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  • - A History of the First Major Campaign of the Civil War
    av William C. Davis
    523,-

    From the first passage in William C. Davis' book about "the twilight of America's innocence" to the last, the reader is carried through what many in the 1860s believed would be the only major conflict between North and South.

  • - A History of the Confederate States of America
    av William C. Davis
    332,99

    Synopsis coming soon.......

  • - Confederate Statesman
    av William C. Davis & Robert Douthat Meade
    523,-

    More than 140 years after Judah Benjamin first appeared on the Confederate scene, historians still debate his place in the history of the Lost Cause. Robert Douthat Meade's absorbing account of the life of this enigmatic Civil War figure, who built a second brilliant career in England after the war, remains the definitive study of Benjamin.

  • av William C. Davis
    464,-

    In this book, William C. Davis narrates one of the most memorable and crucial of the engagements fought for control of the strategically vital Shenandoah Valley - a battle that centred on the farming community of New Market.

  • av William C. Davis
    404,-

    One was called "a tin can on a shingle"; the other, "a half-submerged crocodile." Yet, on a March day in 1862 in Hampton Roads, Virginia, after a five-hour duel, the USS. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia(formerly the USS. Merrimack) were to change the course of not only the Civil War but also naval warfare forever.

  • - Statesman, Soldier, Symbol
    av William C. Davis
    311,-

    John C Breckinridge rose to prominence during one of the most turbulent times in our nation's history. This title focuses on Breckinridge's life throughout three key periods, spanning his career as a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and proponent of reconciliation.

  • - How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation
    av William C. Davis
    237,-

    The author of more than twentyfive books on the Civil War tells the moving story of the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and his Union soldiers, who called him "Father Abraham," based on a wealth of soldiers' letters and diaries. Reprint.

  • - Moral Epistemology on Legal Foundations
    av William C. Davis
    2 440,-

    Thomas Reid (1710-96) was one of the most daring and original thinkers of the eighteenth century. His work became the cornerstone of the Scottish School of Common Sense Philosophy. This book begins by characterizing the state of moral epistemology at the time when Reid was writing. It offers an assessment of the success of Reid's ethical project.

  • - The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray
    av William C. Davis
    221,-

    For soldiers in all wars, mealtime is a focal point of the day. Armies do indeed ""march on their stomachs"", as Napoleon said. A Taste for War looks at what soldiers ate during the US Civil War, where they got it, how they prepared it, and what they thought of it.

  • - Myths and Realities of the Confederacy
    av William C. Davis
    434,-

    This work investigates the facts and fictions of the South's victories and defeats during the American Civil War. It debunks long-standing legends, offers evidence explaining Confederate actions and considers the idealism, naivete and courage of military leadership and would-be founding fathers.

  • - Democracy versus Dictatorship in Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile
    av William C. Davis
    1 344,-

    This work examines three advanced Latin American republics with long records of democracy, political stability, and economic prosperity which degenerated into instability and military dictatorship-and issues a warning for other democratic peoples.

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