There are just a handful of books I've read over and over again: "All the President's Men," "Where Eagles Dare," and now - more recently - Michael Sharra's "Killer Angels" - which served as the basis for the 4 1/2-hour movie "Gettysburg" (Conderate officers as portrayed in the movie pictured above). I've seen the movie half a dozen times. The book and movie mix exciting (and deadly) battle scenes from this pivotal three days in U.S. history with thoughtful/revealing reflections and conversation among key participants (especially General Lee, General Longstreet, General Buford, and Colonel Chamberlain) reflecting these people's actual writings (and therefore in their own words) (including reflections about the war in general) - Written towards the end of the Vietnam war, the book is sometimes described as both a thinking person's war story and an anti-war statement. While at home I got to read about half of the book (as well as peek at a few favorite movies on cable TV: "Clueless," "Beverly Hills Cop").
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