Raising the White Flag : How Surrender Defined the American Civil War /

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"Built on extensive archival research, Raising the White Flag presents the first comprehensive examination of why surrender featured so prominently in the Civil War. Looking at the Civil War from the perspective of men who surrendered opens new vistas onto familiar topics, providing fresh insig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Silkenat, David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Capitulations, Military.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Capitulation militaire > Aspect social.
Capitulation militaire > États confederes d'Amerique > Histoire.
Capitulation militaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Capitulations, Military > Social aspects.
Capitulations, Military > Confederate States of America > History.
Capitulations, Military > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Confederate States of America.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession)
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Built on extensive archival research, Raising the White Flag presents the first comprehensive examination of why surrender featured so prominently in the Civil War. Looking at the Civil War from the perspective of men who surrendered opens new vistas onto familiar topics, providing fresh insights into the plight of prisoners of war, guerrilla warfare, Southern Unionists, and African American soldiers, the culture of honor, the experience of combat, and the laws of war"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages).
ISBN:9781469649740

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