A More Civil War : How the Union Waged a Just War /

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During the US Civil War, Americans confronted profound moral problems about how to fight in the conflict. In this innovative book, D.H. Dilbeck reveals how the Union sought to wage a just war against the Confederacy. He shows that northerners fought according to a distinct 'moral vision of war&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dilbeck, D. H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
War > Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethics.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Guerre > Aspect moral > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
War > Moral and ethical aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect moral.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession)
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Moral and ethical aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:During the US Civil War, Americans confronted profound moral problems about how to fight in the conflict. In this innovative book, D.H. Dilbeck reveals how the Union sought to wage a just war against the Confederacy. He shows that northerners fought according to a distinct 'moral vision of war', an array of ideas about the nature of a truly just and humane military effort.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9781469630533

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