The Civil War and the Limits of Destruction
, by Neely, Mark E., Jr.- ISBN: 9780674045958 | 0674045955
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/10/2010
The Civil War is often portrayed as the most brutal war in America's history, a premonition of twentieth-century slaughter and carnage. In challenging this view, Mark Neely considers the war's destructiveness in a comparative context, revealing the sense of limits that guided the conduct of American soldiers and statesmen. Book jacket.