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The dogs of war : 1861 /
In 1861, Americans thought that the war looming on their horizon would be brief. None foresaw that they were embarking on our nation's worst calamity, a four-year bloodbath that cost the lives of more than half a million people. But as eminent Civil War historian Emory Thomas points out in this...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Pivotal moments in American history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1861, Americans thought that the war looming on their horizon would be brief. None foresaw that they were embarking on our nation's worst calamity, a four-year bloodbath that cost the lives of more than half a million people. But as eminent Civil War historian Emory Thomas points out in this stimulating and provocative book, once the dogs of war are unleashed, it is almost impossible to rein them in. In The Dogs of War, Thomas highlights the delusions that dominated each side's thinking. Lincoln believed that most Southerners loved the Union, and would be dragged unwillingly into secession. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 113 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199721252 0199721254 1283046407 9781283046404 9780199831586 0199831580 0190254610 9780190254612 9786613046406 661304640X |