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Phillip Shaw Paludan (1938–2007)

Auteur de The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

13+ oeuvres 364 utilisateurs 2 critiques

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Crédit image: Lincoln Studies

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Writing the Civil War : The Quest to Understand (1998) — Contributeur — 116 exemplaires

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NF. Good review of war years and effect on nation and on Lincoln
 
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derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
Paludan has written a very interesting and readable volume on guerrilla warfare and how it affects the combatants in the regular forces who have to do battle with them. Using an incident that occurred in 1863 in the Appalachians, he illustrates that the frustration of fighting someone who does not fight "fairly" can lead to soldiers taking out their anger by committing atrocities. Some of his research included Vietnam and could have been applied to Iraq.
He does a complete background on the main individuals as well a history of the settlement of the Appalachian mountains and how the culture of the area developed. That part was worth the price of the book.
War is hell and this book is another proof of that.
… (plus d'informations)
 
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lamour | Nov 28, 2011 |

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Œuvres
13
Aussi par
2
Membres
364
Popularité
#66,014
Évaluation
4.0
Critiques
2
ISBN
16

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