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The Civil War and the limits of destruction /
The Civil War is often portrayed as the most brutal war in America's history, a premonition of 20th century slaughter and carnage. In challenging this view, the author considers the war's destructiveness in a comparative context, revealing the sense of limits that guided the conduct of Ame...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Civil War is often portrayed as the most brutal war in America's history, a premonition of 20th century slaughter and carnage. In challenging this view, the author considers the war's destructiveness in a comparative context, revealing the sense of limits that guided the conduct of American soldiers and statesmen. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-265) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674041363 0674041364 |