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Lincoln on Trial
Burrus M. Carnahan
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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 456.
In light of recent controversies and legal actions related to America's treatment of enemy prisoners in the Middle East and Guantánamo Bay, the regulation of government during wartime has become a volatile issue on the global scene. By today's standards, Lincoln's adherence to the laws of war could be considered questionable, and his critics, past and present, have not hesitated to charge that he was a war criminal. In Lincoln on Trial: Southern Civilians and the Law of War, Burrus M. Carnahan conducts an extensive analysis of Lincoln's leadership throughout the Civil War as he struggled to balance his ... Read more
In light of recent controversies and legal actions related to America's treatment of enemy prisoners in the Middle East and Guantánamo Bay, the regulation of government during wartime has become a volatile issue on the global scene. By today's standards, Lincoln's adherence to the laws of war could be considered questionable, and his critics, past and present, have not hesitated to charge that he was a war criminal. In Lincoln on Trial: Southern Civilians and the Law of War, Burrus M. Carnahan conducts an extensive analysis of Lincoln's leadership throughout the Civil War as he struggled to balance his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813134598
SKU
V9780813134598
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