Author: Michael Fellman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198021933
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
During the Civil War, the state of Missouri witnessed the most widespread, prolonged, and destructive guerrilla fighting in American history. With its horrific combination of robbery, arson, torture, murder, and swift and bloody raids on farms and settlements, the conflict approached total war, engulfing the whole populace and challenging any notion of civility. Michael Fellman's Inside War captures the conflict from "inside," drawing on a wealth of first-hand evidence, including letters, diaries, military reports, court-martial transcripts, depositions, and newspaper accounts. He gives us a clear picture of the ideological, social, and economic forces that divided the people and launched the conflict. Along with depicting how both Confederate and Union officials used the guerrilla fighters and their tactics to their own advantage, Fellman describes how ordinary civilian men and women struggled to survive amidst the random terror perpetuated by both sides; what drove the combatants themselves to commit atrocities and vicious acts of vengeance; and how the legend of Jesse James arose from this brutal episode in the American Civil War.
Inside War
Author: Michael Fellman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198021933
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
During the Civil War, the state of Missouri witnessed the most widespread, prolonged, and destructive guerrilla fighting in American history. With its horrific combination of robbery, arson, torture, murder, and swift and bloody raids on farms and settlements, the conflict approached total war, engulfing the whole populace and challenging any notion of civility. Michael Fellman's Inside War captures the conflict from "inside," drawing on a wealth of first-hand evidence, including letters, diaries, military reports, court-martial transcripts, depositions, and newspaper accounts. He gives us a clear picture of the ideological, social, and economic forces that divided the people and launched the conflict. Along with depicting how both Confederate and Union officials used the guerrilla fighters and their tactics to their own advantage, Fellman describes how ordinary civilian men and women struggled to survive amidst the random terror perpetuated by both sides; what drove the combatants themselves to commit atrocities and vicious acts of vengeance; and how the legend of Jesse James arose from this brutal episode in the American Civil War.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198021933
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
During the Civil War, the state of Missouri witnessed the most widespread, prolonged, and destructive guerrilla fighting in American history. With its horrific combination of robbery, arson, torture, murder, and swift and bloody raids on farms and settlements, the conflict approached total war, engulfing the whole populace and challenging any notion of civility. Michael Fellman's Inside War captures the conflict from "inside," drawing on a wealth of first-hand evidence, including letters, diaries, military reports, court-martial transcripts, depositions, and newspaper accounts. He gives us a clear picture of the ideological, social, and economic forces that divided the people and launched the conflict. Along with depicting how both Confederate and Union officials used the guerrilla fighters and their tactics to their own advantage, Fellman describes how ordinary civilian men and women struggled to survive amidst the random terror perpetuated by both sides; what drove the combatants themselves to commit atrocities and vicious acts of vengeance; and how the legend of Jesse James arose from this brutal episode in the American Civil War.
The War Inside
Author: Michal Shapira
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107035139
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
"In recent years the field of modern history has been enriched by the exploration of two parallel histories. These are the social and cultural history of armed conflict, and the impact of military events on social and cultural history"--
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107035139
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
"In recent years the field of modern history has been enriched by the exploration of two parallel histories. These are the social and cultural history of armed conflict, and the impact of military events on social and cultural history"--
Wars within a War
Author: Joan Waugh
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807898449
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Comprised of essays from twelve leading scholars, this volume extends the discussion of Civil War controversies far past the death of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865. Contributors address, among other topics, Walt Whitman's poetry, the handling of the Union and Confederate dead, the treatment of disabled and destitute northern veterans, Ulysses S. Grant's imposing tomb, and Hollywood's long relationship with the Lost Cause narrative. The contributors are William Blair, Stephen Cushman, Drew Gilpin Faust, Gary W. Gallagher, J. Matthew Gallman, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Harold Holzer, James Marten, Stephanie McCurry, James M. McPherson, Carol Reardon, and Joan Waugh.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807898449
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Comprised of essays from twelve leading scholars, this volume extends the discussion of Civil War controversies far past the death of the Confederacy in the spring of 1865. Contributors address, among other topics, Walt Whitman's poetry, the handling of the Union and Confederate dead, the treatment of disabled and destitute northern veterans, Ulysses S. Grant's imposing tomb, and Hollywood's long relationship with the Lost Cause narrative. The contributors are William Blair, Stephen Cushman, Drew Gilpin Faust, Gary W. Gallagher, J. Matthew Gallman, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Harold Holzer, James Marten, Stephanie McCurry, James M. McPherson, Carol Reardon, and Joan Waugh.
