Martial Metaphors
Soldiers' Perspectives on the Civil War
The book draws on letters, diaries, recent books and articles in History, but also relies on multi-disciplinary sources in politics and literature, along transnational comparisons to place the events in a broader perspective. The book invites the reader to embark with the soldiers and some civilians on their journey into the murderous events across the nation. The passage began with the heroic clichés that prevailed during the initial organization and embarkation of the armies. However the shock of battle and the weary life in camps brought new images of the war such as a bleak vision seeing the war as a chaotic absurdity, others began to sus…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7618-6790-6
- EAN: 9780761867906
- Produktnummer: 19815625
- Verlag: University Press Of America
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 380 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.6 cm 735 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 735
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