Portals to Hell: Military Prisons of the Civil War
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The holding of prisoners of war has always been both a political and a military enterprise, yet the military prisons of the Civil War, which held more than four hundred thousand soldiers and caused the deaths of fifty-six thousand men, have been nearly forgotten. Now Lonnie R. Speer has brought to life the least-known men in the great struggle between the Union and the Confederacy, using their own words and observations as they endured a true "hell...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0803293429
ISBN13:9780803293427
Release Date:November 2005
Publisher:Bison
Length:442 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"
Related Subjects
Civil War Confederacy History Military Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social Science Social SciencesCustomer Reviews
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