Inside War
Author: Fabio Armao
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110471248
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The post-Cold War era was characterised by both the recurrence of state wars and the spread of forms of organised violence other than wars. Asymmetric warfare between alliances led by the USA and groups of insurgents, such as those witnessed in Afghanistan and Iraq, coexist alongside domestic conflicts, such as that of former Yugoslavia and, more recently, Libya and Syria; and still other conflicts involving gangs, mafias or narco-traffickers. The massive military-industrial complexes conceived in the context of the threat of nuclear Armageddon are still there of course, but they now coexist with irregular armies of insurgents carrying out massacres through the use of light weapons and improvised explosives devices. This book oppose the idea that this situation prefigures the return to an anarchical, pre-political condition, by assuming that new wars are rather the product of the blurring of the public-private divide, induced by the end of the Cold War, together with globalisation. As a consequence, also the internal and external factors are blurred; and ever more permeable and elusive is becoming even the border between war and crime. Inside War goes beyond a state-centered analysis and adopts an interdisciplinary and multilayered approach, and is intended to foster the dialogue among researchers from different fields. It places war at the core of analysis, assuming that the reality of war is what we make of it; and that the only insurmountable limit to our comprehension of war is our way of knowing and representing it. Fabio Armao teaches courses in Politics and Globalisation Processes, and Criminal Systems. He has been Visiting Professor at Cornell University, and co-convenor of the Standing Group on Organized Crime, European Consortium for Political Research. Founding member of T.wai (Torino World Affair Institute), he is also member of the Editorial Board of ‘Global Crime’. His research interests and publications focus on international wars and geopolitics, on violent non-state actors and transnational organised crime, and on urban security.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110471248
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The post-Cold War era was characterised by both the recurrence of state wars and the spread of forms of organised violence other than wars. Asymmetric warfare between alliances led by the USA and groups of insurgents, such as those witnessed in Afghanistan and Iraq, coexist alongside domestic conflicts, such as that of former Yugoslavia and, more recently, Libya and Syria; and still other conflicts involving gangs, mafias or narco-traffickers. The massive military-industrial complexes conceived in the context of the threat of nuclear Armageddon are still there of course, but they now coexist with irregular armies of insurgents carrying out massacres through the use of light weapons and improvised explosives devices. This book oppose the idea that this situation prefigures the return to an anarchical, pre-political condition, by assuming that new wars are rather the product of the blurring of the public-private divide, induced by the end of the Cold War, together with globalisation. As a consequence, also the internal and external factors are blurred; and ever more permeable and elusive is becoming even the border between war and crime. Inside War goes beyond a state-centered analysis and adopts an interdisciplinary and multilayered approach, and is intended to foster the dialogue among researchers from different fields. It places war at the core of analysis, assuming that the reality of war is what we make of it; and that the only insurmountable limit to our comprehension of war is our way of knowing and representing it. Fabio Armao teaches courses in Politics and Globalisation Processes, and Criminal Systems. He has been Visiting Professor at Cornell University, and co-convenor of the Standing Group on Organized Crime, European Consortium for Political Research. Founding member of T.wai (Torino World Affair Institute), he is also member of the Editorial Board of ‘Global Crime’. His research interests and publications focus on international wars and geopolitics, on violent non-state actors and transnational organised crime, and on urban security.
The War Inside
Author: Jordan Northrup
Publisher: Reddington Press
ISBN: 9781733370004
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
With brazen honesty and self-reflection, Jordan Northrup tells the true story of how alcohol plagued his life for 14 years. Early on, he was holding the bottle. Alcohol became the means to fit in, to cope with hurt, and to overcome personal hurdles. Years later, the bottle held him in a death grip. He tried anything and everything to quit drinking, but nothing worked. He felt empty and alone. Alcohol cost him friends and relationships, a marriage, his self-respect, and almost his life. The War Inside depicts an ageless struggle: the war between God and sin that is fought on the battlefield of our hearts. Our sins and addictions seek to consume us, to define us. Too often we believe the lie that we can never be free of our struggles and vices. The Bible says otherwise! When God is allowed to lead, our hearts and motivations soon follow. This book is the story of one man's journey from alcohol abuse to sobriety. Even more, this book declares how God can bring a person from utter hopelessness to a place of grace, healing, and hope restored. True freedom from alcohol addiction is possible. Instead of self-help techniques and man-made solutions, Jordan Northrup shares his every-man perspective and points the reader towards a very real and personal God, the One who bestows a new identity on all who seek Him.
