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Violence
A lot
Graphic battle violence and mass casualties; the horror of Civil War combat described in detail
Language
Barely any
Mild language; some period-appropriate terms
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking by officers
Emotional Intensity
Some
The moral weight of commanding men to their deaths; both sides depicted with human dignity
What this book is about
Michael Shaara reconstructs the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of commanders on both sides: Union generals Hancock and Buford, Confederate General Longstreet and General Lee, and the remarkable Colonel Chamberlain of Maine. Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel humanizes both armies without romanticizing the carnage, and its portrayal of Chamberlain's defense of Little Round Top stands as one of the most stirring passages in American historical fiction.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Graphic battle violence and mass casualties
Characters die throughout including named figures
Disturbing battlefield aftermath descriptions
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