listening to Killer Angels a few days ago but I havn't really wanted to write much about it until now. Written a couple of decades before Gods and Generals Killer Angels deals with the events leading up to (after Fredericksburgh) the civil war battle at Gettysburg. Much like Killer Angels the focus is largely on the southern generals although there is some coverage of the decisions made by the union leading to the first major union victory. If I was reading this book it would have only been due to the capable story telling that I would have been able to finish it. Picking up a book to read which talks about such a depressing set of events on both sides would have been painful. But as an audiobook I was hooked into listening to more every time I got into the car. Much like in Gods and Generals the character development in Killer Angels was riveting. I strongly recommend this book to anybody who likes historic novels and is interested in the civil war. Just be warned that its an emotional roller coaster. ( Oct 25 2005, 05:34:31 PM PDT ) Permalink Comments [0]