Publisher: Reddington Press
ISBN: 9781733370004
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
With brazen honesty and self-reflection, Jordan Northrup tells the true story of how alcohol plagued his life for 14 years. Early on, he was holding the bottle. Alcohol became the means to fit in, to cope with hurt, and to overcome personal hurdles. Years later, the bottle held him in a death grip. He tried anything and everything to quit drinking, but nothing worked. He felt empty and alone. Alcohol cost him friends and relationships, a marriage, his self-respect, and almost his life. The War Inside depicts an ageless struggle: the war between God and sin that is fought on the battlefield of our hearts. Our sins and addictions seek to consume us, to define us. Too often we believe the lie that we can never be free of our struggles and vices. The Bible says otherwise! When God is allowed to lead, our hearts and motivations soon follow. This book is the story of one man's journey from alcohol abuse to sobriety. Even more, this book declares how God can bring a person from utter hopelessness to a place of grace, healing, and hope restored. True freedom from alcohol addiction is possible. Instead of self-help techniques and man-made solutions, Jordan Northrup shares his every-man perspective and points the reader towards a very real and personal God, the One who bestows a new identity on all who seek Him.
Inside War
Author: Tony Maisey
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768461936
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Tony had mastered the art of hiding the frightened child, behind the mask of a fearless criminal. Years later, exhausted from holding up that same weary disguise, he headed for Peru in pursuit of freedom and truth in sheer desperation. Stumbling from bar to bar in hope of something, anything, Tony found a connection to take him to meet a shaman the following day. With a bottle of water in hand to a nurse significant hangover Tony boarded the cramped fishing boat No amount of hard living could have prepared him for what he would be spiritually subjected to deep in the Amazon Jungle. He had opened himself up to the realms of the demonic through torturous Ayahuasca ceremonies. When returning to London drenched in fear and darkness, suicide seemed to be the only escape from his vivid evil manifestations. One night alone and frightened he experienced a vision which promised him a way out. But there was something he needed to do first before it could happen. This is that true story.
Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers
ISBN: 0768461936
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Tony had mastered the art of hiding the frightened child, behind the mask of a fearless criminal. Years later, exhausted from holding up that same weary disguise, he headed for Peru in pursuit of freedom and truth in sheer desperation. Stumbling from bar to bar in hope of something, anything, Tony found a connection to take him to meet a shaman the following day. With a bottle of water in hand to a nurse significant hangover Tony boarded the cramped fishing boat No amount of hard living could have prepared him for what he would be spiritually subjected to deep in the Amazon Jungle. He had opened himself up to the realms of the demonic through torturous Ayahuasca ceremonies. When returning to London drenched in fear and darkness, suicide seemed to be the only escape from his vivid evil manifestations. One night alone and frightened he experienced a vision which promised him a way out. But there was something he needed to do first before it could happen. This is that true story.
Our Endless War
Author: Văn Đôn Trà̂n
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Saigon military and political leader provides a candid portrait of the Vietnam War and America's Vietnamese people, recounting the activities of individuals from Robert McNamara to Madame Nhu.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Saigon military and political leader provides a candid portrait of the Vietnam War and America's Vietnamese people, recounting the activities of individuals from Robert McNamara to Madame Nhu.
