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Davies Phil
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Titolo: |
The Pocket Essential American Civil War / / Phil Davies
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Pubblicazione: | Harpenden, : Pocket Essentials, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (96 p.) |
Disciplina: | 973.7 |
Soggetto topico: | Civil war |
Soggetto geografico: | United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- CONTENTS -- Part One: The Causes -- Secession, Union And The Ideals Of The Republic -- Slavery And 'King Cotton' -- The Character Of The North -- Abolition Movement -- Westward Expansion -- From The Missouri To The 1850 Compromise -- 'Bleeding Kansas' And The Dred Scott Case -- John Brown And The Election Of Lincoln -- Part Two: The Opponents -- The Army Before The War -- Volunteer Troops And Their Leaders -- Population, Manufacturing And Wealth -- The South -- The North -- The Emergence Of Abolition As A War Aim -- The South -- Part Three: The War -- Overview -- Baptism Of Fire: Bull Run -- 'Little Mac' And The Army Of The Potomac: The Peninsula Campaign -- The West: Fall Of Forts Henry And Donelson, And The Battle Of Shiloh -- Lee's First Invasion Of The North -- Bragg's Invasion Of Kentucky -- The Emancipation Proclamation -- Winter Campaigns 1862- 3 -- Fall Of Vicksburg -- Chancellorsville: Lee's Finest Hour -- Lee's Second Invasion Of The North -- The West: Chickamauga And Chattanooga -- Grant Takes Command -- Grant's Offensive In Virginia, Spring And Summer 1864 -- From Atlanta To The Sea -- Andersonville, Pows And Black Soldiers -- The Road To Appomattox -- Postlude: A War For Freedom? -- Freedom -- Equality -- Chronology -- Recommended Reading. |
Altri titoli varianti: | American Civil War |
Titolo autorizzato: | The Pocket Essential American Civil War ![]() |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910818889703321 |
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