Embattled courage the experience of combat in the American Civil War /
Contrasts the differences between the expectations and experience of battle for Civil War soldiers, and discusses the concepts of courage and honor.
| Main Author: | Linderman, Gerald F. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : London :
Free Press ; Collier Macmillan,
[1987]
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| Physical Description: |
x, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
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| Summary: |
Contrasts the differences between the expectations and experience of battle for Civil War soldiers, and discusses the concepts of courage and honor. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-350) and index. Contrasts the differences between the expectations and experience of battle for Civil War soldiers, and discusses the concepts of courage and honor. Part One: Courage's war [1] Courage at the core, [2] Courage from battlefield to hospital, [3] Courage as the cement of armies, [4] Uses of courage, [5] Courage and civilian society -- Part Two: [6] Unexpected adversaries, [7] Sword and shovel, [8] Unraveling convictions, [9] New severity, [10] Warfare of terror, [11] Unraveling ties, [12] Disillusionment. -- Epilogue -- Dramatis personae -- Notes. |
| Physical Description: |
x, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-350) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0029197600 9780029197608 0029197619 9780029197615 0002919760 9780002919760 0002919761 |