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Author: Donald Cartmell
Publisher: Gramercy
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780517223086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn overview of the Civil War that provides nearly 150 lists of interesting facts about the Civil War, including its key battles and figures, medical conditions that prevented men from serving, Civil War-related films, crimes, and more.
Author: Thomas Turner
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2018-10-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781507209264
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGet the lowdown on America’s Bloodiest War—the Civil War—with this essential guide to 101 interesting and unexpected facts about this defining event in US history. Do you know which state first seceded from the Union? What about the individual who could be considered the Mata Hari of the Civil War? Or how about which Bible passage Southerners used to justify slavery? You’ll find answers to these questions and many, many more in 101 Things You Didn’t Know about the Civil War. Packed with fascinating details about the people, places, and events that defined our nation’s most contentious conflict, this tell-all guide reveals the inside scoop on slavery and its impact on the war; great—and not-so-great—leaders and generals; battles fought and lost—and fought again; some of the most shocking horrors of the war; women, children, and African Americans in the war. Complete with a helpful timeline, 101 Things You Didn’t Know about the Civil War is your go-to guide for little-known facts about the war that dramatically altered the course of American history forever.
Author: Herman Hattaway
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 788
ISBN-13: 9780252062100
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCovers the essential factors which shaped the battles and ultimately determined the outcome of the Civil War.
Author: Lewis Nicholas Wynne
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780738514918
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDocuments in words and pictures the triumphs and tragedies faced by Florida and Floridians during the Civil War.
Author: Donald Gilmore
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Published: 2005-11-30
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781455602308
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the Civil War, the western front was the scene of some of that conflictï¿1/2s bloodiest and most barbaric encounters as Union raiders and Confederate guerrillas pursued each other from farm to farm with equal disregard for civilian casualties. Historical accounts of these events overwhelmingly favor the victorious Union standpoint, characterizing the Southern fighters as wanton, unprincipled savages. But in fact, as the author, himself a descendant of Union soldiers, discovered, the bushwhackersï¿1/2 violent reactions were understandable, given the reign of terror they endured as a result of Lincolnï¿1/2s total war in the West. In reexamining many of the long-held historical assumptions about this period, Gilmore discusses President Lincolnï¿1/2s utmost desire to keep Missouri in the Union by any and all means. As early as 1858, Kansan and Union troops carried out unbridled confiscation or destruction of Missouri private property, until the state became known as "the burnt region." These outrages escalated to include martial law throughout Missouri and finally the infamous General Orders Number 11 of September 1863 in which Union general Thomas Ewing, federal commander of the region, ordered the deportation of the entire population of the border counties. It is no wonder that, faced with the loss of their farms and their livelihoods, Missourians struck back with equal force.
Author: Stig Förster
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-08-22
Total Pages: 724
ISBN-13: 9780521521192
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn the Road to Total War attempts to trace the roots and development of total industrialised warfare, a concept which terrorises citizens and soldiers alike. Mass mobilisation of people and resources and the growth of nationalism led to this totalisation of war in nineteenth-century industrialised nations. In this collection of essays, international scholars focus on the social, political, economic, and cultural impact of the American Civil War and the German Wars of Unification.
Author: Robert D. Geise
Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
Published: 1992-02-19
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780812047370
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican History to 1877 covers all the major themes, historical figures, major dates and events from your introductory American History courses. Topics covered include Pre-Columbian America to the post-Civil War Reconstruction era.
Author: William Spaniel
Publisher:
Published: 2014-08-06
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781500685652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWilliam Spaniel, author of Game Theory 101: The Complete Textbook, returns with a compelling exploration of the origins of war. Using the same crystal clear logic of the Game Theory 101 series, he investigates important questions about war, including: Can two perfectly intelligent, perfectly unbiased leaders still send their countries to war with each other? Why has Iran taken its nuclear program underground (literally)? Why did the United States--the clear victors of the Spanish-American War--nevertheless write a check for more than $500 million to make Spain surrender? Why do most interstate wars end in peaceful compromise and not the military defeat of one side? Why do virtually all civil wars end the opposite way, and what makes the few peacefully settled civil wars different from the rest? How do nuclear weapons--humanity's deadliest creations--paradoxically keep the peace? Why is war the worst possible outcome of a crisis negotiation? What is the difference between preventive and preemptive war, and why on earth does the media use these terms interchangeably? Why are states as trustworthy as poker players at the bargaining table? Why do states willingly pick fights with stronger opponents and yet pacify weaker opponents? William Spaniel answers these questions by constructing game theoretical models of crisis bargaining. Fully illustrated, with more than 100 images, The Rationality of War will make you rethink everything you "know" about political violence. As consumers and producers of war, it is a must read for any citizen of a liberal democracy.
Author: Adam Strube
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
Published: 2024-01-15
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy on earth would two history nerds use their own free time to write another US history textbook? Well, that, intelligent human, is the right question. This work breaks from the traditional memorization of who, what, when, where, and focuses on why and how. The former is popular in schools due to its efficiency in quantification for testing. You're either right or wrong about remembering facts. But it's so boring that most students turn off their brains once they set foot in the class, and that habit continues well into old age, if not recognized and corrected. Why and how are more subjective, therefore harder to grade. But with their asking, people become re-centered in our collective story, where they belong. Only then can proper context be understood, and criticism and perspective be applied. We believe this approach to be the missing link in our education and understanding of current issues, norms, and discussion points. Hopefully, after reading this work, each reader's critical thinking will activate around all history permanently. That will certainly aid humanity's evolution and communication. Wait, does that mean this book can be categorized as self-help? Argue away!
Author: Eugenia Roldán Vera
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-10-04
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 3319988034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume reflects on the role played by textbooks in the complex relationship between war and education from a historical and multinational perspective, asking how textbook content and production can play a part in these processes. It has long been established that history textbooks play a key role in shaping the next generation’s understanding of both past events and the concept of ‘friend’ and ‘foe’. Considering both current and historical textbooks, often through a bi-national comparative approach, the editors and contributors investigate various important aspects of the relationships between textbooks and war, including the role wars play in the creation of national identities (whether the country is on the winning or losing side), the effacement of international wars to highlight a country’s exceptionalism, or the obscuring of intra-national conflict through the ways in which a civil war is portrayed. This pioneering book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of textbooks, educational media and the relationships between curricula and war.
