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Fighting Means Killing: Civil War Soldiers and the Nature of Combat

Full title: Fighting Means Killing: Civil War Soldiers and the Nature of Combat
ISBN: 9780700626281
ISBN 10: 070062628X
Authors: Steplyk, Jonathan M.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Edition: Illustrated
Num. pages: 336
Binding: Hardcover
Language: en
Published on: 2018

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Synopsis

The Civil War Was Fundamentally A Matter Of Americans Killing Americans. Fighting Means Killing Explores The Spectrum Of Soldiers' Attitudes Toward And Experiences Of Killing, Arguing That Ultimately Most Union And Confederate Soldiers Accepted And Affirmed The Necessity Of Killing In Combat.