Publication

2007-11-30 - Harvard University Press

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007017981
  • LibraryThing4185166
  • Goodreads1974613

Classifications

  • LCCE468.9 .N438 2007

Description

The Civil War is often portrayed as the most brutal war in America's history, a premonition of 20th century slaughter and carnage. In challenging this view, the author considers the war's destructiveness in a comparative context, revealing the sense of limits that guided the conduct of American soldiers and statesmen.

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Other Editions

  • The Civil War and the Limits of DestructionHardcoverHarvard University Press2007-11-30

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