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Description for Battle
Contains essays which seek to act as corrective to history by examining some of the unpleasant realities that marked combat in the Civil War. This book includes: an essay on "The Culture of War"; an examination of the face of battle at Gettysburg; and, a discussion of "Wounds, Death, and Medical Care in the Civil War". Editor(s): Gramm, Kent. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817316228
SKU
V9780817316228
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Ref
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About Kent . Ed(S): Gramm
Kent Gramm is Professor of English at Wheaton College, Illinois, and author of November: Lincoln's Elegy at Gettysburg and Somebody's Darling: Essays on the Civil War.
Reviews for Battle
"Congratulations to Gramm and his contributors on their good work. Battle has greater cohesion than most collections of its kind. It will appeal to both specialists and general readers." - Perry D. Jamieson, coauthor of Attack and Die: Civil War Military Tactics and the Southern Heritage"