Started reading this one again after a few years on the shelf. So far so good. Now, if I can only make time to finish it.

This is an outstanding book!

We woke up from a nice nap and now We're gonna switch gears and listen to a little bit of The Killer Angels. Sorry Katniss & Peeta!

Looking forward to this. Got it on audio.

Reading the last chapters again for the last essay on it. You can really learn a ton from Shaara's writing style...

Cunning how Shaara defly mixes fact with fiction. Like Chamberlain after the Little Round Top: He wasn't sent to the middle of the Federal line. In fact, he was sent to occupy Big Round Top to the... more

Cunning how Shaara defly mixes fact with fiction. Like Chamberlain after the Little Round Top: He wasn't sent to the middle of the Federal line. In fact, he was sent to occupy Big Round Top to the south. Yet Shaara places all the action on the Little Round Top that actually occurred on Big Round Top in reality. Fascinating to compare history and fiction!

The climax of the book comes at Chamberlain's epic chapter. The vividness of the writing and the tension is so deft and perfect! I wrote a huge essay on Chamberlain, supplemented by his biography as... more

The climax of the book comes at Chamberlain's epic chapter. The vividness of the writing and the tension is so deft and perfect! I wrote a huge essay on Chamberlain, supplemented by his biography as expertly composed by Alice Trulock.

I just love that section with Longstreet on the eve of Day 2's battle, with the countermarch in the air. Such writing! So in the head of the character, the sentences running into each other, building... more

I just love that section with Longstreet on the eve of Day 2's battle, with the countermarch in the air. Such writing! So in the head of the character, the sentences running into each other, building in tension.

Hope to finish this up today, after finishing up the movie yesterday LOL! :)

Just finished the movie based on the book. Now nearing end of the book. :)

Getting more interesting by the moment! Love it!

I'm so inspired to write my novel on US Grant and Robert E Lee, reading this book. I want to finish it before the Sesquicentennial ends. Wish me luck!

Would rather see the movie based on the book (Gettysburg) first, but Gods & Generals book wasn't available. I've already seen that movie, so I will read this book & try not to nitpick the movie. :)

Re-reading my favorite book; haven't read this in a very long time.

Lee's chapter on the First Day of Battle suddenly comes alive, reading it in conjunction with history books like Bruce Catton's Gettysburg: The Final Fury. I can see everything happening how -- and... more

Lee's chapter on the First Day of Battle suddenly comes alive, reading it in conjunction with history books like Bruce Catton's Gettysburg: The Final Fury. I can see everything happening how -- and how Shaara's descriptions and timing differ ever slightly from historical accounts, which themselves may not know exactly when things occurred. Fascinating really be in the moment, without much knowledge of the whole scope of the battle. Now I can see the beauty of this narrative -- and how to write one when I do.

The best part of the book may be the final 50 pages. Pickett's Charge!

Finished this. One of the few pieces of war fiction I've actually enjoyed.

Ok I lied. It's getting better now

Killing me slowly and painfully. Thank you history class

An amazing story about the civil war. Tge charactors really stand out, the book made a great movie gods and generals

This is gonna be my listening pleasure for today

Just looked at the novel we have to read and write a book report on for history. It's about the battle of Gettysburg. I'm actually looking forward to reading this one!

I read this @ my hammock on the living room with a cold wind in my face.