Killer Angels: A Novel by Michael Shaara. Specifically it will contain a summary and analysis of the book. "The Killer Angels" is a work of fiction that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1975. It tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg from the viewpoints of two of the generals fighting there -- Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet. Shaara says he wrote the book because he wanted people to know what it was like to be there in the middle of battle. He writes, "He wanted to know what it was like to be there, what the weather was like, what men's faces looked like. In order to live it he had to write it. This book was written for much the same reason" (Shaara vii). This is the thesis for writing the book, and why the book exists. Critics have called it one of the best historical novels...
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