The Confederate war : how popular will, nationalism, and military strategy could not stave off defeat /
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
1999.
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| Edición: | 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: The challenge of the Confederate experience
- 1. Popular will: "Many years yet I fear, we are to endure these severe trials"
- A people's will.
- 2. Nationalism: "The Army of Northern Virginia alone, as the last hope of the South, will win the independence of the Confederacy"
- Bonds of nationhood.
- 3. Military strategy: "The Southern populace clamoured for bloody battles"
- A people defeated.
- 4. Defeat: "What else could we do but give up?"