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A Higher Duty

Desertion among Georgia Troops during the Civil War

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  • 230 páginas
  • 9 horas de lectura

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This book addresses the most important issues associated with Confederate desertion. How many soldiers actually deserted, when did they desert, and why? What does Confederate desertion say about Confederate nationalism and the war effort? Mark A. Weitz has taken his argument beyond the obvious reasons for desertion–that war is a horrific and cruel experience—and examined the emotional and psychological reasons that might induce a soldier to desert. Just as loyalty to his fellow soldiers might influence a man to charge into a hail of lead, loyalty to his wife and family could also lead him to risk a firing squad in order to return home.

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A Higher Duty, Mark A. Weitz

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2000
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Título
A Higher Duty
Subtítulo
Desertion among Georgia Troops during the Civil War
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
2000
Formato
Tapa dura
Páginas
230
ISBN10
0803247915
ISBN13
9780803247918
Serie
Descripción
This book addresses the most important issues associated with Confederate desertion. How many soldiers actually deserted, when did they desert, and why? What does Confederate desertion say about Confederate nationalism and the war effort? Mark A. Weitz has taken his argument beyond the obvious reasons for desertion–that war is a horrific and cruel experience—and examined the emotional and psychological reasons that might induce a soldier to desert. Just as loyalty to his fellow soldiers might influence a man to charge into a hail of lead, loyalty to his wife and family could also lead him to risk a firing squad in order to return home.