| Battle: The Nature and Consequences of Civil War Combat First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Gramm, Kent (Editor), Nolan, Alan T. (Contribution by), Fussell, Paul (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0817316221 ISBN-13: 9780817316228 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 973.7 |
| LCCN: 2007045205 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.42" W x 9.03" (0.89 lbs) 184 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Romanticism is as rife in Civil War history as any other and may produce more than its share of drums and trumpets writing that glosses over the fear, pain, and death that are inevitable components of all warfare. The essays that make up this collection seek to act as corrective to such celebratory history by carefully examining some of the unpleasant realities that marked combat in the Civil War--when industrial and technological warfare came of age, at a time when medical care, sanitation, diet, and other modern adaptations to industry were still in their infancy.In addition to an introduction, an afterword, and an essay on the "Numbers" by editor Gramm, Paul Fussell contributes a powerful essay on "The Culture of War"; D. Scott Hartwig examines the face of battle at Gettysburg; Bruce A. Evans discusses "Wounds, Death, and Medical Care in the Civil War"; Eric T. Dean rethinks the meaning and consequences of combat in "The Awful Shock and Rage of Battle"; and Alan T. Nolan looks at the national consequences of battle and the resultant myth of the Lost Cause. |