Sherman's Ghosts : : Soldiers, Civilians, and the American way of war
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From Georgia to FM 3-24 -- The iron hand of war -- Uncle Billy's war -- The destruction machine -- Civilians and soldiers -- "More perfect peace" -- Soldiers -- Civilians -- The new American way of war -- Wars without war.
"Sherman's Ghosts opens with an epic retelling of General Sherman's fateful decision to turn his sights on the South's civilian population in order to break the back of the Confederacy. Acclaimed author Matthew Carr then exposes how this strategy became the central preoccupation of war planners in the twentieth century and beyond, offering a stunning and lucid assessment of the impact Sherman's slash-and-burn policies have had on subsequent wars, including World War II and in the Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, and even Iraq and Afghanistan."--Publisher's Web site.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : The New Press, 2015.
Year Published: 2015
Description: 337 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
978159558955
1595589554
SUBJECTS
Sherman, William T. -- 1820-1891.
Sherman, William T. -- 1820-1891 -- Influence.
Sherman's March to the Sea.
Military art and science.