Living hell : the dark side of the Civil War /

Many Americans, argues Michael C.C. Adams, tend to think of the Civil War as glorious and full of pageantry. Millions of tourists flock to battlefields each year as vacation destinations, their perceptions of the war shaped by reenactors in blue and gray uniforms launching charges and countercharges...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adams, Michael C. C., 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Temas:
1800-1899
War and society > United States > History > 19th century.
War casualties > United States > History > 19th century.
Guerre et société > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Guerre > Pertes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Battle casualties
Psychological aspects
Social aspects
War and society
War casualties
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Psychological aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Casualties.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect psychologique.
United States
History
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  • Opening: Jim Conklin and General Sherman
  • Gone for a soldier
  • On the march
  • Close-order combat
  • Clearing the battlefield
  • The edge of sanity
  • Deprivations and dislocations
  • Invasions and violations
  • State of the union
  • Closing: General Lee and the gray ladies.

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