About the Author

Michael Shaara (1928-88) was an American writer of science, sports and historical fiction. He served in the Korean War, was an amateur boxer and police officer. He later taught literature at Florida State University. The Killer Angels won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975.

Reviews

'The best and most realistic historical novel about war I have ever read'
*GENERAL H NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF*

'My favourite historical novel ... A superb recreation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant'
*JAMES M McPHERSON, author of Battle Cry of Freedom*

'The best and most realistic historical novel about war I have ever read'

-- GENERAL H NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

'My favourite historical novel ... A superb recreation of the Battle of Gettysburg, but its real importance is its insight into what the war was about, and what it meant'

-- JAMES M McPHERSON, author of Battle Cry of Freedom