... trip to Gettysburg, where his great grandfather was wounded, moved Shaara to begin his novel about those three bloody days in the summer of 1863. The Killer Angels won Shaara a Pulitzer Prize and sold more than two million copies. This novel is a very powerful novel that helps readers gain gratitude and appreciation for ... fighting line. Finally, he shows how each side was willing to give up everything to uphold personal values and maintain their way of life. The book opens with a beaten and battle-worn Union army marching back to Pennsylvania in pursuit of General Robert E. Lee's Confe...

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It is without a doubt that a good strategy will accomplish anything. In the book The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, strategy is shown as the most important element of this battle. The Army of Northern Virginia, under General Robert E. Lee, lost the Battle of Gettysburg for several ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School