Killer Angels Paper The Human Factor in the American Civil War Michael Shaara’s fictional novel, The Killer Angels, is based on the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. The novel allows the reader to recognize the heart and courage of the more than two million men that fought in the war. Shaara focuses the reader to better understand the reason why these men fight and the meaning of the war. Ultimately, the …showed first 75 words of 986 total…

…showed last 75 words of 986 total…a bloody battle on the opposite side of the field. The human elements of the American Civil War means things will never be like this again. Individual interest of men is a very powerful thing that fueled a great war. This is why the Civil War lasted so long and why it was so gruesome and bloody, the men who participated on both sides had fervent beliefs and were willing to fight to the death.