A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861-1865"The crowning achievement of one of America's most distinguished military historians." --Lincoln Prize jury "Readers will find much to debate in this book--including . . . its affirmation that, because of emancipation, 'the Civil War calls for a rethinking of the attitude . . . that war is always futile, that its rewards never match its cost, that any conflict [must be] immediately decisive and virtually without loss of American lives.'" --Gary W. Gallagher |
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Crítica de los usuarios - waltzmn - LibraryThingQuirky is as quirky does. This book definitely has its oddities -- as when the author insists on identifying generals as being generals U.S.A. or U.S.V., i.e. as generals in the regular army or the ... Leer comentario completo
A great Civil War: a military and political history, 1861-1865
Crítica de los usuarios - Not Available - Book VerdictIn this in-depth review of the much-discussed War Between the States, Weigley (Eisenhower's Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 1944-1945) takes an original tact. Rather than provide a ... Leer comentario completo
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| Título | A Great Civil War: A Military and Political History, 1861-1865 |
| Autor | Russell Frank Weigley |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | Indiana University Press, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0253217067, 9780253217066 |
| Largo | 612 páginas |
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