Courage under Fire : Profiles in Bravery from the Battlefields of the Civil War

English

ISBN: 0312673701

EAN: 9780312673703

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Military/History / Military / United States/History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)/

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 03/30/2011

Synopsis: In Courage Under Fire, award-winning historian Wiley Sword captures the fervour of a nation at war with itself; one pitting brother against brother. Through diaries and letters written on the battlefields, in camps, and even the deathbeds of soldiers from both the North and South, Sword lays bare the complexities and depth of a soldiers mind in coming to grips with life and death-even while his country, and often his family, is mercilessly ripped apart.From wives and mothers to the highest military figures, this compelling narrative features endless portraits in bravery and the often bloody consequences of war, revealing the fibre of Americas soldiers, their worthy families, and what courage really means

Courage under Fire : Profiles in Bravery from the Battlefields of the Civil War

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.95 inches

Width: 6.2 inches

Length: 9.29 inches

Weight: 14.11 oz

Pages: 336