I'd have enjoyed this book more if it had been written in another style. When I listened to The Killer Angels on CD, the quirks drove me nuts. I had no idea that Shaara's son aped his dad's style so completely until I started reading this book. It was excruciating. Dry as dirt. Because every line read like it was following a stylistic formula, I didn't get much sense of the historical characters, especially von Richthofen - who was the reason I picked the book up in the first place. I'll definitely be giving Shaara's other books a pass, even though he writes about time periods I enjoy.