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The Killer Angels Paper

“The killer Angels” my feelings on this book are the same since the first day I sat down to read or look over it. I would have to say that this book was put together more as a way to describe the emotional and psychological aspect of war rather then the actual fighting and killing. This book deals with the struggle of fighting your own friends and family in this war. I also believe it to be an account of the war as tragic and somehow made ‘sacred’ by the enormity of the courage, suffering, and sacrifice. If you do not win the battle or war was it even worth it?
When I first heard the title “The Killer Angels” on a handout presented to me I had no idea what to expect. The subject to Michael Shaara’s book is not at all evident in the title. When I finally got my hands on the actual book itself and read through its chapters is that I realized what that title actually meant. Sharra tells of a war where it is clear that many of its men are almost fighting a war inside th...

Posted by: Tricia F. Doyle

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