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The Killer Angels
First edition cover
AuthorMichael Shaara
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherMcKay
Publication date
1974
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN0-679-50466-4
Preceded byGods and Generals 
Followed byThe Last Full Measure 

The Killer Angels is a 1974 historical novel by Michael Shaara that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. The book depicts the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War, and the days leading up to it: June 29, 1863, as the troops of both the Union and the Confederacy move into battle around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and July 1, July 2, and July 3, when the battle was fought. The story is character-driven and told from the perspective of various historical figures from both the Confederacy and the Union. A film adaptation of the novel, titled Gettysburg, was released in 1993.

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