A more civil war : how the Union waged a just war /

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During the US Civil War, Americans confronted profound moral problems about how to fight in the conflict. In this innovative book, D.H. Dilbeck reveals how the Union sought to wage a just war against the Confederacy. He shows that northerners fought according to a distinct 'moral vision of war&...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dilbeck, D. H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2016.
Colección:Civil War America (Series)
Temas:
1800-1899
War > Moral and ethical aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Guerre > Aspect moral > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Ethics
War > Moral and ethical aspects
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Moral and ethical aspects.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect moral.
United States
History
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  • Introduction: responsible to one another and to God: the Union's moral vision of war
  • A war of barbarism or of comparative humanity: combatting guerrillas
  • Not to destroy but to make good: occupying cities
  • The more vigorously wars are pursued, the better it is for humanity: Francis Lieber and General Orders No. 100
  • The sternest feature of war: retaliation against Confederate soldiers
  • Even in the midst of an enemy's country the dictates of humanity must at least be observed: the hard yet humane war against Confederate civilians
  • Conclusion: was the American Civil War a just war?

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