TY  - BOOK
AU  - Neely,Mark E.
TI  - The Civil War and the limits of destruction
SN  - 9780674041363
AV  - E468.9 .N438 2007eb
U1  - 973.7 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Cambridge, Mass.
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Violence
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - War casualties
KW  - Death
KW  - Racism
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 19e siècle
KW  - Guerre
KW  - Pertes
KW  - Mort
KW  - Racisme
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Military
KW  - Battle casualties
KW  - fast
KW  - Destruction and pillage
KW  - Race relations
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - Casualties
KW  - 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession)
KW  - Aspect social
KW  - Relations raciales
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-265) and index; Destructiveness in the Civil War -- The Mexican-American War: republicanism and the ethos of war -- Price's Raid: limited war in Missouri -- Emperor Maximilian's Black Decree: war in the tropics -- The Shenandoah Valley: Sheridan and the scorched earth -- The Sand Creek Massacre: the grand burning of the prairie -- Avenging Andersonville: retaliation and the political uses of hatred -- The cult of violence in Civil War history; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - 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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