... through their eyes and ask the question, "Could I have done that too?- The war would take a million lives, and affect millions more. This book helps to bring the tragedy of war to life to each and every reader. I also enjoyed the fact that Shaara shows no favoritism between the North and the South. In one chapter you begin to feel for the North, but the next you feel for the South. Perhaps Chamberlain sums it ... all up best in his talk to the men of the 2nd Maine, "Here we judge you ... but what you do, not what your father was. Here you can be something. Here's a place to build a hom...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... of his men, therefor he put his faith and the outlook of the war in the hands of God. Furthermore, leading to his repeated statements by putting it "in the hands of God" throughout the book. Towards the end, Longstreet makes the comment, "The storm was ending. He looked out through the smoke and saw no more blue troops; they had pulled back. He thought, to God ... of Independence which states that all men are created equal. However, throughout the book, we find that they seem to fight to help free the slaves rather than fighting for one another. The Confederate Army was fighting to hold...

• Word Count: 1753
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School