Rites of Retaliation - Civilization, Soldiers, and Campaigns in the American Civil War

"Blending military and cultural history, Lorien Foote's rich and insightful book sheds light on how Americans fought over what it meant to be civilized and who should be extended the protections of a civilized world"--

About the author

Lorien Foote is Patricia & Bookman Peters Professor of History at Texas A&M University, and author of The Yankee Plague: Escaped Union Prisoners and the Collapse of the Confederacy.

Summary

Blending military and cultural history, Lorien Foote's rich and insightful book sheds light on how Americans fought over what it meant to be civilized and who should be extended the protections of a civilized world.

Product details

• Authors: Lorien Foote
• Publisher: University Of North Carolina
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781469665276
• ISBN: 978-1-4696-6527-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Steven and Janice Brose Lectur; The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous