The Union Soldier in Battle: Enduring the Ordeal of Combat (Modern War Studies)

Type

Book

Authors

Earl J. Hess

ISBN 10

0700608370

ISBN 13

9780700608379

Tags

Civil War, United States, Military

Description

Describes the agony and horrific nature of the Civil War from the perspective of the soldiers who fought in it. Draws upon the letters, diaries, and memoirs of Northern soldiers to reveal their deepest fears and traumas, and their sources of inner strength. By identifying recurrent themes found in those accounts, Hess (history, U. of Tennessee), constructs a multilayered view of the ways in which these men coped with the challenges of battle. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. - from Amzon

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