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Autore |
Frank Joseph Allan |
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Titolo |
Martial metaphors : soldiers' perspectives on the civil war / / Joseph Allan Frank |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (380 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soldiers - United States - History - 19th century |
Excavations (Archaeology) - United States |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; 1 Homeric Call to Arms; 2 Road to Thermopylae; 3 Chaotic Absurdity; 4 Conspiracy; 5 War as a Career Opportunity; 6 Melodramatic Messianism, Punishment and Retribution; 7 Revolutionary War; 8 Sophoclean Tragedy; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book invites the reader to embark with the soldiers and civilians on their journey into the murderous events of the Civil War. Drawing on letters, diaries, recent books and articles in history, and multidisciplinary sources, it places the events in a broader perspective. |
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