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Title: Not Shaara, but close
Review: McDonough himself acknowledges his debt to Michael Shaara's The Killer Angels, and he makes a good attempt at personalizing this incredibly important battle. His research is solid and his own military experience provides insight into the nature of this "near run thing". I read it a second time while visiting the battlefield itself, and I couldn't recommend a better guide to the terrain and the events that transpired there almost 200 years ago.
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