Smithsonian Civil War
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588343901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Smithsonian Civil War is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book featuring 150 entries in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. From among tens of thousands of Civil War objects in the Smithsonian's collections, curators handpicked 550 items and wrote a unique narrative that begins before the war through the Reconstruction period. The perfect gift book for fathers and history lovers, Smithsonian Civil War combines one-of-a-kind, famous, and previously unseen relics from the war in a truly unique narrative. Smithsonian Civil War takes the reader inside the great collection of Americana housed at twelve national museums and archives and brings historical gems to light. From the National Portrait Gallery come rare early photographs of Stonewall Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant; from the National Museum of American History, secret messages that remained hidden inside Lincoln's gold watch for nearly 150 years; from the National Air and Space Museum, futuristic Civil War-era aircraft designs. Thousands of items were evaluated before those of greatest value and significance were selected for inclusion here. Artfully arranged in 150 entries, they offer a unique, panoramic view of the Civil War.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588343901
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Smithsonian Civil War is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book featuring 150 entries in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. From among tens of thousands of Civil War objects in the Smithsonian's collections, curators handpicked 550 items and wrote a unique narrative that begins before the war through the Reconstruction period. The perfect gift book for fathers and history lovers, Smithsonian Civil War combines one-of-a-kind, famous, and previously unseen relics from the war in a truly unique narrative. Smithsonian Civil War takes the reader inside the great collection of Americana housed at twelve national museums and archives and brings historical gems to light. From the National Portrait Gallery come rare early photographs of Stonewall Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant; from the National Museum of American History, secret messages that remained hidden inside Lincoln's gold watch for nearly 150 years; from the National Air and Space Museum, futuristic Civil War-era aircraft designs. Thousands of items were evaluated before those of greatest value and significance were selected for inclusion here. Artfully arranged in 150 entries, they offer a unique, panoramic view of the Civil War.
Inside Syria
Author: Reese Erlich
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1616149493
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Based on firsthand reporting from Syria and throughout the Middle East, Inside Syria unravels the complex dynamics underlying the Syrian Civil War. Through vivid, on-the-ground accounts and interviews with rebel leaders, regime supporters, and Syrian president Bashar al-Assad himself,veteran journalist Reese Erlich gives the reader a better understanding of this momentous power struggle and why it matters. Through his many contacts inside Syria, the author reveals who is supporting Assad and why; he describes the agendas of the rebel factions; and he depicts in stark terms the dire plight of many ordinary Syrian people caught in the cross-fire. The book also provides insights into the role of the Kurds, the continuing influence of Iran, and the policies of American leaders who seem interested only in protecting US regional interests. Disturbing and enlightening at once, this timely book shows you not only what is happening inside Syria but why it is so important for the Middle East, the US, and the world. From the Hardcover edition.
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1616149493
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Based on firsthand reporting from Syria and throughout the Middle East, Inside Syria unravels the complex dynamics underlying the Syrian Civil War. Through vivid, on-the-ground accounts and interviews with rebel leaders, regime supporters, and Syrian president Bashar al-Assad himself,veteran journalist Reese Erlich gives the reader a better understanding of this momentous power struggle and why it matters. Through his many contacts inside Syria, the author reveals who is supporting Assad and why; he describes the agendas of the rebel factions; and he depicts in stark terms the dire plight of many ordinary Syrian people caught in the cross-fire. The book also provides insights into the role of the Kurds, the continuing influence of Iran, and the policies of American leaders who seem interested only in protecting US regional interests. Disturbing and enlightening at once, this timely book shows you not only what is happening inside Syria but why it is so important for the Middle East, the US, and the world. From the Hardcover edition.
The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers
Author: Nancy Sherman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393078078
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Brilliant . . . a must read for veterans and those who seek to understand them."—Huffington Post The Untold War draws on revealing interviews with servicemen and -women to offer keen psychological and philosophical insights into the experience of being a soldier. Bringing to light the ethical quandaries that soldiers face—torture, the thin line between fighters and civilians, and the anguish of killing even in a just war—Nancy Sherman opens our eyes to the fact that wars are fought internally as well as externally, enabling us to understand the emotional tolls that are so often overlooked.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393078078
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Brilliant . . . a must read for veterans and those who seek to understand them."—Huffington Post The Untold War draws on revealing interviews with servicemen and -women to offer keen psychological and philosophical insights into the experience of being a soldier. Bringing to light the ethical quandaries that soldiers face—torture, the thin line between fighters and civilians, and the anguish of killing even in a just war—Nancy Sherman opens our eyes to the fact that wars are fought internally as well as externally, enabling us to understand the emotional tolls that are so often overlooked.