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Bezig met laden... When the Yankees Came: Conflict and Chaos in the Occupied South, 1861-1865 (1995)door Stephen V. Ash
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This little masterpiece takes the unpromising subject of military government and spins it into pure gold. There is a certain amount of 'big picture' narrative, but the heart of the book is the author's fine way with the quotidian detail which makes his anecdotes so compelling. Many fascinating characters emerge; civilians (and soldiers) struggling to get home, a clerk trading passes through the lines for sex. A fine read and an even better source for a understudied aspect of the war. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Civil War America (1995)
Southerners whose communities were invaded by the Union army during the Civil War endured a profoundly painful ordeal. For most, the coming of the Yankees was a nightmare become real; for some, it was the answer to a prayer. But as Stephen Ash argues, for all, invasion and occupation were essential parts of the experience of defeat that helped shape the southern postwar mentality. When the Yankees Came is the first comprehensive study of the occupied South, bringing to light a wealth of new information about the southern home front. Among the intriguing topics Ash explores are guerrilla warfare and other forms of civilian resistance; the evolution of Union occupation policy from leniency to repression; the impact of occupation on families, churches, and local government; and conflicts between southern aristocrats and poor whites. In analyzing these topics, Ash examines events from the perspective not only of southerners but also of the northern invaders, and he shows how the experiences of southerners differed according to their distance from a garrisoned town. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)973.7History and Geography North America United States Administration of Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865 Civil WarLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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