Libby Prison breakout : the daring escape from the notorious Civil War prison /

While many books have been inspired by the horrors of Andersonville prison, none have chronicled with any depth or detail the amazing tunnel escape from Libby Prison in Richmond. Now Joseph Wheelan examines what became the most important escape of the Civil War from a Confederate prison, one that ul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wheelan, Joseph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : PublicAffairs, ©2010.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Libby Prison.
United States. > Army > Officers > History > 19th century.
Libby Prison
United States. > Army
1800 - 1899
Prisoner-of-war escapes > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Tunnels > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Prisoners of war > Virginia > Richmond > History > 19th century.
Prisoners of war > United States > History > 19th century.
Escaped prisoners of war > United States > History > 19th century.
Évasions de prisonniers de guerre > Virginie > Richmond > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Tunnels > Virginie > Richmond > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Prisonniers de guerre > Virginie > Richmond > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Prisonniers de guerre évadés > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Armed Forces > Officers
Escaped prisoners of war
Prisoner-of-war escapes
Prisoners of war
Tunnels
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Prisoners and prisons.
Richmond (Va.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Prisonniers et prisons.
United States
Virginia > Richmond
History
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Sumario:While many books have been inspired by the horrors of Andersonville prison, none have chronicled with any depth or detail the amazing tunnel escape from Libby Prison in Richmond. Now Joseph Wheelan examines what became the most important escape of the Civil War from a Confederate prison, one that ultimately increased the North's and South's willingness to use prisoners in waging "total war." In a converted tobacco warehouse, Libby's 1,200 Union officers survived on cornbread and bug-infested soup, and slept without blankets on the bare floor. With prisoner exchanges suspended, escape and death.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index.
ISBN:9780786746279
0786746270
9781586487164
1586487167

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