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Sherman's Ghosts : Soldiers, Civilians, and the American Way of War.
"To know what war is, one should follow our tracks," General William T. Sherman once wrote to his wife, describing the devastation left by his armies in Georgia. Sherman's Ghosts is an investigation of the ""tracks"" left by the wars fought by the American military...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New Press, The,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "To know what war is, one should follow our tracks," General William T. Sherman once wrote to his wife, describing the devastation left by his armies in Georgia. Sherman's Ghosts is an investigation of the ""tracks"" left by the wars fought by the American military in the 150 years since Sherman's infamous "March to the Sea." Sherman's Ghosts opens with an epic retelling of General Sherman's fateful decision to turn his sights on the South's civilian population in order to break the back of the Confederacy. Acclaimed journalist Matthew Carr then exposes how this strategy became the central preo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (353 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-315) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781620970782 1620970783 9781595589552 1595589554 |