I was reminded about this book while listening to a podcast the other day. The guy mentioned The Killer Angels and I immediately thought about how much I had liked it and about my stepdad. He was the reason I read it, some twenty+ years ago now, this book that I am sure I would never have picked up on my own. He handed it to me one day said something like, "This was really good. You should read it." I remember thinking at least two things in that moment: A book about war? I don't read that stuff. But the second thing I thought about was my dad loving a book. That's because I had so rarely seen him reading one. So okay I thought, I will try it. 
 Wow, is all I really need to say at this point. Yes it's about war, specifically the Battle of Gettysburg, but it's far more personal than that. Sharra created something amazing here. His words caused me to think about the individual man. Not what I had expected at all. Now when I think about The Killer Angels, I think about my stepdad, and I am grateful.