Inglorious Passages.

The first book to chronicle the degree to which noncombat deaths impacted the men and women who offered their services and gave their lives in the factories and fields of the Union and the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Wills, Brian Steel
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: University Press of Kansas, 2017.
Collection:Modern war studies.
Sujets:
1800-1899
War casualties > United States > History > 19th century.
Soldiers > United States > Death > History > 19th century.
Guerre > Pertes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Battle casualties
Social aspects
Soldiers > Death
War casualties
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Casualties.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
United States
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: "This inglorious taking off"
  • The first fatalities
  • The battle in camp
  • "The rhythm of the rails"
  • Not fooling with Mother Nature
  • Slipshod soldiering
  • Not so friendly fire
  • "As neere to heaven by sea"
  • Industrial and storage mishaps
  • Collateral casualties
  • Not cheating the hangman
  • Conclusion: "There is no glory in it."

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