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Author: Thomas A. Desjardin Publisher: Da Capo Press ISBN: 0786741961 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 290
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Ever since the guns of Gettysburg fell silent, and Lincoln delivered his famous two-minute speech four months after the battle, the story of this three-day conflict has become an American legend. We remember Gettysburg as, perhaps, the biggest, bloodiest, and most important battle ever fought-the defining conflict in American history. But how much truth is behind the legend?In These Honored Dead, Thomas A. Desjardin, a prominent Civil War historian and a perceptive cultural observer, demonstrates how flawed our knowledge of this enormous event has become, and why. He examines how Americans, for seven score years, have shaped, used, altered, and sanctified our national memory, fashioning the story of Gettysburg as a reflection of, and testimony to, our culture and our nation.
Author: Thomas A. Desjardin Publisher: Da Capo Press ISBN: 0786741961 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 290
Book Description
Ever since the guns of Gettysburg fell silent, and Lincoln delivered his famous two-minute speech four months after the battle, the story of this three-day conflict has become an American legend. We remember Gettysburg as, perhaps, the biggest, bloodiest, and most important battle ever fought-the defining conflict in American history. But how much truth is behind the legend?In These Honored Dead, Thomas A. Desjardin, a prominent Civil War historian and a perceptive cultural observer, demonstrates how flawed our knowledge of this enormous event has become, and why. He examines how Americans, for seven score years, have shaped, used, altered, and sanctified our national memory, fashioning the story of Gettysburg as a reflection of, and testimony to, our culture and our nation.
Author: Joseph Braude Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN: 0385527039 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 318
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Traces the journalist author's investigation into the murder of a night watchman by a member of Morocco's new security task force, a mystery set against a backdrop of Western liberation efforts and Eastern jihad activities that are dividing Casablanca's Islamic metropolis.
Author: Michael Sledge Publisher: Columbia University Press ISBN: 0231509375 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 371
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The first book to address the complicated issues surrounding what happens to members of the United States Armed Forces after they die. Why does recovering the remains of servicepeople matter? Soldier Dead examines this question and provides a thorough analysis of the processes of recovery, identification, return, burial, and remembrance of the dead. Sledge traces the ways in which the handling of our Soldier Dead has evolved over time and how these changes have reflected not only advances in technology and capabilities but also the shifting attitudes of the public, government, and military. He also considers the emotional stress experienced by those who handle the dead; the continuing efforts to retrieve bodies from Korea and elsewhere; and how unresolved issues regarding the treatment of enemy dead continue to affect U.S. foreign relations. Skillfully incorporating excerpts from interviews, personal correspondence and diaries, military records, and journalistic accounts—as well as never-before-published photographs and his own reflections—Michael Sledge presents a clear, concise, and compassionate story about what the dead mean to the living. Throughout Soldier Dead, the voices of the fallen are heard, as are those of family members and military personnel responsible for the dead before final disposition. At times disturbing and at other times encouraging, they are always powerful as they speak of danger, duty, courage, commitment, and care. “A timely and detailed investigation into the moral conscience of American society which will be of interest to anyone concerned with the human costs of war. An important and passionate book which deserves a wide readership.”—Chris Shilling, University of Portsmouth, UK
Author: Lawrence E. Babits Publisher: University Press of Florida ISBN: 0813048583 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 324
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Fort Ticonderoga, the allegedly impenetrable star fort at the southern end of Lake Champlain, is famous for its role in the French and Indian War. But many other one-of-a-kind forts were instrumental in staking out the early American colonial frontier. On the 250th anniversary of this often-overlooked conflict, this volume musters an impressive range of scholars who tackle the lesser-known but nonetheless historically significant sites from barracks to bastions. Civilian, provincial, or imperial, the fortifications covered in this book range from South Carolina's Fort Prince George to Fort Frontenac in Ontario and to Fort de Chartres in Illinois. These forts were built during the first serious arms race on the continent, as Europeans and colonists struggled to control the lucrative fur trade routes of the northern boundary. The contributors to this volume reveal how the French and British adapted their fortification techniques to the special needs of the North American frontier. By exploring the unique structures that guarded the borderlands, this book reveals much about the underlying economies and dynamics of the broader conflict that defined a critical period of the American experience.
Author: Arthur Berl Fox Publisher: ISBN: 9780979377211 Category : Allegheny County (Pa.) Languages : en Pages : 486
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Arthur Fox, after an extensive chapter documenting Civil War era Pittsburgh and Allegheny City as they appeared in the 1860s, ?follows to the front? over 60 Pennsylvania and one West Virginia regiment, consisting of companies recruited in Allegheny County. Following chapters are comprised of the three-month, nine-month, 100-day and three-year infantry, and cavalry regiments; the emergency militias, the Pa. 8th and 9th Reserves, and the heavy and light artillery batteries. Each vignette details the unit?s command staff, with bio-sketches for many of the officers; the regiment?s organizational status and its service history; concluding with a breakdown of each company?s Honor Roll of killed in action or died while in service. Prologues detail the role and organization of infantry, cavalry and artillery arms in the Union Army. Also contained are: Statistics of Allegheny County units, e.g., the highest casualties per regiment or battle, the oldest and youngest men to serve, most famous woman veteran, and the last surviving veterans; Allegheny County Medal of Honor recipients; county African-American soldiers serving with the 54th Massachusetts; Union generals from the county; local Catholic nuns who served in the field; the Allegheny Arsenal payroll; area Civil War monuments; steamships built in the Allegheny County area; a case study of the 1890 Special Census; and PA Civil War repositories. In addition, this large volume is extensively supplemented with 26 maps, 60 photos/illustrations, a comprehensive bibliography, and the first ever publication of the little known color 1859 Palmatary lithograph of Pittsburgh.These fascinating Civil War subjects have, to date, never been available in one source for the historian. This book will make an indispensable companion to Fox?s Pittsburgh during the American Civil War and a welcome addition to Civil War historians? book shelves in the continuing story of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County during the 1860s.
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