The Civil War and the Limits of Destruction by Mark E. Neely Jr.

The Civil War and the Limits of Destruction

Mark E. Neely Jr.

277 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

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The Civil War is often portrayed as the most brutal war in America's history, a premonition of twentieth-century slaughter and carnage. In challenging this view, Mark E. Neely, Jr., considers the war's destructiveness in a comparative context, rev...

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