Lincoln's code : the laws of war in American history / John Fabian Witt.
Lincoln's code : the laws of war in American history / John Fabian Witt.
Lincoln's code : the laws of war in American history / John Fabian Witt.
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Publisher
New York : Free Press, 2012.
Date
2012.
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G 2013/2222
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 498 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The rights of humanity -- The rules of civilized warfare -- A false feeling of mercy -- Rules of wrong -- We don't practise the law of nations -- Blood is the rich dew of history -- Act of justice -- To save the country -- Smashing things to the sea -- Soldiers and gentlemen -- Glenn's brigade -- Ep...
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Publisher
New York : Free Press, 2012.
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2012.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- HISTORY / Military / General
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- LAW / Military
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"In the fateful closing days of 1862, just three weeks before Emancipation, Abraham Lincoln's top military advisors commissioned a code of rules to govern the armies of the United States in a newly intensified war effort. The code Lincoln issued the next spring helped shape the remaining two years of Civil War. Its rules on torture, prisoners of wa...
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Lincoln's code : the laws of war in American history / John Fabian Witt.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2013/2222
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74VKZajbKXzX
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ISBN
9781416570127 (ebook)
9781416569831 (hbk.)
1416569839 (hbk.)
DDC
343.7301
MMS ID
991018676999702626
