Michael Shaara

Michael Shaara was born in Jersey City in 1929 and graduated from Rutgers University in 1951. His early science fiction short stories were published in "Galaxy" magazine in 1952. He later began writing other works of fiction and published more than seventy short stories in many magazines, including "The Saturday Evening Post," "Cosmopolitan," and "Redbook," His first novel, "The Broken Place," was published in 1968. But it was a simple family vacation to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in 1966 that...See more

Michael Shaara book reviews

  • The Killer Angels 4 out of 5

    American history comes alive

    by Louis David T, Dec 2, 2010

    Deeply moving and continuously fascinating story that focuses on a single momentous battle at Gettysburg over a few days in the Summer of 1863. It is not only skillfully written but is full of ... read more

  • The Killer Angels: A Novel of the Civil War 5 out of 5

    Well worth the read

    by RMCII, Jul 23, 2009

    As a history based novel this is an excellent book and easy read. The caution that must accompany this well written work is: This is not a primary source document on the Battle of Gettysburg. I had ... read more

  • The Killer Angels 4 out of 5

    by Phoenix, Nov 25, 2010

    Killer Angels puts you in the driver's seat at the battle of Gettysburg, moving among the generals and brigade commanders and across the fields where 45,000 soldiers died in two days of battle. ... read more

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